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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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Painting my Car RED!!

I never thought I would but After seeing that Bright red Rex with the wide body I have to......

Please post up pics of your RED REXES! I am painting it Massy Fergeson REd.. LOL. It is the brightest red for the least amount of money. I will hit it with a white base coat, then shoot the red over top.. The white will really make the red pop..
Then I will probably tint the windows dark, and buy some black wheels with a polished lip. AHHH.

Anyways post up your favorite RED rex!
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Ya mean something kinda like this:
Bright red, tinted windows, and black rims w/ polished lip
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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yours and the widebody next to yours are nice, I got pics of all the cars there not digital pics though or I would post, liked your hood prop and air cleaner cover too.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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Mine!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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Heres mine,stock paint,but still looks good.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by shetlen
yours and the widebody next to yours are nice, I got pics of all the cars there not digital pics though or I would post, liked your hood prop and air cleaner cover too.
Thanks!
I wasn't too crazy about the painted trim/emblems/wipers ect on the widebody, otherwise I thought it was rather nice.
I do have a rather unique hood prop, until I get the gas strut system installed. Air cleaner cover is from ReSpeed
For those wanting a closer view:
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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u guys all make me wish i had that mariah setup lol... i love the way those look
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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Good looking car. Best of the bunch.

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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Here's mine.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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FWIW. I wouldn't put the white under the red. Every door ding and rock chip will stand out like a diamond in a goat's....., well, you know the rest. If you get your primer/sealer tinted to near the same color of the basecoat, the chips and dings won't show as much.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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You may notice that the A-pillar trim has been sandblasted to a matte finish. I kinda liked it like that so I never bothered to repaint them.




Last edited by ChasRX; Jun 20, 2005 at 08:27 PM.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Here's one of my favorites,
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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red's tighhhhht!

here's one of my favorites







it's also my favorite color
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RRTEC
I never thought I would but After seeing that Bright red Rex with the wide body I have to..
What widebody?
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Go RED, young man! Here's mine!
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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Makes me wish I still had my red 83. Or the gorgeous red SA I see around here sometimes.

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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Go red.Cops dont mess with you if its nice.I used to catch more attention with half primer and crap,but since I finished my car Ive yet to be pulled over once in over a year.



Except if you start doing this kinda stuff............heh,heh,
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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wait..

RRTEC, this isn't the same car that you did the last "what colour to paint it" thread about, is it?
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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I was going to paint this one silver, but I thought it looked too aluminum, so I bought red...

No wide body DirectFreak.. I like them but I don't have rims wide enough.. Probably will end up putting on flares.....
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Cool

Here we go....


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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 05:03 AM
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25 year old original Sunrise Red....
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RUBY7
Here's mine.
what wheels are those sexy things?!
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Stu aull,

That's a beauty! I'm green with envy. How many miles?

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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Here goes mine... Maseratti Rosso... Nice paint Job and very cheap...

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