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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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hey guys im looking to paint my ej but i want a flat color. i cant go with the flat brown its my buddys cars in the stain brown popsicle post. i was kinda thinking a flat tan? i have flat black paint right now but i can exchange it. what do you guys suggest?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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what about a flat green or a flat blue? i am getting rota subzero wheels in bronze to go with it so im thinking flat green flat blue flat tan or flat black i need your input?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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Does it have to be flat? How about a Satin Green?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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yeah i got my works mixed up it would be a satin it'll be like my buddys car in this link https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1484475 but different color.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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satin white
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:39 AM
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thats a good thought never thought of that anybody have pics of these colors? i kinda wanna be original something nobody really has but someone else is bound to have the same color.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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Poop brown.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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no, my buddys car is flat brown its in the link above in this thread.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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i definally love the brown but not gonna do it when a buddys car in brown haha.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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black?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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black isn't completly original now green or blue would be different i think.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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so i bought the paint today. i had flat black and i bought some satin hunter green im gonna mix some, not very much, and make a kind of darker green but not very dark to where it looks green. i wanna do that green and then bronze rota subzero wheels. what do you think?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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ups brown.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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my buddy drives a ups brown hatch.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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orange.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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**** brown....seriously
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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why would i paint my car the same color as my buddys? im not painting it brown
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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These threads wear me out!!!!! Look through a magazine pick a color and take it to a paint and auto body shop!
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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i already got the paint and just looking for input.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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w/ flat / satin colors... would you still have to wax the car?
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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not really cause it looks pretty flat. satin is like semi gloss and when you add flat it kinda take the gloss outta it there is some but very little
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcMONSTER &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">**** brown....seriously</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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no
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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green or gold
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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green
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