step one: apply lace step two: paint step three: remove lace I'm not really a bodyman but I believe I heard it explained one time and that was basically the gist of it
Basecoat to color. overlay with lace spray seconday through lace remove lace apply other color/topcoat with clear sand and buff till your arm falls off.
As above...... Just to add----some folks spray a light coat of spray trim adhesive on the back side of the lace to keep it in place while spraying color. A little wax n grease remover will cut the glue residue if any gets left behind. Don't be afraid--lace is really quite simple, and the effect *can* be excellent!
Just a tip I have read and experienced. Make sure your lace is pulled pretty tight if it's loosely laid you get some fading or blending at the edges. Just depends on the look your going for. Here is a pretty cool thread for a 70's book Slag found at a swap. I have since picked up a copy on ebay. Pretty cool: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31128
Funny, I always thought the riddle of lace was WHY in the world anyone ever did it to begin with. My old Roadster, built in 1969, had lace on the bed cover in gold base color and the Firemist Cranberry Metallic top coat plus clearcoat.
In the Peterson "How to" books from the sixtys the paint and bodywork book has a section on lace paint jobs and even gives credit to the guy who developed the techneque by shooting over a chicks painties that were left in his shop..no ****. Somebody might have that book, Mine is long gone!
O.K. here's how I see it. 1) Painter/bodyman smooth talks girlfriend into removing *******. 2) Says wrong thing to girl or calls her by wrong name. 3)Girl storms out half dressed leaving ******* behind. 4)Guy gets back at girl by firing up spraygun and paints *******, WA-LA new custom paint method. 5) Call Hot Rod magazine for feature story.
I hope he was doing a peanut tank on a bike! I'd hate to see the gal with lace drawers big enough to use on a roof AAAAACK!
posted this some time ago it has pictures and how too's http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31128&showall=1
It's funny how these things take on a life of their own. Back on point, I thought one would use a strip of lace (half inch or so) and use it like a stripe. Kind of a sissy racing stripe.
My daughter did this a couple years ago with rattle can. As you can see, she hits her head on things a lot. Anyway. First she painted her helmet reddish pink. Then she streched fishnet (actually a mesh laundry bag from the dollar store) over the dried paint. Secured the fishnet then painted the helmet black. Once dried, removed the fishnet. Then you clear coat it (although she did not clear coat this). Same thing, just use lace, but this shows the "basic" idea",,,,, and a 13 year old did it.
This was my first attempt, as follows: 1. Spray copper base coat 2. Apply Fine-Line tape 'stripe' 3. Spray black between the panels, fogging into lace area 4. Apply lace undies 5. Spray black thru lace into panel areas 6. Remove lace undies (he he) and Fine-Line tape 7. Clear and polish Sorta an experiment that came out OK.
i did a lace job on a58 ranchero, about 5 years ago now.it was the first car i had seen done lately .now,it's all the rage... i'm glade it's back .
finding good condition ol lace table cloths is gettin harder to do too as ya can only use them once..
Here's a little bit on how we did mine.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119568&showall=1
A commonly used trick was to slightly dampen the lace with water. The water weighted down the lace, kept it uniform and kept it from moving when the air hit it. Also no glue residues to worry about etc.
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