Camo paint job?

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TheLocust
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Okay, so after a little accident some things on my car are now primered and the rest is maroon. The hatch, and back bumper are primed. and the front bumper and hood could be touched up, as well as some other spots.. So instead of just getting those sprayed im thinking of primering my car camo. Like the car is MidnightSlidings sig. Can anyone give me anymore details on how to do this and how I should prep my car for this? Should I just bondo over the few little dings it has? Also what type of paint should I use? Im planning on spraying the entire car flat army green but maybe a tad lighter, and put in brown and black blotches over the car. Someone please help me out. I trust you guys a lot more then the retards on the local car boards. Also can you clear coat over primer? I want it to look finished but be a glossy flat look if any of you know what im talking about.


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Dattebayo
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You can spray sealer over it and it will have the same look you described to us.

Maybe if you get ahold of midnightsiding via aim he could tell you haow to do it. But I know he did not use any sealer. I dont think you really need it anyway.

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i'm trying to find MidnightSlidings but can't in the search... can someone show me a pic of his sig??

sensibleS13driver
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he has a coupe with red 280z wheels and camo paint job it looks pretty hot and looks like he did a good job.

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hannibal
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Cool paint job. I had to save the pic...

xyoufailmex
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You need old school wheels with a good offset to pull it off though I think

TheLocust
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Anyone know what years 280z's came with those wheels? Right now I have black BBS mesh wheels, but they dont hvae much of a lip and I like the 280z wheels a lot better. Anyone help? I feel like im totally jackin this dudes look but I dont even care his car looks amazing..just wondering what it'd look like on my hatch

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twofortyesecks
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I'd find a pattern you like and just copy it. There is a fine line bvetween camouflage and spots. Go to any good hobby store and they'll have books of camouflage for reference. Any Vietnam era plane will have a pretty good pattern. The B52's of that time looked cool. At least the model my dad built me long ago did. Solid flat black on the bottom camo on top. Hey I kinda like that idea. . .my car is already green hmmmm. Also you could always google some pics like so.

Oh yeah, and as far as paint just use krylon or what ever. You realize you are painting a car camo. Also there is such a thing as Semi Gloss not gloss not flat just right for a camouflage car. Those are my two cents.


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