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getting ghost tangerine flames on my 04 blaze red coupe. Saw them on this big bear chopper at a show and was really wowed by them. The shop that has worked on my car in the past will do them...costly but it's what I like. I was very impressed with the shop owner's knowledge of the crossfire and paint. The flames wont be quite like these but close. Getting them from strakes back to midway of door.
I know some would say flames are ricey and hurt any poitential resale but these cars dont resale well so Im keeping her and going to get it in show quality. It will be subtile, sort of a less is more approach that when combined with a nice set of rims (future) the car will turn heads even more.
post pics when done
I know some would say flames are ricey and hurt any poitential resale but these cars dont resale well so Im keeping her and going to get it in show quality. It will be subtile, sort of a less is more approach that when combined with a nice set of rims (future) the car will turn heads even more.
post pics when done
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Re: new paint
God bless my wife! A few days after I had talked to the painter, I checked back in to see if anything was new. He must of been in the middle of something cause I got the "we'll call ya" bit and he quickly went back into his shop. He wasnt rude but I felt like a pain in the ...
So a week plus goes by and my wife took it upon herself to drop by and plead my case, so to speak. She told him the custom paint is a birthday present and she's sad cause she feels I wont be getting anything. Well she must of found his soft spot because he'll have 3 different colors/styles ready for her to pick up thursday. Great wife + great car= happy me
So a week plus goes by and my wife took it upon herself to drop by and plead my case, so to speak. She told him the custom paint is a birthday present and she's sad cause she feels I wont be getting anything. Well she must of found his soft spot because he'll have 3 different colors/styles ready for her to pick up thursday. Great wife + great car= happy me
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heres a pic of the flames Im choosing..its a soft ghost flip flop purplr/green that mostly looks red in shade. Its very active and sbtile, you almost dont see it at first then you notice it shifting colors. I bring the car in this monday, my birthday!
yo can see halfway up where he did another style. 5 in all. The pearl looks good and so does the bronze but the flip flop seems to yield the most bang for the buck
yo can see halfway up where he did another style. 5 in all. The pearl looks good and so does the bronze but the flip flop seems to yield the most bang for the buck
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Re: new paint
[quote=green-ghost]yeah, was just giving it the once over and noticed they didnt get the front of the strakes flush with the body, other than that it's looking good.
The strakes should not fit flush and you would not want them to as they would mark the paint and also catch to much dirt and water at the seam.
The strakes should not fit flush and you would not want them to as they would mark the paint and also catch to much dirt and water at the seam.
Re: new paint
The car looks great, now you get to dial it in after a couple months of the paint curing.