This Week on Trading Paints: November 21, 2025

Welcome to This Week on Trading Paints, the pulse on what’s happening in the Trading Paints world while you’re turning hot laps for the iRacing SCCA Runoffs.

🧑‍🎨 ICYMI: Michael Miceli a.k.a. RaceArtist in the spotlight

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.

🏎️ Staff Picks

These are a few new paints that Team Trading Paints is enjoying.

Aston GT3 N24 by Patrick Lindsey - Trading Paints

Based on the Aston Martin Vantage N24 that raced in the Nurburgring 24 as a GT4 “prototype” in 2006. Also, James May drove this car while naked on an episode of Top Gear.

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1987 #12 Slick Johnson Hesco Exhaust by Ryan Daley - Trading Paints

Slick Johnson raced this #12 Hesco Exhaust car in some of the early 1987 short track races! Thanks to Bryan Hallman for reference photo help. All logos and contingencies created by hand. @ryandaleydesigns

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1987 #30 Michael Waltrip Dominos Pizza Chevy With Numbers by Ryan Daley - Trading Paints

Here is Michael Waltrip’s 1987 Domino’s Pizza car! They were on the car for a few races early on in the season. With Numbers. All logos and contingencies created by hand. @ryandaleydesigns

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Whelen Engineering #31 Cadillac V-Series.R 2025 IMSA Daytona Test Livery by Samuel J Ball - Trading Paints

Whelen Engineering Cadillac livery ran on the #31 car during the Daytona test at the end of the 2025 season. Driven by Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti.

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Xtreme Color Saturn Ion Red Line by Vincent Giacalone - Trading Paints

A black and blue Saturn Ion accented with neon pink and sky blue, with a retro / throwback look based on the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division (which was made up of four regional tours - Northwest, Southwest, Midwest and Southeast). Thanks to 8cyl_ / SuperMotorsport Designs for the template and LarryFoyt50 for the QP logo.

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Carson Rothwell Big Block Modified! by Cody G Williams - Trading Paints

Carson Rothwell Big Block Modified! Follow me for more paints @cody_williams_design on Instagram, and Facebook!

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Tony Stewart 3 Doors Down Mini Stock by Grant Parker - Trading Paints

Tony Stewart 3 Doors Down Mini Stock

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Ford GT GT2 Porsche Safety Car by Dustin William Owen Dawes - Trading Paints

Caution’s out.

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Car City Rug - GT2 by Carson Rowland - Trading Paints

https://www.tradingpaints.com/collections/view/287699/Car-City-Rug-Series

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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.

Cool Fast Number 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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98 Blue & yellow by Logan Truitt | 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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Divine Magnificent Number by Kellen Keller | 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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zerodeiish by Thadeeus Freel Jr. | 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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Nifty Snappy Number 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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Keep posting your numbers to the Number Showroom, and we’ll continue to share what we like!

🏆 Paint of the Week

Our Community Manager Patrick chose this fictional Mobil 1 Mercedes-AMG GT4 from Tom H. as this week’s Paint of the Week on Instagram.

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! 🏁