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Car Paint - Snake effect
« on: October 06, 2009, 08:26:05 pm »
When i had my previous wide arch kit being resprayed... he said they could do a black bonnet but with a snake effect... it changes colour slightly at different angles...

i.e a black to a dark grey'ish


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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 08:31:43 pm »
sounds like flip paint like what TVR's used to have rich...
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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 08:46:20 pm »
anyone have pics of this to see?

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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 09:03:23 pm »
Rover and Nissan did a flip paint - I remember seeing a Primula... anyway, enough said!

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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 09:13:30 pm »
sorry about the car but you get an idea about the paint-my uncle has the flip paint primera
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=6453

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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 09:18:24 pm »
sorry about the car but you get an idea about the paint-my uncle has the flip paint primera
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=6453

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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 09:35:38 pm »
sorry about the car but you get an idea about the paint-my uncle has the flip paint primera
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=6453

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Re: Car Paint - Snake effect
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2009, 10:11:58 pm »
Yeah I remember those now. Purple/green was so disgusting IMO.

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