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marklaken
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 Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:31 pm Post subject: what color is this? |
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saw this in the gallery and it really caught my eye...any idea what the color scheme is?...
I have been contemplating what colors to repaint my bus and have been watching the different colors of bus pics for sometime now...maybe its the lighting/angle or someones unique colors...if they are stock colors i wanna know!...if its a custom/unique paint job, i think it looks great and very tasteful...i might try and come up with something similar (but don't want to be a complete copycat).....
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BUCIOBATISTI
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Looks like it might be Mouse Grey and Pearl White to me, can't say for sure. The cloudy sky might be playing a trick on it too.
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spookymulder
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| Goddamnit Linda, Put the reefer down and open those squinty eyes its Mango Green and Seagull Grey! |
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swervyjoe
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| it might not be an OG color. |
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j.pickens
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Don't look Mango to me...
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BUCIOBATISTI
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| Goddamnit Linda, Put the reefer down and open those squinty eyes its Mango Green and Seagull Grey! |
Slash cut bumpers both front and rear, inward vents, lipped wheel wells, thin doglegs, and big blinkers= '63 or '64 HENCE the "Mouse Grey" answer...
I don't smoke that shit, now you are getting me confused with 10 Doug the Head who is a smoker if there ever was one!
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SHSC
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
| spookymulder wrote: |
| Goddamnit Linda, Put the reefer down and open those squinty eyes its Mango Green and Seagull Grey! |
Slash cut bumpers both front and rear, inward vents, lipped wheel wells, thin doglegs, and big blinkers= '63 or '64 HENCE the "Mouse Grey" answer...
I don't smoke that shit, now you are getting me confused with 10 Doug the Head who is a smoker if there ever was one! |
No way a 63 with those door handles.
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SHSC- Of course you are right. I didn't even pay attention to that.
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SHSC
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| swervyjoe wrote: |
| it might not be an OG color. |
It may be trying to be an og color, two tone won't work on panels. Won't stick right or something I heard.
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krusher
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this is a mango green and seagull gray 59, the green also looks kinda grey in this pic too.
Here is another Og paint this time, its could do with a polish, ans pitty some idiot has crashed it. 
and some more
the last one is fresh paint so you can see it unfaded.  |
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BUCIOBATISTI
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Just focus on the emblem on the Bus in the first pic. It is absolutely grey. I think that Spooky needs to adjust his tint on his beer goggles...
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SteveW
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I don't know much about the bus but it is in the UK as that picture was took at a recent bus meet here. I will try and find out a bit more about it for you guys. I will put a post out on the split screen van club forum
www.chocksaway.com/phpbb
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bigbulli
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When I took the picture the bus was green, not sure which, I was more interested in the Westy parked next to it ;- )
We were loosing light so I guess thats why it might look grey.
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SteveW
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Realised i had a picture of it from i went to one of the meets before
Looks greener in this one!!
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bigbulli
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ANd another pic....
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Now it's looking like someones failed attempt at Mango Green/Seagull Grey.
How many different shades of Sealing Wax Red/Chestnut Brown have you guys seen on Buses at shows? Just for fun take note at the next big show you go to.
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VWBobby
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I wonder if some day, no one will get the color matching right... then all we have is either faded OG paint bus's, and bad miss matched bus's. Someday? I guess thats happening right now.
You guys are weird.... all fighting about the tint of paint
Doesn't the paint code books tell you how much toners to use and all the relevant info for duplicating the color? I would expect any competent paint shop to be able to mix a paint to spec. They've never messed up on any cars we've had painted, but they were all Later '72 era vehicles. Usually we'd buy the paint from one place and take it to a good paint booth to have it done for a lot cheaper than a one stop shop. Even Earl Sheib does a good job if you do all the prep work and breathe down their necks |
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