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What color paint to paint my truck?

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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Wink What color paint to paint my truck?

So after saying all summer I'm going to paint my truck, I have finally realized I don't have the time to paint it.I have decided that I am going to have it painted by someone else when I get my school refund in September. If doing it myself I was just going to go back with the grey but Since I'm going to pay to have it done I am torn between grey or black. Either way I'm going to get flat black decals and a stripe to go on the bed. I just don't know. It's driving me crazy. What do you guys think?

Also, has anyone had any experience with Maaco? And I'm not talking about their $199 specials either. I mean their $1000-1500 jobs.
 

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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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I've owned both a black and a gray Dakota and I like both for different reasons. Black looks awesome clean but we all know it is tough to keep clean. I like the gray quite a bit and have become partial to it, so I say gray.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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flat black. but just like bpark, im biased. haha
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:07 AM
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I have to say black i think it looks good on any car or truck imo.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Thanks for the input so far guys. I am also leaning toward grey but black just looks fricken sweet on a Dakota though.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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You can never go wrong with black
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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i would go black
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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Silver with black stripes on bed. Silver always looks clean
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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If it were me, I'd go black lol
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Maaco is cheap cuz of their quality of paint and prep work...how their in business still is a question...never had good experience, hell last time I left there with a bumper, the paint was falling off as I left! And paid $300. Horrible quality single stage paints. They shoot paint that has a clear with it and don't even cut and buff the fi ish the right way...plenty of other shops will do it. Right for that price...
 
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