jj big shoe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'm going to try and get the Pathy painted within two or three months and I was kicking around some paint colors. I'm thinking Hemi Orange would look pretty good considering I've got the black bumpers and everything else. It means I'll also have to change the interior from blue to black and grey but eh, what the he!l. It'll be a sub-$300 paint job so maybe I'll be able to do everything for $600 or so. BTW, anybody good at photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Why bother? You don't seem to have any rust.....the paint doesn't look that bad, and you could spend the $300-$600 to make it more trailworthy.......ARB bumper? Locker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 gay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 gay! "Rainbow" wasn't listed as a color choice, but it does need some paint. There's a few rust spots and the hood and roof are faded pretty bad. Maybe I'll just keep it blue and save the $ and hassle of redoing the interior stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 i'd say go with original color and save some dough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 i guess i was not-funny referring to a thread from not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 wow that'll open yer eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I vote keep it blue and spend the money elsewhere! That is unless you want to go all out and do a rattle can camo job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelmanLS1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) Interior is not cheap at all. I was quoted 1700 to reupholster the interior of mine to Xterra S/C mesh cloth. It is factory Nissan cloth which goes for $60 a square yard? And generic stuff is like $15. But most of that was labor anyways. I would do the body work myself and then prime it myself and than have Maaco do the rest. I'm sure there's an 'auto painting for dummies' book out there. It's pretty easy to catch on... and if you run primer it's not big deal just sand it down and it's ready for paint. Get a '97 Hardbody hood while you're painting it anyways. And I would suggest painting the plastic grill. Just my thoughts. Or at least that's what I'm doing when I do the body work, priming, and painting on my own in April or so. EDIT: I forgot to mention that reupholstering the door panels is extremely easy and you could do that yourself. Edited January 10, 2006 by wheelmanLS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 gay! if you say so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 lol pezz, with the rainbow sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I say Spray the whole damn thing with Rhino Truck Bed Liner. That should do the trick and you'll never have to worry about who keyed your car. Dowser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Pay a little more $$ and you could probably get orange rhino lining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 if you say so... lmao! not big enough though... he'd need it all across the doors and rear.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Pay a little more $$ and you could probably get orange rhino lining! just carpet the darn thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Dude... F the paint !! Get the front wheels pointed the same direction !!! Then test out the skid plate. Then have me make the rest of the set for you (You have to pay some for them, but that part of the truck isn't bent so the fit will be FAR better!!). Point is, there is plenty else to do other than spend $ on paint that will get scratched if you use the truck... If someone gives you crap about an old looking truck, back into them !! Undercoating it, Rhinocoating it, whatever is the BEST suggestion I have heard... I saw Honda Hurricane like that and it was GREAT !!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If you want really cheap I'd go just flat black, with a white racing stripe! :cool2: (Racing stripes add 5 hp you know!) Or you could do what my friends did: they all chipped in a purchased a real beater car for another friends b-day. Then they took some pink spaypraint and wrote things like flower power and gay pride and an upside down triangle. I like the camo idea as well, woodland or white and black zebra style. There's also a company that sells vinal camo wraps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 zebra? he ain't in africa man.. camo all the way!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 left side, between a black X, and a lava X, theres a camo WD21... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I seriously want to do a snow-camo theme on mine if I ever get that bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 then there is PathfinderPhil's old truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I am with Dowser on this one. Rhino Line the bitch and be done with it. If you want to paint your truck camo you better be sportin' a mullet AND listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd. I kid i kid... it's Lynyrd Skynyrd OR a mullet. sssh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 how'd you do that pezzy to the color?? if i gave you a pic of mine could you show me some colors? or tell me how i can do it?? (i have a few diff prgrams dunno if i can do that on them though) back to the topic! camo......... if you make a mistake..no one will notice.. you can rhinoline the truck THEN paint the camo........ for aome reason a camo truck aorund here always gets more respect... whatever you decide to do....please.....anything but hemi orange!!!!! :oops: how about viper red.. or rootbeer brown...........or reddish burgundy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 drive it to the city, mask the windows, and sit a pile of spray cans next to it. Come back later and I'm sure it'll be painted for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 hey Pezzy... if you're bored, let's see it in hot pink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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