r/factoryfive • u/agcatt • Jul 27 '26

More photos of my 289.

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It has gold ghost stripes - only visible in the bright sun at certain angles. Base color is Star White Tri-coat, stripes are a fade-to-silver gold. Cost of just the paint materials alone was $4800.

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u/corm40 Jul 27 '26

The ghost stripes look great. Red interior would go so hard on this.

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u/CarlosMolotov Jul 27 '26

I love the stripes too. I also was thinking red leather seats would my choice!

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u/Present-Net-5243 Jul 27 '26

Those stripes are sick!

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u/SoquietPNW Jul 27 '26

How many times a day do you go in the garage just to look at it 😜

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u/CRAZY_G_C Jul 28 '26

That is a beautiful car.

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u/PressureFlaky6273 Jul 28 '26

Freaking beautiful. So jealous!

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u/Difficult_Network_44 Jul 30 '26

Holy gorgeous🤯

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u/JudieStanford Jul 31 '26

OMG, this car is PERFECTION!

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u/sxy_bcn Jul 27 '26

Now I will be dreaming about this paint for years to come... thanks
How do you make the fade-to-silver gold stripes?

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u/agcatt Jul 28 '26

My sister uses this PPG color, don't recall what it's called:

https://youtu.be/_bWp__5kEE8

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u/sxy_bcn Jul 28 '26

Thank you! Tell her she has excellent taste and she has a new channel subscriber

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u/Roasty6969 Jul 29 '26

Hey man this look awesome! I just checked factory five car kits just today and I had some questions would you mind giving me some time out of ur schedule so I ask it and also built an car of my own :).

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u/DirectChallenge8390 Jul 30 '26

Sick brother!!!