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I think that seafoam color would be tough to pull off on a modern truck. Ford had a metallic color similar to that in the mid 90s. Also in the mid 90s GM had a dark teal metallic color that a lot of hot rod and street rod guys jumped on as kind of a modern version of the old shade. I thought it looked good on 50s and 60s cars that got painted that color.
The molding will be tough to pull off. They make reproduction pieces, but the lengths are all wrong for a new truck. Plus you would have to drill holes to hard mount it. You could do a stripe between the two colors, or have an airbrush guy simulate a chrome strip.
If you want to work with colors that Ford is using today, I think Ruby Red would look good.
This nostalgia two tone thing is starting to catch on. I wonder if any of the OEMs will offer it soon. The last time Ford did it on an F150 was in '96 ('97 on F250/350) and then there was the short run of gray and silver Platinum Super Duty trucks around 2003.
The molding will be tough to pull off. They make reproduction pieces, but the lengths are all wrong for a new truck. Plus you would have to drill holes to hard mount it. You could do a stripe between the two colors, or have an airbrush guy simulate a chrome strip.
If you want to work with colors that Ford is using today, I think Ruby Red would look good.
This nostalgia two tone thing is starting to catch on. I wonder if any of the OEMs will offer it soon. The last time Ford did it on an F150 was in '96 ('97 on F250/350) and then there was the short run of gray and silver Platinum Super Duty trucks around 2003.
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Actually the "look" I was referring to was the "patina". I'm looking at a lot of these old trucks and thinking , hmmm, pick up an old used 2010 - 2012 maybe at a state auction. Although some sort of throwback paint scheme from the 70s or 80s might be interesting.
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You’d have to find a painter who does “faux-tina” paint jobs. With trucks made in the last 25-30 years or so. If you tried sanding it to get that look, all you would do is sand through clear coat and make a nasty peeling mess out of it.
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