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Big Luni Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hartford, CT
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:46 am Post subject: Best Colors on a Thing- Opinions, Ideas, Pictures, etc. |
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I'm thinking of blasting the green Maaco paint I had done in High School 10 years ago (plus the 2 layers underneath), and getting a real paint job.
If you could had to choose any color for a VW Thing (originality not being a concern), what would it be? |
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TimGud Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2002 Posts: 6459 Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Green of course! |
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bljones Resident Wit
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 2377 Location: ontario canada
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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i like earth tones- desert tan, olive green. primary colours don't look good on things IMO... except yellow, for some reason. _________________ OG JHC
Author of Original Rant #1
"It stingd itself to dead... now that is control on you"
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Doc*181 Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2003 Posts: 479 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:35 am Post subject: |
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DAK-colour! |
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edgy Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2003 Posts: 424 Location: Bel Air, Maryland
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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:14 am Post subject: |
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pumpkin orange |
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chinarider Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2002 Posts: 276 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Have thought about this myself, since I'm gonna blast and repaint mine soon too.
The Thing is a funky vehicle, and therefore it just begs to have a funky paintjob. I think orange is one of the colors that works best on a Thing. Seems to work very will with the black trim, etc. |
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ega278 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2004 Posts: 3 Location: NW Ohio
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Flat olive green would be best, just like military vehicles. No maintenance except a little spray paint here and there. _________________ Nothing is guaranteed, except death, taxes, and oil spots under Veedubyuh's |
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rfoutch Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2003 Posts: 102 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yellow, bright shiny yellow, I guess my second choice would be yellow. Oh wait that is the same as my first choice......
Randy |
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iltis74 Samba Member
Joined: November 20, 2003 Posts: 826 Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:13 am Post subject: |
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I second yellow. I've seen a few cool colors on Things, but nothing but beats a bright canary yellow. Every time I think of a Thing, it's yellow. |
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fathing Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Switzerland
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:31 am Post subject: I go for green, Kawasaki green that is... |
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Glossy interior, trunk and engine bay, glossy undercarriage but.... now don’t kill me… a semi flat kawasaki green outside body. Dare to be different.
Yes it must be that yellowish, bright frogy kawasaki green. Second I would go for a bright KTM orange, third for a bright canary yellow. Mine will be semi flat (gloss) light green.
Greetings Dominique |
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nthang Sambassador
Joined: February 05, 2003 Posts: 158 Location: Up Stream
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:38 am Post subject: Black |
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"Absolute Jett Black" base coat on etch primer (after blast). Pearlescent mid-coat on black. Geometric shapes (squares, triangles, etc....varying sizes not to exceet 12" dia.) in vivid (read: LOUD) primary, secondary, and other? colours. Clear coat x 4 coats at 1 mil min. each pass.
I already have fallen in love with your coolest of Things. And I ain't even seen it, except behind my eyes _________________ NTHANG, LLC |
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fathing Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Switzerland
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:27 am Post subject: Thats the green I mean... |
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Here we come, my green....
and here is the engine ready to go back, will get dual Del's (40 DRLA) cause I like the sound
Greetings
Dom |
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nthang Sambassador
Joined: February 05, 2003 Posts: 158 Location: Up Stream
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Now that's greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen. May need some "electric" purple pinstripes or designs to finish it off, IMHO. Nice job, Dom. _________________ NTHANG, LLC |
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fathing Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Switzerland
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: An update, engine is in... will it fire up? |
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Hope so it is all pre tuned carbs and ignition. But at the moment all these silly questions go through my mind, like: Did I do... will it run... did I do something wrong etc.
I keep you posted...
Greetings Dom |
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Big Luni Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hartford, CT
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I speak for both myself and my '74 when I say we're jealous as hell! I need an engine like that. I wonder if I can sell a kidney on ebay... |
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181freak Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2004 Posts: 475 Location: York, PA
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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LIME GREEN!!! MIne is in the paint shop now.. Ill post up pics when finished!!
by the way that engine bay looks dope!!! |
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74ThingMike Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2004 Posts: 7
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Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: paint |
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if your not going to go with yellow or orange than i think a nice jet black always looks good |
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WharfRat Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2004 Posts: 447
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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flat black, with dark red/burgundy accents, slammed, on dark red stock wheels with no hubcaps. |
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