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Old 11-24-2002, 12:26 AM
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Update!! (NEW pics added 11/24!)Check out my brand new Navy Blue Metallic paint job!!

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I just got it back tonight and took some pictures of it in the garage. I really like the color and how it turned out! What do you guys think? I will take some better pictures tomorrow when there is sunlight and after I clean the dirty wheels. Here is the mini web site for it:

Navy Blue Metallic

The guy who was painting my car said to come back next weekend so he can buff it and finish it off, and it should be very smooth, and look a little darker after that.

For right now, I will just enjoy the firebird without the huge bird logo on the hood, but in a few months, since I am good with airbrushing (although I have never airbrushed on a car before) I will probably try to do the bird on the hood myself. It should be easy since I just need to make like a huge "stencil" and spray. I think silver would be a great accent color for this car, so that is probably what color I'll paint the bird logo, opinions on that? Or do you like it better with no bird on the hood? Thanks for sharing any opinions.

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please no bird..............

looks rather nice although pictures don't say anything much when custom paint is concerned.

is that high metallic or a silver pearl overtop? either way looks nice; take care of her.
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Man I bet thats gunna shine in the sun! looks good with that color interior too
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Thanks guys for responding. My painter told me he put a black coat on first and then the navy blue metallic on top. I don't really know any other specific details about how he did it.

I just realized it's going to be a lot easier to wax the car without that bird decal I had on the hood!
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Get some 113 & beadx and take good care of ya baby
Old 11-24-2002, 08:51 AM
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Looks sweet!!! High Metallic for sure. Big flakes too. Nice and shinny
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Damn!!!!!!:hail: :hail: :hail:
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Looks real good, I like the color.
Old 11-24-2002, 12:41 PM
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Sweet Paint Job i was waiting for some one to paint there Thirdgen that color ..

hope you post more pics soon of it.
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i like it!!!
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looks real nice
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nice... i would put the bird on the hood
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Originally posted by NEEDforSPEED
nice... i would put the bird on the hood
I agree, I thinkn if dine right, the bird will look really good, especially silver. Good luck. Either way, bird or not, it look amazing.


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Thank you very much for the nice compliments and opinions on my car, I really appreciate it. I took some more pics so you guys can get a better look at it, the link is at the beginning of the thread.
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nice color, take care of it.
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Very sweet! Mines a bit darker, hence the name dark blue metalic. Keep it clean, good luck with it.
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wow! now that i see the whole picture i really like it.

i'd definately have to slap you silly if you tried to put some kind of bird on that beautiful hood.

looks great!!
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What's up with the green neon lights???........

I would say get the bird professionally done and maybe it will look good silver.........What are the next mods planned for the car???
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I like it! Mine is indigo metallic blue, with smaller chips, but I like your color too.
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
I'd definately have to slap you silly if you tried to put some kind of bird on that beautiful hood.
Lol! Well I'm going to leave it like this, without the bird for a few months, because I don't want Kandied91z to beat me. I'm still not sure what I should do after that. Maybe you're right though, it does look nice just plain, but a silver bird might look cool too.

Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
What's up with the green neon lights???
They are the StreetGlow undercar neon Gold series kit. It is hard to see what they look like in the picture but they look good at night. I got them when the car was gray, so the green neons matched a little better but I still think it looks good with the blue paint.

Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
What are the next mods planned for the car???
I don't have much planned except for headers if I can find some CA smog legal ones and 3.73 gears. Maybe I'll do some more things because I've always wanted to have a V6 that's faster than an 8. After that I want to start saving up for a 1998-2002 Trans Am. You can check out the link in my sig for my current mods.

(edited for spelling)

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