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It was difficult for me, too. I think mine is just ok, not great, but I did it quickly just to see if this method works at all.

1. Make a selection of the white areas of the car and save it to use later. I used the Quick Selection tool here for ease and speed, but it made a fairly sloppy selection. I would do it more carefully with the Pen tool if this were my project.

2. Sample the light blue color at the front of the car and the dark blue at the back of the car. Apply a gradient over the entire length of the car using these colors.

3. Use your saved selection and delete the gradient everywhere but on the white areas. Change the layer blend mode to Multiply.

4. I added some white noise to try to simulate the dustiness of the blue portions of the car.

I think the body of the car came out reasonably ok, but I'm not in love with the roof. It might be better to do the roof separately with its own gradient colors.

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