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Old 05-23-2008
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Shaved, and Niteshaded!

Well finally got around to niteshading my tails and my third brake light.

I think it came out ok.

Its a little bit to flat for my taste. But i'll get around to putting some clearcoat on soon.

Also got a shaved tailgate. It's got some dents and a little rust but i'm getting a new one over summer.

Oh yea. and i got a FREE UWS tool box. (getting powdercoated black next week)

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let me know what you think
 
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Eh too dark for me. You need to lower your truck so that roll pan and shaved tailgate will look right.
 
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Wanna pay for a 4/5 drop? lol

i'm broke man.
 
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nice! a clearcoat should shine that right up!
 
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A clear coat will do wonders! Tail gate looks good too.
 
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I"m with trent, but it works lol
 
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Thanks guys.

How many coats of clear should i do?
 
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clear is very thick and runs really easy, im going to say two very thin coats but im not sure.
 
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Just do thin coats and wait in between for it to dry to see what it's gonna look like... If it's not enough, apply more then wait, etc...
 
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someone needs tires too lol

i like it flat.. but im also all for a flat black paint job on a lot of cars. i also like how you left the reverse lights white
 
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I hate it when people NS the whole tail and don't mask the reverse lights... Looks like poop if you ask me... When you do that haha

His look good though... Just add a few clear coats
 
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thanks guys. Clear Coat is going on tonight.
 
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I don't think its too dark, it looks good. That is about how dark my stuff is. Your truck looks really good.
 
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I really like it.
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Looks good. And lucky about the tool box. Wanna trade it for a Huskey low pro?
 
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Thanks guys.

lol i need new rear tires soooo bad.

Waiting till graduation so i can drop it and throw some 18's on it.
 
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