Wow, did anyone else hear the news?

[Slimm]

I finally got pain on my hull...and new bunk boards on the trailer so when the paint cures I can get it back on the trailer and get the top painted and new engine mounted.

Paint code is B17, it is the blue that is on the new Nissan Frontier / 370Z...with a tiny twist but not much


Sorry but I am happy as a child on Christmas. This is the first nice and pretty boat for me...always had old beat u p jon boats.


Slimm

[2.5racer]

Looks sharp! Keep posting pics as it becomes complete...

[Slimm]

Looks sharp! Keep posting pics as it becomes complete...

Thanks 2.5racer, I am kinda happy about it. If ya check out my pics you can see it has come a long way from when I got it.

Slimm

[rkmirage]

Love the color, AND you be excited!!! This is what we do!

[XstreamVking]

Lotta work, but so nice to take that 1st ride when it's completed. Looks good so far.

[RussF]

lookin GOOD.....................

[racerx]

Lookin good..

[Slimm]

Thanks everyone, I was sitting here freezing with nothing to do and thought I would play show and tell a little...lol
I am going to paint a bright silver metallic stripe down the side just like it originally had, but I cannot decide about the pinstripes that went alongside the original. I can do one of five things:
1: paint the pinstripe silver like it was
2: paint the pinstripe a bright orange and mist it into the silver to kinda blend it
3: paint the pinstripe a bright apple green and mist it into the silver to kinda blend it
4: don't put the pinstripes around the big silver stripe
5: paint the pinstripe silver like it was and then outline all the stripes with a highlight color.



The shop where I am painting it is a sign shop where the guy does old school pin striping by hand and paints motorcycles and stuff...so he has tons of ideas to make it pop out there and grab yer eyes!


Slimm

[2.5racer]

Slimm, just checked the pics out. Good work man.

[Slimm]

Slimm, just checked the pics out. Good work man.

Thanks buddy, not too bad for a one legged window tinter a cting like a body man.

Slimm

[2.5racer]

I got an 84 tidecraft v15 spitfire. I know they have a bad rep but I got it for free. I have been thinking of pulling it apart and re doing it.

[outasite]

Very nice!--Would need to see the deck and stripe layout, but I think the orange would be killer!!

[Slimm]

I got an 84 tidecraft v15 spitfire. I know they have a bad rep but I got it for free. I have been thinking of pulling it apart and re doing it.

Do it, I get lonely here in the crazy corner..lol I had met with some unforseen problems here and there but overall I would do it again.

Slimm

[Slimm]

Very nice!--Would need to see the deck and stripe layout, but I think the orange would be killer!!

Check out the pics in my photo album, they show the original stripe layout. I am leaning towards the silver with orange pinstripe myself. I have vinyl samples I can puton the boat and take a pic...lemme see about that real quick like..hehe

Slimm

[Slimm]

The orange is really much more bright and 'orangy' than the picture seems to show. More like the left end of the stripe.

So, orange or green?