So after a lot of planning and making schedules work we finally got a chance to paint my T-Birds roof. My friends Alan (Kustombuick on here) and his boss Jon at Byers Customs hooked me up big time. This is not meant to be a how to but with so many steps I thought I'd share what it took. So here's the pictures. Gold Base with Gold Flake Cleared sanded and ready Lay out the patterns Tape out the "endless lines" in the first panels Chase them all with burgandy Pull tape and fog all the edges pray on a few coats of candy Brandywine Starting to take shape
Now it's time for some Granny Panny lace. Add a few coats of candy Fogging a detail the edges More fogging at the other panels to create separation Unmask it all and spray lots o candy At this point it looks like it's all gone....but it's just hiding.
And now it's time for the STAR I had a stencil done to make it possible to peel in sections Jon was then able to shade it in sections It matches the 56' Lincoln hubcap center that I'll be running sometimes. A little more shading and just the right touch of white. Now we buried the whole thing in many, many coats of clear As it sits right now. I'll be going to get the car later today as it has sat in the both all weekend. Can't wait to see it in the sun light. Just using a small light source makes it jump out at you. It was really hard to photograph as the camera flash would just create a Gold sheen. Really need to thank Alan and Jon again cause this came out better than I had dreamed and will make a major change in the car. As soon as I get some pics in the sun I'll post......but I am in the Northwest.
Dammit........pics didn't load right. anyone know how to make them bigger. I pulled them from my Fotki like I always do.
So bitchin! Id love to see a pic of the whole car. It's amazing how much work goes into a job like that, takes real skill and patience for sure. Nice work!!
Lookin good Keith, on our way down to drag it out of the booth, and looks like the sun might peek out...Alan
Alan was right, the Gods are Happy and the Sun came out. Here's a couple pics. Alan feel free to add some if yours came out better. I can't put all the trim back on til after we Cut & Buff.
Keith, In fotki you have to modify your "album properties" , then select "Advance properties" and then select "Photo view size". I like to use 750 x 750.