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Offline Jimp

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #10 on: 10 June 2011, 13:51 »
Lighter: Ginster Yellow like on some American mk3s. Seriously nice colour. That or Suede Silver form a mk4. When the light hits Suede silver it looks amazing  :cool:
Darker: there's a shade of grey that came on either mk5s or mk6s that is really deep with a hint of dark blue. I don't know the name of it. All I know is that a mk5 Jetta got a fresh coat of it before a show last month and it was stunning. I'm also partial to Midnight Blue from mk5s.
Don't you dare: Porsche Brown. Everyone wants to/is doing it and yet less than a handful look anyway decent. Suits mk2s, mk1s, mk6s and maybe mk5s but I doubt it. Though if you want a brown there is a really nice Chocolate Brown from I think either BMW or BMW-Mini. I have some pictures of an R32 finished in it and you actually want to lick the paint it looks so good.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #11 on: 10 June 2011, 13:55 »
Just dare? Or double dare?
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Offline Jack3559

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #12 on: 10 June 2011, 14:02 »
That brown is a standard colour for X1s. I agree, looks much better than the Porsche brown.

Also, ginster yellow is a good shout:

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #13 on: 10 June 2011, 14:03 »
Didnt know that Ginsters Pasties were a colour! :rolleyes:

Thats kinda the colour I meant when I said Banana Yellow!
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #14 on: 10 June 2011, 14:05 »
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Offline Jimp

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #15 on: 10 June 2011, 14:12 »
Quote from: Len on 10 June 2011, 14:03
Didnt know that Ginsters Pasties were a colour! :rolleyes:

Thats kinda the colour I meant when I said Banana Yellow!
:grin: It's actually a bit darker than a banana colour. It's a very 'full' yellow, if you get me  :grin:
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Offline Jack3559

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #16 on: 10 June 2011, 14:22 »
It's a warm yellow. As close to orange as you can get without being noticeably orange.
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #17 on: 10 June 2011, 15:34 »
i'd go for oak green.

will look  :cool: on a mk3
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Offline Bellend

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Re: What colour?
« Reply #18 on: 10 June 2011, 16:54 »
Cheers for the suggestions!

Really unsure if I like light or dark, that yellow is niiiice.

But Jimp/Jack, BMW Brown,amazing suggestion! This is number one at the moment. Thanks.


 :cool:

But I have been doing a LOT of flat and polishing lately, so this will get a GOOD base up, a GOOD even coating of colour then a fair few layers of lacquer and then I will flat and polish it anally.  :cool:
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Re: What colour?
« Reply #19 on: 10 June 2011, 16:57 »
I screwed my face up when people said brown.  :sick: It reminded me of some old Volvo estate or something!

But seeing that X5, it looks fooking awsome!!!!
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