Art & Inspiration The **OFFICIAL** door lettering thread

Two from Bowling Green's Hot Rod Reunion.

 

Thanks Phillips- I guess I should've saved it when I saw it the first time. I'll probably never dig that up again seeing as we have half a dozen a day of the "should I buy this" threads.

 

033106 Goodguys Del Mar 056 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

Door sign i did on this COE, won best of show @ Herten KKF

Proud!

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COE- Owner Harry Bakker and Jacob Poutsma by basezum posted Jul 3, 2014 at 7:27 PM

Doorlogo done by www.futurerelics.com by basezum posted Jul 3, 2014 at 7:27 PM

Doorlogo done by www.futurerelics.com by basezum posted Jul 3, 2014 at 7:27 PM

 

121308 Mooneyes Xmas Party 691 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

Here's mine straight out of
San Antonio Texas.
Wish I could fine some history on it.

 

Awesum work basezum! That's a very cool show in Germany too. Googled because I had no idea where it was. Some cool stuff on YouTube from the show. Kinda cool to see Germans taking up the culture.

 

120807 Mooneyes Xmas Party 178 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

120807 Mooneyes Xmas Party 221 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

This was done by the late Jere Harley in '87.

 

one i did last week

 

061409 39th Annual Antique Nationals 108 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

A chronology of a restored and still running race car from build in Willie's garage in 1962 4 days and nights later to 1st day at Westhampton Dragstrip on LI, fast foward to 1965 in new paint and lettering. Then 2009 pinstriper Larry Nesgro lettering it and the finished product.

Pat

 

011412 25th Annual Vista Burger Run 130 by SoCalCarCulture, on Flickr

 

All that was left of lettering when I bought Norfolk, NB's '63 GMC/Christopher ambulance. Johnny Carson's boyhood home.

 

the new squirrel door

 

The Bigbossman called in saturday to do a bit more lettering on my Willys, we were ready for him though, we armed ourselves with danish pastrys

He originally was only going to add the gas class prefix on the roof but his brushes just kept going !!!

Heres a few pics and video of Ian at work, Ian gives a few tips in the videos, worth warching.

Apparently Asda cans make the best mixing pots


























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Got the gold leaf and brushwork down...clear coat next

 

Brian Chollett came out today and did some lettering on the dragster hauler, Said he'd be back out when it cures to scuf it down alittle ,,, Tim Jones

 

Charlie Tyre did the lettering on Gene's Moonlighter & Greg's shop truck. HRP

 

DutchDude-
That Chevelle KICKS ASS! Nice work, I love what you've done!

 

Any of you painters ever use anything besides sign paint? I can't get 1 Shot in my city. No one carries it. I've been doing a little painting and ran out of a couple colors, so I went down to the True Value Hardware and picked up some smalls of XO Rust enamel. It's True Values house brand of rustoleum. I don't know how well it will wear or last, but I'll be damn if it doesn't flow better than my 1 Shot and they have some cool colors. 4.99 a half pint too.

 

Mr. Ratford46...
I find it hard to believe that you can't find 1-Shot in Roanoke VA, 'cause that's a good size town. I live in a small coastal town in Oregon, and I've got 2 places here that sell it...you just hafta find the right place.
Have you tried a Sign supply warehouse?? How 'bout an automotive paint store?? That you should definately have in your city.
If those don't work, then go to a sign shop. (not a "Quickie Sign" shop, as they'll only use vinyl.) Find a good old fashioned sign painter, and ask if you can buy small ammounts of basic colours from him. (We don't bite, ya know!)
Actually...I think you may be suprised at how much he'll be willing to share with you, as far as knowledge, supply sources, and tricks of the trade.

Give those a try, and if you can't find someone, let me know...I've got leads.

 

We added a little more to the tailgate of the wagon. I had to get a Tetanus shot while I was working on it

 

Some quarters I lettered on a '55 gasser last week.

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Thanks Patrick46. The last auto paint store that carried here stopped a few years ago. Everything has gone vinyl. I ordered some from Rayco. Seemed to be a decent price. I found that the XO black and white don't flow well. Colors do well though. As far as I can determine, we have 2 strippers and no real hand letterers in this city of 100,000, and I've been checking things out for years.

 

does this 55 belong to the same guy who owns "The Old Dirty Bastard"

 

Yup, that's him. You know him?

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