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How to Make a Team Paint in Iracing

How to make a team paint in iRacing: quick, step-by-step guide for iRacing drivers to create, share and apply a team livery so you can fix paint issues fast.

If you’re asking how to make a team paint in iRacing, the short answer is: build the livery with the iRacing paint template, export the skin folder, and copy that same folder into each teammate’s Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID> folder so everyone selects the identical skin in the garage. You’re in the right place to get that done fast.

how to make a team paint in iracing — Quick Answer

Create a team livery in the paintkit or graphics editor, package the folder, have teammates place it in Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID>, restart iRacing, then each driver picks the skin in the garage before the session.

What’s really going on

iRacing doesn’t force skins to remote machines. A “team paint” is simply the same skin folder installed on every teammate’s computer. The sim reads any folders in Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID>, and those folder names appear as selectable skins in the garage. If a teammate doesn’t have the folder (or it’s in the wrong place), they’ll see a different or default paint.

Step-by-step fix

Create the livery: open the iRacing paint template (Photoshop/GIMP or the iRacing paintkit) and design the team livery. Export/save the complete skin folder when finished.
Verify structure: confirm the folder contains the same files your editor exported (no extra nested folders). It should be a single folder you can copy.
Identify the car ID: find the car’s folder under Documents\iRacing\paint\cars\ — that’s the target path teammates must use.
Share the skin: zip the skin folder and send via cloud, team drive, or email. Tell teammates to unzip it directly into Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID>\ (not inside another folder).
Restart iRacing: everyone closes and reopens iRacing so the sim reads new skins.
Select the skin: in the garage/paint selection, each driver chooses the shared skin from the dropdown and confirms the car number and position.

Extra tips / checklist

Exact folder placement matters: wrong path or an extra nested folder prevents detection.
Filenames and folder names can be anything, but keep them consistent so teammates know which to pick.
If the skin doesn’t appear, restart iRacing and double-check you put the folder under the correct car ID.
Team members must use the same car model/version; mismatched updates can break compatibility.
Avoid duplicate car numbers in the same session — iRacing requires unique numbers unless the series allows it.

FAQs

Q: Can the team leader push a paint to everyone automatically?
A: No. iRacing won’t force-install skins. Each teammate must place the skin folder in their Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID>.

Q: Where exactly do I put the folder?
A: Into Documents\iRacing\paint\cars<carID>. Unzip the skin folder directly there (so the skin folder is a child of the carID folder).

Q: My skin shows up but graphics are wrong — what now?
A: Check you used the right paint template for that car and that all exported files are present. Also confirm everyone has the same car update build.

Q: Can I use a cloud link or Git to manage team paints?
A: Yes. Zip the skin and host it on a shared drive or repo; teammates download and unzip to the correct folder. Just keep version names consistent.

Short wrap-up

Make the team paint once, distribute the exact folder to teammates, and everyone selects it in the garage. If it doesn’t show, check the path and restart iRacing — that fixes most problems. Next step: run a quick practice to verify everyone’s livery displays correctly before race day.