This Week on Trading Paints: November 7, 2025

Welcome to This Week on Trading Paints, the pulse on what’s happening in the Trading Paints world while you’re renewing your iRacing subscription for Black Friday.

🧑‍🎨 New Artist Spotlight: Michael Miceli a.k.a. RaceArtist

November’s Artist Spotlight features Michael Miceli (known around the internet as RaceArtist) a designer who’s spent decades designing some of the most creative and memorable paint schemes on the NASCAR circuit — including what’s become his specialty, Halloween-themed cars, complete with unique character illustrations. We learned more about Michael’s story, his process, and some advice.

✨ Spec Map: Twilight Shimmer

We’re highlighting a new spec map starter as an inspiration for special finishes you can achieve on your iRacing paints. The latest is Twilight Shimmer, a lustrous metallic effect that’s sure to catch the eye with a sparkle. (I should write for jewelry commercials.) Learn how to achieve the effect in Paint Builder or the design app of your choice with our blog or Instagram post.

🌟 Fresh Official Paints

Even though the 2025 racing season is winding down, we’ve still got some new Verified Official Paints in the Showroom this week — many thanks to Ryan Daley.

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

🏎️ Staff Picks

There’s a lot that happens in the Showroom each week, but these paints are a small sample of those that stood out to the Trading Paints team.

seven x seven Porsche GT3R 2025 by Takeshi Ito - Trading Paints

Japan, Super GT, 2025

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Pontiac Grand Prix Cherry Coke #28 by Joseph R Davis - Trading Paints

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Audi Marlboro by Clyde Coman - Trading Paints

Marlboro Audi

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Kia Habor Freight by Clyde Coman - Trading Paints

Bauer Tool Brand from Harbor Freight on the Kia Optima.

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JTCC HONDA Castrol Mugen Accord design Kia Optima by Kojiro Y. - Trading Paints

1997 JTCC HONDA Castrol Mugen Accord design Kia Optima

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V8 Supercar Camaro 7 Eleven by Clyde Coman - Trading Paints

7 Eleven logoed to death on the Camaro V8 Supercar Gen 3

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Locke Dill Dirt Late Model! by Cody G Williams - Trading Paints

Locke Dill Dirt Late Model! Follow me for more paints @cody_williams_design on Instagram, and Facebook!

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Toyota Sprint Car by Matthew Meyer3 - Trading Paints

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#32 Caliber Auto Body / Rajah Caruth Concept by Vincent Giacalone - Trading Paints

A scheme for a high-caliber driver. Was inspired by the company’s old logo when I sketched this.

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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.

Precision Speed Solutions 29 by Wyatt Blair | 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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Shiny Superior Number by Dale Perfect | 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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499P by Dave Marx | 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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3_sm by Samuel Malone | 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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67 by Dustin William Owen Dawes | 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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Salt Box Hero by Julian M. | 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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8_sm by Samuel Malone | 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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17 by Mark Billen | 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 selected this lovely Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3 from Paco Ramos as this week’s Paint of the Week.

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! 🏁