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Aged Sonic Blue

Post by fullerplast » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:15 am

OK, I wasn't sure where exactly to put this thread... but thought it might interest someone and so here it is (appropriately categorized or not):

Today I saw a VW Beetle (the new one) in the EXACT shade of aged Sonic Blue. It was that gray, ever-so-slightly green eggshell color of aged Sonic Blue. It nailed it perfectly IMO.

So if anyone is interested in the color WITHOUT having to go Sonic and then tint it... you may want to look into it. A coat of that with nitro over top would probably look GREAT!



*off to look for pics on the internetz*

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This may be it, although it looked better in the sun today:

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*off to look for paint code number*
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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by DB » Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:59 pm

Yeah, I saw one of those too and thought the same thing.  Weird, there's a Lexus mini SUV that I swear is painted IBM!

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by Hellion » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:11 pm

VW is one of the only car companies who still uses interesting colors. The rest are all metallics and run of the mill.
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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by DB » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:39 pm

Isn't it strange that we look at car colors and think - WOW, I think that looks like [insert favorite guitar color here].

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by jcyphe » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:11 pm

A guy on reranch did a really nice sonic blue, using 1971 Ford Pastel Blue.

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by sookwinder » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:13 pm

Hellion wrote: VW is one of the only car companies who still uses interesting colors. The rest are all metallics and run of the mill.
well ...  not always ... in the last couple of years the car company i work for has actually added some decent colours to its usual list of boring tones...

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plus here's a couple of great colours on our recent concept cars ....

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by fuzzjunkie » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:39 am

wow...if you ever roll out that last one that looks like a chopped mercury i'll be getting at least one of my guitars out fitted in fuzz to go with it!
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Post by jcyphe » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:49 am

I think I read somewhere that the Holden Efijy was actually inspired partly by Cadzilla.
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Post by Orang Goreng » Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:10 am

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by sookwinder » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:06 am

jcyphe wrote: I think I read somewhere that the Holden Efijy was actually inspired partly by Cadzilla.
actually is was inspired by our 1954 FJ HOLDEN :
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Post by inscho » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:14 pm

sookwinder wrote:
jcyphe wrote: I think I read somewhere that the Holden Efijy was actually inspired partly by Cadzilla.
actually is was inspired by our 1954 FJ HOLDEN :
The in joke is:    FJ =  EFF - JAY = EFIJY

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by jcyphe » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:25 am

sookwinder wrote:
actually is was inspired by our 1954 FJ HOLDEN :
The in joke is:     FJ =   EFF - JAY = EFIJY

Yeah I read about how it was inspired by the company History too, thats why I said partly. Either way it's an awesome looking Concept/Tribute.
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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by greenlander » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:19 am

jcyphe wrote: A guy on reranch did a really nice sonic blue, using 1971 Ford Pastel Blue.

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That was me. The Ford blue doesn't really have any "greenish-ness" to it, it's just a very very light blue. That color sample above looks slightly green on my monitor. If you put nitro clear over it then eventually it will yellow (and thus go green). I used Deft clear because I don't want that to happen, I'd rather have it stay blue.

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Re: Aged Sonic Blue

Post by light years » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:47 am

i love ethan's jag from comets on fire :?
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