Thoughts please

[1970Custom]

So I'm getting ready to finish up the body work on the '97 and start the paint prep.

Now, I really have a love for bump sides and got to thinking; retro paint scheme.

This paint scheme:

On this body style truck:

 

[fatherdoug]

I can't see the paint scheme?

 

[1970Custom]

Try this one

 

[LEB Ben]

Personal taste, but I don't really care for the white (or yellow) coming all the way down the side of the body on anything newer than a bumpside. The guy that painted my truck suggested I did that with Red (was still a bumpside tutone scheme) and I damn near took my truck home with me.

Those colors are fine, but follow the bottom body line with the green to break up the monotony.

 

[SuperCab]

Was never a fan of that scheme... Would be unique anyway...

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[1970Custom]

It's going to be Blaze red and Arctic white, but I see what you're saying Ben.

 

[DNFXDLI]

I agree with Ben on the bottom rocker.

 

[F150]

One color for me.

 

[john112deere]

I don't like red and white, but it's not my truck.

As to the style of two-tone... not sure how I feel about not having a "bottom stripe". I really like the way the roof/doors/back of cab are done in the older style shown in your first post, but I question how the body lines of the newer truck would work with it.

It's something I've thought about before...that crease running down the side of the body is the natural place to switch colors, but then it looks goofy unless you paint the top of the bed that color, too. Maybe breaking it at the top of bed with a good thick pinstripe could work, but I'm not sure.

 

[slmann]

should be close to the same year. I think that would be how a two tone factory paint job was for that body style.

 

[fatherdoug]

I would also separate the colors "as if" there were racetrack chrome to separate the colors. Might be hard to do on a bump though.

 

[primetime]

I say do it. It will be different. And that`s good.