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| | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 266 Custom Title | | Custom Title Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 266 | Hey guys, my '49 3/4 ton is at the paint shop (finally) and I'm trying to decide how to paint some stuff. The truck is going to be the original "armour yellow" (kinda looks like schoolbus yellow) with black fenders and runningboards. Should I paint the filler pieces behind the chrome grille bars black or yellow? How bout the front splash pan (the piece between the front bumper an fenders). The hood will be yellow so it might look good having the yellow continue down the front of the truck. IDK...
Finally, should the cowl vents be black or yellow?
Let me know what you think!!
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | I like black as an accent color. I think that i would do the grill back in yellow though. I would make the cowl vents black. I would make the splash pan black, but thats just me  send pics when she's done!!
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 | On my 53 I had a burgundy cab with black fenders. I did the vents cab color and the splash apron and grill black. It tied in well. Since the grill extends past the hood I though it looked better black. But .... just my two cents. Any way you go it will be a head turner
Mac | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 | I agre with Handymanmac: The vents should be cab color and go with black for the splash apron and area behind the chrome grille bars.
Should be very cool! Be sure to post pictures.
John
Last edited by Hot Rod John; 07/01/2009 12:25 AM.
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