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EL DUB
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 Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: Question for sealing wax red/ beige grey bus owners. |
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I have been going back and forth about paint colors, original color versus going sea blue/blue white. My M-code is for the sealing wax red /beige grey. I know I have seen hundreds of the busses but when it comes down to it, i cant recall how grey beige grey is.
So in your best idea is it more white than grey, look kind of white in a grey way etc.
I am 2 weeks out for paint, and really just trying to decide and weigh my options of what way to go.
thanks in advance for any opinions.
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Lind
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it is more of a white than a grey.
it could be worse, mango green is nothing like the color of mangos. they are more of an orange.
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kevsplitty
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I found when the beige grey was put on it looked really grey! but as soon as the red went on it looked more of a cream colour,definately off white!
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EL DUB
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but what color is the paper?
Hammermil
georgia pacific?
office depot?
Bond 20 pound etc? I mean it all reflects light different
Photo, glossy, copy, etc
Just kidding Thanks Everett
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Eric and Laura's DUB "EL DUB"
1964 Deluxe Bus
1959 Single cab
1963 Double Cab{coming soon}
SBS #77 Cuarenta Seis Para Vida
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Riff Raff
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I find that the Beige Grey on my bus looks kinda beige.
I had a Sea Blue/Blue White bus and I like the SWR/BG alot better
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EL DUB
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thanks for the info...
SWR is gonna cost more to paint than sea blue,,,, bastards, but oh well
SWR is the direction I am leaning, i just didnt want it to look overly grey.
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Major Woody
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I don't think it looks gray. It's a nice off white.
Personally I think the SB/BW combo looks weirder but that's just my personal opinion. |
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Dave24
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Wouldn't it be; Sea blue/Cumulus white? I could be wrong, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a Sea blue/blue white bus.  (at least not factory/OG). Dave P.S B/G looks, to me, looks more like putty/biege-gray-white to me). Not white, not gray, not biege. Very cool color if mixed right (like Mango).
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EL DUB
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64 and below is sea blue/ blue white, 65 and after is sea blue /cumulus white.
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Dave24
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| EL DUB wrote: |
| 64 and below is sea blue/ blue white, 65 and after is sea blue /cumulus white. |
See, I'm wrong, Again.  And, I'll bet that combo (s/b-bw) does look bizzarre. Thanks. Dave |
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campingbox
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Dave24 wrote: |
| EL DUB wrote: |
| 64 and below is sea blue/ blue white, 65 and after is sea blue /cumulus white. |
See, I'm wrong, Again. :lol: And, I'll bet that combo (s/b-bw) does look bizzarre. Thanks. Dave |
'65 is sea blue/blue white, '66 & 7 are sea blue/cumulus white. I think sea blue/blue white is a great color combo. |
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Riff Raff
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Campingbox is right. Sea Blue/Blue White is a 65 only colour combo.
I also agree that it is a nice combo, I like it better than Sea Blue/ Cumulus White, But I like SWR/BG better than either of those.
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derv
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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67 Sea Blue - Cumulus White
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I was going to re-paint this bus turkis/bluewhite, but the SWR/BG really grew on me.
Original paint except for drivers door below beltline.
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| it could be worse, mango green is nothing like the color of mangos. they are more of an orange. |
http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/fruit-mango.html
not all mangoes are the same color, even on the same mango.
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| EL DUB wrote: |
| 64 and below is sea blue/ blue white, 65 and after is sea blue /cumulus white. |
See, I'm wrong, Again. And, I'll bet that combo (s/b-bw) does look bizzarre. Thanks. Dave |
'65 is sea blue/blue white, '66 & 7 are sea blue/cumulus white. I think sea blue/blue white is a great color combo. |
My bus is t/bw, and I love it. I guess I'd have to see sb/bw before judging the combo. |
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markuci
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My 21 was originally blue and white (for 65) and I decided that I wanted the SWR/BG. Although it may make a purest cringe, I happen to find it much more aesthetically pleasing. Every morning I roll out of my garage I turn to my wife and say, "Take a look at that beautiful bus!" Every morning, she says, "Yup!"
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RobzKombi
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Question for sealing wax red/ beige grey bus owners. |
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So in your best idea is it more white than grey, look kind of white in a grey way etc.
I am 2 weeks out for paint, and really just trying to decide and weigh my options of what way to go.
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IMO I think beige grey is a very difficult shade to describe. A picture on a computer can be totally different than seeing it in person. Lighting has alot to do with the way one perceives the shade in question. In some of my pictures I feel it looks more of a cream color in others, for instance the picture of my bus on the tow truck
if you start by the passenger door it looks to be more of an off-white or even light tan and as you follow it towards the rear it turns to a light grey. That day was overcast but in the sun its all uniform in shade which is a very light light greyish white, if that makes any sense  |
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