Finally...pinstripe done

Finally got my flamejob pinstriped. Here's a pic:

http://www.cofba.org/users/zeppelin/LarrysFormula/pinstripe4.jpg

Larry:cool:

Originally posted by lfish
Finally got my flamejob pinstriped. Here's a pic:

http://www.cofba.org/users/zeppelin/LarrysFormula/pinstripe4.jpg

Larry:cool: holy flames :eek: looks good :)

Damn! That's a sparkly nose :D

Originally posted by Brent94Z
Damn! That's a sparkly nose :D

Ya, seriously! :eek:

There must have more metallic content in the paint than pigment!

:thumb:

:D

Ya, kinda overdid it with the flake. Hadn't sprayed it before so we didn't know how much we wanted to use. Definitely see it coming :D

Heres a couple more pics:
http://www.cofba.org/users/zeppelin/LarrysFormula/pinstripe3.jpg
http://www.cofba.org/users/zeppelin/LarrysFormula/pinstripe1.jpg

Larry:cool:

Nice ride!!!


-Mike

Originally posted by lfish
Ya, kinda overdid it with the flake. Hadn't sprayed it before so we didn't know how much we wanted to use. Definitely see it coming :D

Larry:cool:

You did that yourself from what I remember, right? That looks awesome! I think it may be a little too "sparkly" but it sure does make that thing stand out! :D . Nice ride! I'd love to see it in person! I really like the front GFX!

Chad - "White Ghost" (http://94whitez28.tripod.com)

Originally posted by lfish
Ya, kinda overdid it with the flake. Hadn't sprayed it before so we didn't know how much we wanted to use. Definitely see it coming :D



No, no, I didn't mean to imply that I thought you over did it... it is just more metallic than I am used to seeing. However, I LIKE it. That color combo works well and IMO the extra flake doesn't look gaudy at all... looks good!

:eek: AAAAAAHHHH MY RETINAS!

hehehe jk ;)

Looks really awesome with that hood. KUDOS :bow:

Originally posted by Brent94Z
No, no, I didn't mean to imply that I thought you over did it... it is just more metallic than I am used to seeing. However, I LIKE it. That color combo works well and IMO the extra flake doesn't look gaudy at all... looks good!

Thanks Brent. :D

Larry:cool:

Defiantly looks awesome. Did you guys mask the flames off yourself? If so, how hard was it because I will be doing it soon on a old tractor trailer. Also, is that just a green flake? What else mixes into the paint to spray flake? Thanks for the help and that looks awesome.

I sware that is the sweetest LT1 TAEVER!


Good Job man, please post more all around pics!

SWEET!!!! i think it looks great! nice job with it, and i like the whole color combo. awesome car man :D

Thanks for all the comments.

Ya, we masked it off ourselves. Drew it first in soapstone(many versions) until we were happy with all the licks, then taped it out in pinstripe tape, then copied it to the other side of the car, then taped it off. BIG Thanks to Dave Ostheimer in Sandusky, OH for the flames. He did the flame design and sprayed the color. I did as much grunt work as I could, taping, removing trim, etc., and picked out the color combo and flake, but he gets the credit for laying it on.

The color is the tips done in a lighter green metallic base coat, then the main candy color combo shot right over the black. Tons of green micro metal flake added to the candy. On a cloudy day it is very ghosty looking flames. In the sun, it is pretty bright.

BTW, the car is also a 396 stroker.:D

Larry:cool:

looks pretty good but what is that other design on the hood right at the front of the scoop

Its a free hand pinstripe design. Kinda looks like a cross from a distance. He started out with a small flaming heart in the middle and then just went on from there in a couple colors.

Larry:cool:

Originally posted by Sssmokin2
sorry to rain on everyones parade,,,but did you guys actually look at that thing with your eyez OPEN?? i almost threw up when i saw GREEN METALLIC,,,yea nuff said green metallic,,,,a bit overdone?? JUST A TAD DON"T YOU THINK,,,that looks like you spent hours and hours detailing the little end of the flames,,which i give you PROPS for,,,but dude,,,did you actually think that turned out good?? just my personal opinion,,and glad i don't have to see that thing driving around my town,,you would be laughed at,,,even from the ricers,,,,,nice try tho..:D

Welcome to the board! Glad you could make your 1st post so insightful.:rolleyes:

Larry:cool:

Originally posted by Sssmokin2
sorry to rain on everyones parade,,,but did you guys actually look at that thing with your eyez OPEN?? i almost threw up when i saw GREEN METALLIC,,,yea nuff said green metallic,,,,a bit overdone?? JUST A TAD DON"T YOU THINK,,,that looks like you spent hours and hours detailing the little end of the flames,,which i give you PROPS for,,,but dude,,,did you actually think that turned out good?? just my personal opinion,,and glad i don't have to see that thing driving around my town,,you would be laughed at,,,even from the ricers,,,,,nice try tho..:D

WOW, what a good intro!

Troll :rolleyes:

I must say I don't like it. The colors dont go together well in my opinion. The way sparkly nose threw me for a whirl and its way overdone. I like a bit more subtle flames, not something like that.

Originally posted by Sssmokin2
sorry if it wasn't a pat on the back like everyone else does on here "ohh that looks awesome,,,oh your car is so hot" you people make me sick with your buddy buddy **** ,,,,GET OVER IT

ps- i think macco could have done better custom work for you bye now:D :bow: :)

No, not it at all. You either like flames, or you don't. You either like metalflake, or you don't. You either like black and green together, or ya don't. I'd be pretty arrogant to think everyone was going to dig how the car came out.

BUT....... there's something to be said for the phrase "Its not what you say, it's how you say it". Look at the post above. Dude didn't care for the way it came out. Posted his opinion in a courteous, respectful manner. Nobody on this board minds an opinion like his. Not at all the ***hole you sounded like in both posts. And BTW, macco is spelled with a capital M (Note to self and all parents:"Please........... keep your kids in school").

Larry

(Note to self and all parents:"Please........... keep your kids in school").

Well put.

I think your car is very original, good work.

car turned out very good love the flake i am doing black with ice blue flames an d metallic flake in the flames very nice . opinions are like ***holes everybody has one but others stink worse than others if everybodys car was the same than nobody would be different and that would suck to see the same f-bod running around oh wait that one has a different guy driving it. yeah that would suck good job on creativity and that is really nice

Kenny

It looks like you put a lot of work into it.

One question though....What is soapstone?

Originally posted by Sssmokin2
actually i've been a member of this board for well over a year,,,i made a new name

Oh...so ur a coward who makes a new sceen name just to flame someone? pretty darn cool and intelligent of u.

Hopefully u won't be lasting too long here. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by chevroletfreak
It looks like you put a lot of work into it.

One question though....What is soapstone?

It is used allot by welders and fabricators to mark steel when measuring it. It is a piece usually about 1/2" wide by about 6" long and about 1/8" thick. You shave it down to a kind of a point and use it like a pencil. Nice thing is that it rubs right off if you want to change it.

Larry:cool: