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Old May 29, 2013 | 01:41 AM
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I know im gonna get alot of hate from the ford guys because it looks better on our cars but ever since ive seen this color I have been determined to paint my camaro with it. ive seen some of you talk about it on here so I thought id share my build with you guys..My car was previously Synergy Green with full bolt ons but the motor ran up alot of miles so my heads and cam motor swap also turned into painting it. after spraying the engine bay i intalled a brand new ls1 with prc head ms4 cam and a bunch of other goodies....I just finished spraying the car yesturday but ill update pics as I finish up the project.
Also would like some opinions on what wheels to get? Im looking for more of a drag strip wheel feel like rims can make or break a car. im planning on vinyl wrapping the roof, mirrors, and berger panel in carbon fiber. im also wanting to get opinions on which headlights would look best! thanks for any input..enjoy!
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Old May 29, 2013 | 03:35 AM
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It looks great!!!! Awesome color!!!! As for wheels if budget isn't of much concern I'd go with 18X9.5 and 18X11 Forgestar CF5s in carbon fiber or maybe a gunmetal.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 03:39 AM
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ooops my bad can't read you said drag type of wheel. A lot of people seem to like Racestar industries 92 in either chrome or black chrome..or Weld RT-SS-71s either chrome or black face. If you're looking for some thing really different if you head over to hawksthirdgeparts.com and go to wheels and click under american racing they have sets of 17X9/17X11 torq thrusts with custom powdercoating like black lip with gunmetal face or black lip with chrome face. Looks pretty sweet. Hope this helps at all.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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Weld RTS of Billet Specialties Street Lites.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 09:05 AM
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That looks so awesome.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 09:07 AM
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Damn that looks beast dude.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 10:51 AM
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How hard was it to paint? I always remember reading it was near impossible to do or the paint was crazy expensive.. Looks good so far!
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Old May 29, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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That color looks great. Post more up when you get finished.
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That is a much better color than Synergy Green. Great choice!
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18" Weld RTS wheels with the polished faces.. paint is going to look sick nice work!
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Old May 29, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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I agree 100% it looks better on our cars than the little ponys
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Old May 29, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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damn im liking this color choice.. how expensive was the paint?
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Originally Posted by redssmaro
damn im liking this color choice.. how expensive was the paint?
About $200 in primer, $100 sealer, $120 for black basecoat (color has to be sprayed over black) the mystichrome base was $2000 for 2 quarts and there wasnt any room for error I had just enough. And clear coat was $470. And then another $350 worth of sandpaper, compounds and polishes for when I buff it
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Old May 29, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by djfury05
18" Weld RTS wheels with the polished faces.. paint is going to look sick nice work!
Those are the rims ive been wanting to get, do I have to do any customizing to make them fit? Do you know? I dont wanna have to do a narrow rear end to make them look right
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Old May 29, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mac62989
How hard was it to paint? I always remember reading it was near impossible to do or the paint was crazy expensive.. Looks good so far!
It is honestly the easiest colors ive sprayed. It has to be sprayed over black but it lays down very evenly. If anyone wants to do a chameleon I suggest spending the money and get good materials.
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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:09 PM
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Good thing also is that color can be panel painted if something happened down the road, I've painted a couple of the cobras before at work. The reason the paint is so expensive is because it has dye from the **** they use to print money.
Awsome job, looks great on your camaro!
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Old May 30, 2013 | 12:37 AM
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That color looks awesome on your car. Excellent job!! Can't wait on the finished pics.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 12:55 AM
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Old May 30, 2013 | 01:16 AM
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Yeah, that color looks awesome. I'm painting my car next spring and seeing your pics makes me want to get it done sooner.
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Old May 30, 2013 | 01:29 AM
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