Crankin Out Custom Painted Bodies

[CaboWabo]

Here’s my first flame job.
I used liquid mask and painted completely backwards, starting with white first, moving to yellow, red, then the metallic blue.
I like how it turned out, the flames look more realistic.
As always, pictures never quite seem to do the ride justice, but here’s the new hotness:

This next S-2000 (you know I can’t stay away) was built for the track:

You know, I’m actually starting to like some of these sport bodies, the colored transparency kinda sets off the right paint job.
The windows make me think of a ricer kiddie car.
oh yea, this is spray paint.
coat of white.
coat of metallic blue.
coat of dark metallic blue.
detail painting.
clear coated.

[Shypo]

Damn those paint jobs are fine as man

[barto_85]

yeah, all three cars are really nice. nice job on the flames.

[Impreza]

I like the flames as well, but I think I am most partial to the last one as it shows skill to blend the colors like that:) How did you get it so even CaboWabo?

[barto_85]

yeah that is great, how did you do that? and i like the purple windows too.

[spanky]

purple windows are from a purple ms sport car. he probably just left them as is.. it looks awesome.

[CaboWabo]

thanks pimps:smiley2:

I used spray paints and gently started from the rear and worked my way towards the front.
Takes some practice cuz it’s easy to over-spray or spray too heavily on the rear and not enough on the front for the fade.
The car was a MS Pro and came with transparent purple so I just used the purple to accent the paint job.

[barto_85]

yeah it looks really good, well done cabo.

[SurfmyStrat]

i think all the cars look superb, except for one detail. Im not trying to be negative or anything like that but imho i dont like the silver on windows on the car with flames, it looks to ehhh, hard to explain. Other then that, your the man of the hour, if there was a ausmicro.com award for painting you would have it!!!:D:p:smiley2::smiley16:

[DaveF]

The fade looks very professional. well done.

[ph2t]

Cabo, how did you do the flames? Was this a layered masking job? Hand painted?

Cheers,

ph2t.

[CaboWabo]

Thanks pimps.

SurfmyStrat – you’re not the only one to say that, payaso don’t like my mirrored winders either, I’m torn:) – thanks for the input homie!

ph2t – I masked the windshield and head/tail lights. I painted her white. I then took liquid mask and painted that on by hand in the shape of how I wanted my white flames. After the liquid mask dried, I sprayed her yellow. Then I did the same process and started to use the liquid mask again and painted it on how I wanted my yellow flames to take shape. Once dried, I painted it red. Again, with the liquid mask – in the shape of how I wanted my red flames, once dried, I painted it the rest of the way with the dark metallic blue. From there it was just detailing.:smiley2:

[barto_85]

sounds like a timely process, came out looking good though, good job.

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