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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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hiding dents

what is the best colour for hiding dents and stuff ?
I was leaning towards white but im not sure

I have an 84 mercury grand marquis colony park
I want to remove the wood trim and paint it white with blue racing stripes
and add some semi smoke stacks as lake pipes, and tint the windows
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:52 AM
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Guessed White!!!

Yep white will hide more than about anyother color. Some light tans and beige don't do too bad either.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 06:31 AM
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a silver will do well also.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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Camo The flat colors and multiple shapes distract your eyes. Probably isn't the look you are after, though
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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white is the best to cover imperfections but any paint with a good shine will show imperfections just as much as others,the shiny gloss is where it gets you most,shows everything
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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if the dents are small and you are painting anyway...why not just pull the dents or at least run some glaze over them prior to painting to flatten out those panels? You're going to have to rough up the old paint to the the new paint to stick anyway...yeah a lot more work...but since you're there already.

just my $.02
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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any tips for removing the wood trim ?? simple heat gun ?
 
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