Project : Got Chrome

[vietnamezerice]

I'm liking the green paint

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by himynamebebrian

do you have an air brush? i think it would be sweet if you found a mettalic green or whatever color you want to airbrush a little line from the bottom all the way around that fades almost like steam coming off water ya know but on the side of your car.

that would be cool, and yes i am airbrushing this. i might look into that for a future project though. good idea

Originally Posted by xmoracer0

nice i am looking forward to seeing what its gonna look like when done

thanks, me too

Originally Posted by dccracing

nice paint. i like the metalic black. what wheels are you planing on using on this thing?

unsure on the wheels yet. what that mainly depends on is the finished product. depending on how well it turns out depends on if this is getting lifted with some aoshimas or if i slam it to the ground.

Originally Posted by deckerz

when i read 'project: got chrome' i thought the final paint job would be the shiny chrome paint like this.

i was originally planning on it being just chrome, but i changed my mind on that.

Originally Posted by dccracing

ya i thought so too. kinda like the mclaren mercedes f1 team paint

we might see if i can get something in the future that will bring out the shine that much

Originally Posted by vietnamezerice

I'm liking the green paint

me too, but its not green anymore....................

ill get some update pics later, got the last coat of black on and getting ready to mask it tonight for the next color

[zippo855]

well i got the last coat of black on and masked off the design og the paintjob. here's some pics.
ghost flames

[wadethejuggalo]

really nice funny how this went from chrome to green to black to now black with green flames

[Lancer_Man]

Wow! Nice looking paintjob there. Just some suggestions for next time:

I'd make the flames originate from off of the body. Your flames form from one point, rather than continuing off of the side, hood, bedcover, or whatever. That's just my style - do what you feel is right.

You have some overspray on the bedcover. If I'm using stencils or tape, I always cover the whole area up. Paint has a tendency to get where you don't want it to be.

Looks like there is some rough texture on the flames in some spots. I think you may want to thin the paint down a little. But the black is looking spot-on, so it may be the paint. It can be fixed by putting the clear coat on and polishing it up.

Nice work! Keep it up Zippo.

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by wadethejuggalo

really nice funny how this went from chrome to green to black to now black with green flames

lol yeah, should have called it project, air brush test body, lol.

Originally Posted by Lancer_Man

Wow! Nice looking paintjob there. Just some suggestions for next time:

I'd make the flames originate from off of the body. Your flames form from one point, rather than continuing off of the side, hood, bedcover, or whatever. That's just my style - do what you feel is right.
trust me, the next one isnt going to go over any curves, or edges, the mask didn't want to stay.
You have some overspray on the bedcover. If I'm using stencils or tape, I always cover the whole area up. Paint has a tendency to get where you don't want it to be.
i knew you would pick up on that, and yeah i painted the rest of them no issues, but saw that on the bed, so i am going to try to wet sand it off, but might have to go back over it.
Looks like there is some rough texture on the flames in some spots. I think you may want to thin the paint down a little. But the black is looking spot-on, so it may be the paint. It can be fixed by putting the clear coat on and polishing it up.
i thinned it down to about the same as the black, my gun likes the paint really thin. i am thinking it was the paint itself. but definately will be wet sanding and clearcoatting it.
Nice work! Keep it up Zippo.

thanks man, definately will be practing more, got a few more bodies that are screaming for a paint job.

[Lancer_Man]

Instead of wet-sanding, I'd try polishing compound to get the overspray off. It gives you more control over what to take off. Good luck! You can always do another bedcover if anything happens, it's not like it's the body.

-LM

[xmodzracer]

actually the overspray looks kinda cool. at least from the angle in the picture it does

[TripleXmodder(akaXXX)]

I like the subtleness of the design. How the flames are close in color to the rest of the body. Then pops out in different angles. Georgeous. Nice job man.

[zippo855]

Originally Posted by Lancer_Man

Instead of wet-sanding, I'd try polishing compound to get the overspray off. It gives you more control over what to take off. Good luck! You can always do another bedcover if anything happens, it's not like it's the body.

-LM

hmm, i might try that, any particular brand of polishing compound?

Originally Posted by xmodzracer

actually the overspray looks kinda cool. at least from the angle in the picture it does

thanks, it just looks out of place though.

Originally Posted by TripleXmodder(akaXXX)

I like the subtleness of the design. How the flames are close in color to the rest of the body. Then pops out in different angles. Georgeous. Nice job man.

thanks man. thats what i was shooting for. once i get my fine tip for my airbrush i want a go at some actual ghost flames. with the fine tip i can highlight the flames better to make them a more subtle change.

[Lancer_Man]

I use TurtleWax, or something with turtle in it. I've heard it's not the best, but it has always worked well for me. I know that Bondo uses Tamiya brand, but I couldn't find any, so I stuck with the Turtle brand.

-LM

[bondo]

Originally Posted by Lancer_Man

I use TurtleWax, or something with turtle in it. I've heard it's not the best, but it has always worked well for me. I know that Bondo uses Tamiya brand, but I couldn't find any, so I stuck with the Turtle brand.

-LM

by no means is turtlewax bad, but it has a higher abbrasive content then the tamiya.
when i'm ready to cut and polish, it's a 5 part step.
1000,2000 grit for cut, turtlewax medium compound,3M shine restore followed by tamiya fine compound.
alot of steps but this is the result.



if you guys need some tamiya i have a few unopened tubes i might be willing to part with.

the truck looks killer!
the flames arent exactly "ghost" but their laid out perfectly and blend REAL well.
if you want to lay out "ghost" designs it's best to thin out you ghost color to almost water consistancy.
trace the edges of the design with a fine spray follwed by a fine mist over the entire design.
something like this.

if you dont highlight the edges you end up with a 1d design.


1D does'nt look bad at all but the 3d "pops".

[Lancer_Man]

Okay, thanks for clearing that up Bondo! I'll have to try some of those flames, they look killer.

-LM