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SuperH · 12-10-2010, 01:14 PM

So, I love the Synergy Green Metallic color so much, that I've decided that it would look great on a John Deere. My mother has one which I've volunteered to be up for this task. There are four principle components to respray:
1. Main body - this includes the area where the seat mounts and the footwells. This is all one green piece, and is well scratched up on her 1998 445. It is a metal piece.
2. Hood - this is a single plastic piece. It is abrased from some low limbs which she used to have (I have taken my DeWalt cordless reciprocating saw and eliminated those).
3. Side covers - these are two plastic pieces. They have a screen insert which can be removed. They also have "John Deere 445" appliques. The plan is to remove the screen and the appliques to paint, and reapply new appliques.

The primary differences between John Deere Green and Synergy Green Metallic include the sheen, reflectivity (metallic vs non), and the shade. The hue is very similar.

The scratches have always bothered me since it got them, and I've wanted to repaint it. Since my Synergy Green Metallic proposal, she officially thinks I am nuts.

All of this for a couple of photos of my car alongside her lawn tractor. Have I gone too far? Target completion is June 2011.

lil_red_v6 · 12-10-2010, 01:25 PM

i say do it i think it would be cool

LoneStar · 12-10-2010, 01:44 PM

Put some black rally stripes to match and you'll be set!

v6sonoma · 12-10-2010, 02:53 PM

That's pretty bad@$$. lol

SuperH · 12-10-2010, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

Put some black rally stripes to match and you'll be set!

Funny thing is that I thought about doing them in some vinyl! Maybe I really should!!!

Steve Dallas · 12-10-2010, 03:48 PM

I have no problems with this.

I had my computer painted the same color as my Camaro....and I don't think that is strange.

PoorMansCamaro · 12-10-2010, 03:54 PM

might as well throw some black rims with polished lip on that sucker. lmao

LostInMoscow · 12-10-2010, 04:02 PM

You aren't crazy, but you've pretty much given up the ability to argue with your wife if she purchases too many shoes!

I think it's cool!

2010 SSRS · 12-10-2010, 04:05 PM

do it now

LoneStar · 12-10-2010, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I have no problems with this.

I had my computer painted the same color as my Camaro....and I don't think that is strange.

That's cool! I've been thinking of getting my laptop lid painted IOM when I get my 1:10 Camaro painted to match my car. Right now the lid of the laptop is red (pretty close to RJT). It'll be a cool mod!

Sorry for the

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Sir Nuke · 12-10-2010, 04:40 PM

ARE YOU CRAZY? well I don't know you well enough to say for sure......but ass far as the Lawnmower? DO IT!!! I know I WOULD!! If I had as rider, I would have already done it!!

SuperH · 12-11-2010, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

ARE YOU CRAZY? well I don't know you well enough to say for sure......but ass far as the Lawnmower? DO IT!!! I know I WOULD!! If I had as rider, I would have already done it!!

Yeah, I don't have a rider but my mother does. That's why it was volunteered. She lives on 7 acres.

I mean, it was sort of mine, as I used it all of the time before I went to college, graduated, and then moved away (it had only one scratch then). I'm dead set on doing this!!! I've always loved using her garage as a paint booth. She lives in Indiana, and I live in Kansas, so I can't do it right away - that's why I'm targeting June.

I love the IBM computer... That could be taken two ways, though. Make sure you say Imperial Blue Metallic, or people might think your computer is really old.

I have two Macs and one PC. The PC is close to Silver Ice Metallic - it is a Silverstonetek TJ06 case. My Mac desktop is a similar color. My MacBook is white - close to Summit White, but not quite.

I had a shiny Raidmax case back in high school, with plastic tubes with hydroformed bubbles inside. I waxed it, and I subsequently got made fun of, as I told my friends... LOL

The John Deere has to keep the yellow wheels, though! Maybe they could be redone Rally Yellow...

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12-10-2010, 01:14 PM	#1
SuperH Synergized Drives: 2011 SGM M6 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 299 View My Garage	Gone too far? The lawn tractor... So, I love the Synergy Green Metallic color so much, that I've decided that it would look great on a John Deere. My mother has one which I've volunteered to be up for this task. There are four principle components to respray: 1. Main body - this includes the area where the seat mounts and the footwells. This is all one green piece, and is well scratched up on her 1998 445. It is a metal piece. 2. Hood - this is a single plastic piece. It is abrased from some low limbs which she used to have (I have taken my DeWalt cordless reciprocating saw and eliminated those). 3. Side covers - these are two plastic pieces. They have a screen insert which can be removed. They also have "John Deere 445" appliques. The plan is to remove the screen and the appliques to paint, and reapply new appliques. The primary differences between John Deere Green and Synergy Green Metallic include the sheen, reflectivity (metallic vs non), and the shade. The hue is very similar. The scratches have always bothered me since it got them, and I've wanted to repaint it. Since my Synergy Green Metallic proposal, she officially thinks I am nuts. All of this for a couple of photos of my car alongside her lawn tractor. Have I gone too far? Target completion is June 2011.

12-10-2010, 02:53 PM	#4
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	That's pretty bad@$$. lol __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

12-10-2010, 03:48 PM	#6
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	I have no problems with this. I had my computer painted the same color as my Camaro....and I don't think that is strange. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

12-10-2010, 03:54 PM	#7
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 56,957	might as well throw some black rims with polished lip on that sucker. lmao __________________

12-10-2010, 01:25 PM	#2
lil_red_v6 one wheelin Drives: 2004 yamaha r6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: saginaw Posts: 2,200	i say do it i think it would be cool

12-10-2010, 01:44 PM	#3
LoneStar Drives: 2011 IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3,446	Put some black rally stripes to match and you'll be set!

12-10-2010, 04:02 PM	#8
LostInMoscow Exiled Speed Junkie Drives: None Join Date: May 2010 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 803	You aren't crazy, but you've pretty much given up the ability to argue with your wife if she purchases too many shoes! I think it's cool! __________________

12-10-2010, 04:05 PM	#9
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	do it now __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

12-10-2010, 04:40 PM	#11
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,330 View My Garage	ARE YOU CRAZY? well I don't know you well enough to say for sure......but ass far as the Lawnmower? DO IT!!! I know I WOULD!! If I had as rider, I would have already done it!! __________________

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