# Basic painting tips

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/basic-painting-tips/53360
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [August 16, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/basic-painting-tips/53360 "2008-08-16T19:37:44Z")
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### Author: ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/basic-painting-tips/53360/18 "2008-08-18T07:38:54Z")

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Here’s a day pic of 40% (cam phone shot though)

![http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/651161/fullsize/image0024.jpg](http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/651161/fullsize/image0024.jpg)

The nice thing is this car was done with the same materials available to you, so if you follow that “formulation” (which is what it will tell you on the cans), you should get the same result. :tup:

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