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Old 08-15-2006, 05:37 PM
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well im gettin my car completely repainted....probably black again just sooo it wont cost too much.....

but i really wanted to do sumthin cool with it ....maybe ghost stripes or just stripes i dono any idea or pics of black cars with stripes or cool paintjobs?

thanks alot yall
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I think a gunmetal manta style stripe would look hot

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If you're using a shop that's cutting you a deal, make sure they're up to the task of doing ghost flames or anything else you decide on.

That kind of stuff is a "black art" and if the shop doesn't have practice with what you're asking then it may not turn out the way you imagine.
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Originally Posted by 1 BAD BIRD
I think a gunmetal manta style stripe would look hot

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any pics of this???
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what is it going to cost.????
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not sure yet ....but i saw a camaro they did it was a 97 z28 black with ghost stripes...6 yr old paintjob and it looked brand new.....soo if i could see sum different stripes and if sum1 could explain wat a gunmetal manta stripe is?.....
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i think maybe you should do silver and gunmetal for the color of your car, then black ghiost stripes or something like that. I know it may be cheaper but having your car repainted black is kinda stupid in my mind, cause the minute you get your freshly painted black car home, and you wash it for the first time, swirl city. It's such a bitch to keep clean, i would almost spend the extra money and get a different color. Gunmetal or silver, with black accents/stripes/ghost flames/whatever I think would look cool as hell....
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Please excuse my ignorance, but what are ghost stripes..!?!
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I think your car would look awesome painted black with artic white stripes, like what where on the Berger SS camaros. I don't have a picture of one of them but the paint scheme on this 69 Z/28 is what I am talking about.

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Originally Posted by xtacy187
Please excuse my ignorance, but what are ghost stripes..!?!
Semi-transparent stripes, usually done with pearl to make them shimmer. They're more subtle than regular stripes.


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Originally Posted by 67SS&99Z28
I think your car would look awesome painted black with artic white stripes, like what where on the Berger SS camaros. I don't have a picture of one of them but the paint scheme on this 69 Z/28 is what I am talking about.


i like that idea....hmm ....but if i get my car painted a diff color i want viper steel gray....sum1 on this site has a camaro that color i think it looks sick
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I'm about to repaint my black ws6 I bought wrecked and just about have finished. I've been thinking about ghost flames. normaly I don't like flames or keeping a black car clean but I think it would look sick on a ws6. For a camaro I don't think it would. I personaly would paint it the viper gray and keep the roof black.
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Paint it any color other then black...hell, paint it pink, just dont do black..viper steel gray is sick by the way
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ight soo if i dont go black....

anyone have any idea on a sick color?

and what do yall think on viper steel gray?
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YES to viper steel gray... YES to graphite... YES to silver... YES to like electron blue that one guy has on here... YES to Sunset Orange Metallic... YES to Red Metallic (never seen a red metallic Camaro)... just a few choices I think would look awesome
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I say silver with a little light blue pearl. I had my nose cone a door repainted on my Black WS6. I was so thinking of painting it silver, my friend has a silver Lt1 WS6 and I love the way it looks and always looks cleaner then my car. But I didn't want to spend the time or money to paint the entire car and jam it(t-top car to) I did spend so time buffing and polishing the entire and it looks sick now. But I think if you have the $$ and time you might change the color noqw if it's something you have been wanting to do. It may be just me but silver is my favorite color on these cars. I like SOM but I bet it not cheap.




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