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ssm5114

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Hey guys, I am a broke college student who wants his car to look a little better lol. Sorry about the crappy pic but thats all I have for now. I will try my best to get better ones soon. It is a plain, IMHO NASTY gold color, but since I can't afford a whole paint job, I think I am just gonna paint the trim and mirrors, running boards and such. I will be using regular spray paint, so what color do you think goes best with that...any tips, suggestions, advice, ANYTING will be appreciated. Thanks!

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well thats a tought one for that color. but me personally i would go with either blue or purple. there is a expedition here in my town that has all that bottom on his painted metallic green. looks pretty nice. im wanting to do the same with mine but purple.
 






pretty much any color blends with gold easily. just make sure you like it and remember to take your time. rough sand, wetsand, primer, paint, wetsand, clear coat, wetsand
 






hmm ok thank you......do you think like maybe a brown or a darker gold will look ok? i dont want it to be too flashy with the blue lol...just not my thing...
 






lol yeah. i understand with the whole flashy thing yeah i would think that brown would look alright. the best spraypaint ive ever used, and trust me ive used alot of it is rustoleum. go with the extra 3 bucks because in the end you will like your finished product. is smooth and all blends together really well. let me know what color you decide on that. and post pics of it done so i can decide if i want to do mine this summer :D
 






mine is a 98 eb and i got purple underglow on it right now with 17 inch rims, look like crap because i need bigger tires or a lowering kit or something, but they were 50 bucks rims and tires. my project this week is my grille and the chrome piece around the grille. u give me some advice now, how does this sound, grille is gonna be purple, ford emblem white, and chrome around it is gonna be white as well what do u think?
 






oh yeah definately rustoleum...ive used it before on an old wheelbarrow and i loved it. and yeah i think ill stick with brown...but i dont know when ill get around to it..either during spring break or early summer...but ill definately post pics!

and i dont get what the last thing you said was gonna be white...i get the purple grill and the whole emblem....but what chrome around it? ive had an 00 eddie bauer so id assume its similar. but i cant think of any other chrome...
 






the chrome housing around the grille and the headlights
 






oh duh yeah....wow ......and yeah that sounds good! that way everything compliments the other....
 






well man did you have any luck painting that stuff yet? its been nice here so i havent gotten much done at all! all ive done is clean it
 






nah....sorry ive been too busy to even come online lol.....itll probably have to wait till the summer unfortunately
 






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