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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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Let's talk paint

With these old dentsides, you usually have to have trim to pull off a 2 tone paint job. I've been looking at some paint colors and am having a hard time choosing what I want to do. For some reason, I am not completely drawn into putting a lot of trim on my truck, but still want the 2 tone....

So, how do you think this would look in metallic dark blue and tan? (With a nice shiny chrome rear bumper of course)....




 
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Dark blue and tan sounds fantastic! I don't think I've ever seen a factory-applied dentside w/ blue & tan.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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The dark blue and tan was popular on the 80's trucks and Broncos. I always liked it. You might want to check out some pics of that generation of trucks for some ideas and inspiration.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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All the Eddie Bauers ('91 and later Explorers, 1980's and later: F Series, Bronco's, Aerostars, etc etc) feature tan or beige accent paint with whatever other colors were/are available with the particular vehicle.

The older Bauers used Navajo Tan, the newer models use Arizona Beige which is a slightly lighter shade than Navajo Tan.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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If I go metallic blue, then I won't have to paint the interior of my truck. The seat is tan, so I just may keep that too.

I was already knocking these colors around, but the question was where/how to put the colors so I wouldn't need trim... but now I have a real good idea of what I am going to do.

For some reason, I think it looks bold as %*&$ to lay pinstripe where the trim would normally go!
 
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