Leo Martínez
iRacing is a leading motorsport simulation game that allows users to design, share, and race with their own custom paints and liveries. To turn on the Show Custom Paint option, users must have a custom paint file in the folder for the specific car being edited. This can be achieved by using the Trading Paints software, which automatically loads custom paints when running in the background while racing. Additionally, users can create custom paint schemes using compatible art programs, such as Photoshop or GIMP, and download paint templates provided by iRacing. However, some users have reported issues with the Show Custom Paint option being greyed out or unavailable, which may be due to missing paint files or other technical glitches.
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What You'll Learn
Ensure you have Trading Paints installed
Trading Paints is an essential tool for custom liveries in iRacing. It is a free-to-use iRacing livery content browser, where you can choose from thousands of liveries created by the community. It is also where you can design, share, and race your own custom paints.
To ensure you have Trading Paints installed, you can follow these steps:
- Download Trading Paints.
- Open the Trading Paints program (not the website).
- Go to Advanced Options and select "Keep my paints synced from the website".
- Go to General Settings and select "Automatically refresh paints".
- Launch iRacing after selecting a paint from the website for it to refresh.
After installing Trading Paints, you can check if it is working correctly by heading over to iRacing. Click on "My Content" and then go into your cars. You should see your custom liveries on your cars here. However, sometimes Trading Paints takes a little while to update this screen. Instead, click on the three dots next to your car's name and select "Paint". This will open up the interactive car model, which should display your Trading Paints custom livery.
If you are unable to view your custom paints, it may be that you need to open the Trading Paints Downloader to refresh the paint schemes. If you are in a server and notice that custom liveries are not showing, open the Downloader, and after a few seconds, the custom paints will appear on the cars in the server.
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Open Trading Paints Downloader while racing
To turn on custom paints in iRacing, you need to run the Trading Paints software in the background. This will automatically load the files for you. You can only see the custom paints in-game if you run this software.
To use the Trading Paints Downloader while racing, you must first create an account. To do this, you need an active iRacing subscription so that you can input your iRacing customer ID. You will also need to provide a standard email address and password. Once you have created an account, you will need to activate it by clicking a link sent to your iRacing Private Message inbox.
After creating an account, you can design, share, and race your own custom paints through Trading Paints. You can choose to share your paint scheme with the wider iRacing audience, or keep your paints private for friends or your race team only.
To apply your custom paint to your car in iRacing, select "Race this paint" in the Trading Paints Downloader program. The next time your car appears in a session with the program running, it should appear with your custom paint. You can view and manage all your custom paint assignments in the 'My Paints' section.
It is important to note that you will not be able to create your own liveries without a Trading Paints Pro account. The Trading Paints Builder, included with a Pro account, helps you create liveries without complicated photo-editing software.
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Custom paints will appear on cars after a few moments
To see custom paints on cars in iRacing, you must have Trading Paints software running in the background. This software is free to use and allows you to design, share, and race with your own custom paints. It is also where you can download custom-designed car liveries created by the iRacing community.
To use Trading Paints, you must first download and install the software. Then, when you are racing, ensure that the Trading Paints Downloader is open. iRacing will then provide Trading Paints with a list of cars in the session that require custom paints. Trading Paints will then fetch the corresponding paints and load them into iRacing.
To assign a custom paint to your car, navigate to the paint you want to use and click the "Race this paint" button. You must be logged in to Trading Paints to do this. Then, the next time your car appears in a session with the Trading Paints Downloader running, your custom paint should appear.
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To assign a paint, click the Race this paint button
To assign an iRacing paint to your car, you need to navigate to the paint you would like to use and click the "Race this paint" button. This will automatically assign the selected livery to your car in iRacing. However, to do this, you must be logged in to Trading Paints. Once you have selected "Race this paint", the next time your car appears in a session with the Trading Paints Downloader program running, you should see the selected livery on your car.
After selecting to race a paint scheme, it will be shown in your 'My Paints' section, where you can see and manage all the custom paints you have assigned previously. You can use the Trading Paints Paint Builder, included with a Trading Paints Pro account, to create simple custom paints. Without a Pro account, you will not be able to create your own liveries. The Trading Paints Builder helps you create liveries without complicated photo-editing software. Paint Builder is simple enough to use for beginners, yet powerful enough for advanced painting pros.
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You can also create your own custom paint scheme
IRacing supports two modes for modifying the paint on your car. The first is through the paint shop found in the UI. The second is creating your own custom paint scheme.
To create a custom paint scheme, you will need an art program that is compatible with Adobe Photoshop layered PSD files, such as Photoshop or GIMP. It is recommended to download the provided paint templates by going to My Content -> Car Manager -> Download Template in the iRacing UI.
After downloading a car template, you can open it in Photoshop. The file will consist of a selection of layers. Some of these layers can be painted over, while some should be left alone. Typically, the lowest layer in the hierarchy is where you should create your design. You can see examples within this folder by turning on and off the pre-existing car_decal layer as well as the others. Essentially, the car template shows every part of your car laid flat.
Once you've created your custom paint scheme, you'll need to upload the TGA file to the correct folder on your PC. To view a custom paint scheme you created in the iRacing simulator, you should place a 24-bit TGA with RLE compression enabled in the folder for the car being edited. For example, for the Chevrolet SS – Gen 6 car, the folder path is \Documents\iRacing\paint\stockcars chevyss.
Other users won’t be able to see a custom car scheme unless they also have your files on their local machine. To share your custom paint scheme with others, you can use Trading Paints, a free tool for custom liveries in iRacing. You can design, share, and race your own custom paints all through Trading Paints. You can create a scheme to share with the wider iRacing audience or keep your paints private, only to be used by your friends or race team.
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Frequently asked questions
To turn on "Show Custom Paint", you need to have a custom paint file in the paint folder for the car you wish to edit. You can create your own custom paint scheme using an art program compatible with Adobe Photoshop layered PSD files, such as Photoshop or GIMP. You can also download custom-designed car liveries from third-party sources like Trading Paints.
One possible reason is that you might not have a paint file in the correct folder for the car being edited. Ensure that your custom paint file is in the right folder, and that Trading Paints is installed and running in the background.
Trading Paints is a free tool for custom liveries in iRacing. To use it, download and install the Trading Paints software, and ensure it is running in the background while you race. Then, download and select the custom paint scheme you wish to use, and it will automatically load into iRacing.
