This Week on Trading Paints: January 16, 2026

Welcome to This Week on Trading Paints, the pulse on what’s happening in the Trading Paints world while you’re catching a nap between stints.

🎨 Proving Grounds Challenge #4: iRacing Daytona 24

We want to see what you’re racing in this weekend’s Daytona 24!

Upload your team’s paint to the Trading Paints Showroom with #ProvingGrounds somewhere in the description to add it to the Proving Grounds page by Sunday, January 18. (Or, if you’d prefer, take a look at what everybody else is racing.)

We’ll continue to share some of our favorites on Instagram and hand out some merch from the Trading Paints Store along the way.

🧑‍🎨 ICYMI: Davin Cornelius in the Spotlight

In our first Artist Spotlight of 2026, popular sim painter Davin Cornelius (a.k.a. DriveThrough Design) shared his journey from Need for Speed Carbon on PS2 to NASCAR Racing 2003 Season to iRacing to even creating on-track designs.

✨ New Verified Official Paints

With the 2026 racing season quickly approaching, some new official paints have landed in the Showroom this week.

Teams, drivers, brands, and artists: want to give the verification mark to your official paints on Trading Paints? Let us know!

🏎️ Staff Picks

Here are a few paints that Team Trading Paints has been enjoying this week.

BMW M2 racing by Alex Schmurtz - Trading Paints

Inspired by the launch livery of the BMW M2 racing at the 2024 DTM season finale in Hockenheim.

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TRD-Castrol-Lucid Graphix Concept Dirt Midget Green by Jacob Freeman - Trading Paints

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KyleLarson Hangtown 100 IRL AssasinDesigns on FB by Austin M. - Trading Paints

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Ballin on a Budget Mustang GT4 by Jeremy C Morgan - Trading Paints

Imagine taking podiums with this heap Be the envy of nobody with this design #ProvingGrounds

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Mustang GT4 U Haul by Clyde Coman - Trading Paints

GT4 Mustang with a U Haul truck painted on it.

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Cadillac V-Series.R GTP - Brakefast Club Daytona 2026 by Timothy Collier - Trading Paints

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#27 Kings Radiator Shop Monte Carlo by Skyler Fox4 - Trading Paints

#27 Kings Radiator Shop Monte Carlo. A fictional paint scheme based on a racecar from east Tennessee from the early 1980’s. The car features real sponsors recreated from the hand lettered logos on the actual racecar.

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🔢 From the Number Showroom

We’re really enjoying what you’ve been sharing in the new Number Showroom, part of the new Number Builder update. Here are a few recent numbers that caught our eye.

Dandy Lovely Number by Jimmy Gikas | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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38 2005 by Vince Guerrieri | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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Magnificent Fine Number by Cory Price | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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Stunning Brilliant Number by Braxton Whitaker | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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Fancy Super Number by Christopher hibbs | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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55 by Ramon Pellegrim | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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Speedy Super Number by Seb Algieri2 | Number Builder

Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

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Keep posting your numbers to the Number Showroom, and we’ll continue to share what we like!

🏆 Paint of the Week

Community Manager Patrick chose this creative interpretation of a favorite toy adapted to the new FIA Cross Car from painting legend Don Craig as this week’s Paint of the Week.

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What did you think of This Week on Trading Paints? Let us know on Instagram and Bluesky — and don’t forget to tag us when you share your paints! 🏁