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Any paint ideas for a red truck?

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Any paint ideas for a red truck?

I am looking ahead to painting my project truck and trying to decide on how I want it to look. The easy way (and cheaper) is to just paint it red but I am not a fan of red trucks. (sorry red truck guys) Anyway I am thinking of 2 tone or a different color altogether. Anybody have suggestions or pics or red trucks? The bed I am using is also red.
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I'd say if your going with red just line-x the rockers, there was a white one that did it and it looked good... or do a burgundy with cream rockers 2-tone style.... idk its your truck do as you please
 
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Think about Maurice's old ranger.......his was red top, silver middle, red bottom.......on your truck, how about black top, bright red middle, black bottom? Unique color combo imo.
 
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SONIC BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's black and white and red all over??
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Think about Maurice's old ranger.......
what ever happen to maurice anywaz??
 
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Camo!
 
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Actually I was thinking of a variation of his truck, either red & black or red & white I was also thinking of an old van halen album for us old guys to remember...hint-red & white
John
Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Think about Maurice's old ranger.......his was red top, silver middle, red bottom.......on your truck, how about black top, bright red middle, black bottom? Unique color combo imo.
 
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If I go the color change route blue will definatley be high up on the list

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SONIC BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's black and white and red all over??
 
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That wouldn't work...save it for the trail only rigs...
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Camo!
 
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if i were to paint my truck, i'd paint it similar to maurices old one. but i different colors. imo...the middle needs to be a lighter color than the rest of the body.

I do have a soft spot for white top, silver middle, white bottom, w/ red pinstripe seperating the two colors. Dodge FTW!


Hmmm...


OOOOOO!! John!!!

 
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black trucks have always been my favorite. you could always keep the frankenranger color scheme
 
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Paint it DSG.
 
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John Deere green FTW!!!
 
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Van halens frankenstrat colors!!!!
 
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Yeah, am thinking about that and the f150 style.

Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
if i were to paint my truck, i'd paint it similar to maurices old one. but i different colors. imo...the middle needs to be a lighter color than the rest of the body.

I do have a soft spot for white top, silver middle, white bottom, w/ red pinstripe seperating the two colors. Dodge FTW!


Hmmm...


OOOOOO!! John!!!

 
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I do like green, but I am trying to avoid the jam's and under hood areas

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Paint it DSG.
 
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Yeah thats kinda what I was thinking about. Not the whole truck just some accents or stripes. Anybody good with photoshop?

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Van halens frankenstrat colors!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
if i were to paint my truck, i'd paint it similar to maurices old one. but i different colors. imo...the middle needs to be a lighter color than the rest of the body.

I do have a soft spot for white top, silver middle, white bottom, w/ red pinstripe seperating the two colors. Dodge FTW!


Hmmm...


OOOOOO!! John!!!

My dad has the same truck, just leveled (2wd) with 33's. I love the color, not sure it'd look good on a Ranger tho.
 
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red top and bottom and white middle old 80-86 had this it looks killer
 
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^^was thinkin' that as well. dangit..i wanna two tone my truck now.
 
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I say do it like the hurst edition ranger. Will be the simplest and looks badass!
 

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whatever color you go with, make it 2 tone with the rockers painted, that looks best on these trucks IMO
 
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Hey John you what you should do is Paint the whole truck Red then do Black Rockers i've been thinkin about doin that.
 
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now scott y would he do that. then when we meet we'd all have red trucks
 
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You guys could start the "Red Truck Mafia" lol
 

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