Art & Inspiration Candy, Lace, Flake, Flames... wanna see WILD custom paint...

Yeah Walt is still painting in simi vally calif

 

This gumball-themed T-Bucket I saw last weekend really looks inspired by the late 60s/early 70s psychedelic look.


Video and more pics of it at http://www.tbucketplans.com/2010/07/21/the-gumball-machine-t-bucket/

 

Some more photos from the amazing Howard Gribble Collection...

I know... bikes... but you can see cars in the background

 

Paint by the legendary Bill Carter. Nice!

 

I didn't catch anything with "cobwebs". My Pop's lowrider had a wild paint sceme and had a "cobweb" sprayed onto it. I'll se if I can find a picture. Anybody know anything about that spray tech. and when it was popular?

 

National Paint winner Revell-pactra 1963.

 

Here are some cobwebs... And veiling gun paint.

Howard Gribble Photo Collection












Larry Watson paint on Jerry Preston 1959 ElCamino. (Jerry Preston Photo)

 

Rik, thats a great shot of Jerry Preston's El Camino!

Here's a couple from Watson's house. Some veiling he did.


Watson's 2 headed veiling gun, made specifically for him by a Binks rep.


And here is some cobwebbing Alex Valdez did on my car. Just threw some in the recesses of the ribbons.

 

I shot a pic of this custom Badillac at the Tower show in Fresno,CA earlier this year, reminded me of LW... R.I.P. Larry Watson

 

this is a bad ass thread. keep them photos coming,

 

Such a inspiring thread... All time fav.. Please keep the pics coming guys..

 

'flake is 'flake! Bike's are cool here!! Great pix posting.

 

Here's a video of LBCC Member and Painter Extraordinaire, Alex Valdez making it look easy. Here he is laying down the crazy tape endless line panels on RJ's Riviera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QddlCq2ceVE

 

Love this thread.

 

If i remember right cobwebbing was done with unthinned lacquer sprayed at very low pressure.

 

That is muy grande, I gotta go change my shorts now

 

Did you make these little sticky circles or do you buy them somewhere???

 

Much like making grilles from drawer pulls, it's also amazing the things one can do with what you find in 'Office Supplies'...
Avery Round Labels.
Those are what I used to do...


And...

Nice and low tack so they remove easily and they leave no residue.

 

Mine's definitely not as crazy as most of the jobs in this thread, but here's the lace and flake roof on my 54 Customline...

 

silver and gold basecoat , and 7 coats with HoK tangerine candy...

 

...and more flake! silver with candy tangerine..

 

photos....

 

that's fuckin insane Eryk !!!! Where are the other pics !!! i need more !

 

Anybody know what year this photo was shot? '68??

 

Tom, THIS IS SOME FINE, FINE WORK!!!

There's some techniques here that I haven't seen anybody do correctly since the '70's....

Where did get your training or learn how to do this?

I'd like to get you to come to states and paint my car!

Larry

 

now thats a good lookin chevy

i love that truck!

 

Lace and Flake
how i wish i could do that......
very nice

 

some of my favorites.

 

What a great compilation!

Thanks for the awesome pics!

John

 

Man, I could reference these photos for the rest of my life!!! Keep this thread alive!!! What a great compilation of incredible work!