Article: If you want your fender flares to match the rest of your vehicle, you can find the vehicle's paint code in the manual or by contacting the car or truck manufacturer. Finding the paint code will allow you to go out and purchase the same exact color as the rest of your car. For example, Clover Green's color code for a 2000 Acura Integra is G-95P. Painting the car's trim the same color as your fender flares will give your vehicle a uniform look. Contact the vehicle's manufacturer or look inside of your user manual to find the color code for your vehicle's trim. Painting your fender flares the same color as the vehicle's trim will make them look like they came with the vehicle in most cases. Modern vehicle paint is often fade-resistant. If you think your car's paint is fading, buffing the car with a cleaning product will remove airborne contaminants and revive the luster of your paint job. If you are going for a more bold or creative look, you can paint your flares a completely different color than the rest of your vehicle. Choose a bright fluorescent color for an upbeat feeling or a more muted color for a laid-back look. If you want your flares to stand out, select a color that contrasts with the vehicle's paint job. For instance, red, yellow, and white fender flares will pop on a black car. Black fender flares look good on a variety of different vehicle colors. You can go out and purchase stencils that you can use to paint certain designs, such as flames, on your vehicle's fender flares. Look for these stencils online or at automotive shops. Examples of stencils you can use include stars, letters, or something that blends in with an existing custom paint job. It's important that you don't use traditional spray paint to paint your fenders or it may not look good. Instead, go online or to an automotive store and purchase an enamel or polyurethane automotive paint and primer. These paints will come in a spray paint form. If you're unsure of what to buy, ask a store associate for help.
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Use the paint code to find an exact color match. Select a paint code that matches your car's trim. Paint your flares a different color for a bold look. Purchase stencils for a custom look. Purchase an enamel or polyurethane automotive paint.
Article: In order for wood ashes to work well as a tattoo ink, you need to completely burn the wood you're using. The ashes should be totally black, with none of the wood's natural color still visible. They should also be completely cooled when you use them. Different types of wood will give you a slightly different shades of color when the ashes are used as ink. Lighter woods will produce a grayer pigment; darker woods will produce a blacker pigment. Once you've burned the wood of your choice to create ashes, you'll need to grind the burned wood. You want the ash particles as fine as possible so that they make a smooth and easily usable ink. To create tattoo ink from wood ashes, you'll need to mix the ashes with a liquid. Some people recommend that you use distilled water, but this still risks some bacteria getting under your skin as you press the needle in. Instead, use a clear spirit like vodka or gin as your liquid base. The alcohol will kill any bacteria and the clarity of the alcohol won't change your ink color. Mix your ashes and clear spirit together by blending them in a blender for 10 to 20 minutes. The consistency should be a slurry a little thicker than water, but thinner than a paste and should not have any chunks in it. It's hard to recommend an exact proportion of ashes to liquid for this, since it will depend on how finely you grind up the ashes, the type of wood you use, and the desired pigmentation of your ink. It's better to add liquid slowly you can always add more, but you can't take any out. If you're creating a larger tattoo, make sure you track the ash and liquid amounts you're using. You'll likely have to mix up more than one batch of ink, and knowing the exact measurements keeps the pigment of the ink consistent.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Burn wood to create ashes. Grind the ashes. Choose a clear spirit. Mix them together. Track the ash and liquid amounts.