Old school race car lettering (with picts)

1971BB427 · May 3, 2011

Love it! Nothing like real paint!

rotten johnny · May 3, 2011

Falcon G***er said: ↑

John, I dont know if I would put the Chevy emblem on the rear quarter?

You know, I'm debating between the chevy emblem or Johnny (the painter) recommened putting a haunted house and graveyard with named toumbstones (for the ones we beat)(if any) all in black. That may be over the top or too much like a certain monster truck........What do you guys think?????

Claymart......you hit the nail square on the head. Untill the shadow....we both had lotsa doubt BUT who of belived a little black paint would bring this ALIVE......simply amazing.
Thank all of you guys for your opion.......I do apprecate it much

<TABLE style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px" cl***=tborder border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR ***le="Post 6509463" vAlign=top><TD cl***=alt2 width=125 align=middle>ClayMart</TD><TD cl***=alt1>Re: Old school race car lettering (with picts)

<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5; COLOR: #e5e5e5" SIZE=1>God love ya for going with the hand lettered job!

Plus your pictures tell a great story. Starts out with the vinyl job. It's OK. It's legible. But it's got no "oooomph", no heat, no soul. Then the brush job starts. The white base coat looks pretty good just by itself. Then the orange and green airbrush work. Ooooo! It's getting kind of muddy looking. Does this guy know what he's doing? All of a sudden there's a bit of drama and doubt. And then.... BLAMMO!!!! A clean black outline and a drop-shade! You ****ered us in and fooled us. Turns out your sign painter knew what he was doing all along!

Get us some nice pics outdoors at the track!
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px" cl***=tborder border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR ***le="Post 6509463" vAlign=top><TD cl***=alt2 width=125 align=middle>ClayMart</TD><TD cl***=alt1>Re: Old school race car lettering (with picts)

<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5; COLOR: #e5e5e5" SIZE=1>God love ya for going with the hand lettered job!

Plus your pictures tell a great story. Starts out with the vinyl job. It's OK. It's legible. But it's got no "oooomph", no heat, no soul. Then the brush job starts. The white base coat looks pretty good just by itself. Then the orange and green airbrush work. Ooooo! It's getting kind of muddy looking. Does this guy know what he's doing? All of a sudden there's a bit of drama and doubt. And then.... BLAMMO!!!! A clean black outline and a drop-shade! You ****ered us in and fooled us. Turns out your sign painter knew what he was doing all along!

Get us some nice pics outdoors at the track!
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px" cl***=tborder border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR ***le="Post 6509463" vAlign=top><TD cl***=alt2 width=125 align=middle>ClayMart</TD><TD cl***=alt1>Re: Old school race car lettering (with picts)
<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5; COLOR: #e5e5e5" SIZE=1>God love ya for going with the hand lettered job!

Plus your pictures tell a great story. Starts out with the vinyl job. It's OK. It's legible. But it's got no "oooomph", no heat, no soul. Then the brush job starts. The white base coat looks pretty good just by itself. Then the orange and green airbrush work. Ooooo! It's getting kind of muddy looking. Does this guy know what he's doing? All of a sudden there's a bit of drama and doubt. And then.... BLAMMO!!!! A clean black outline and a drop-shade! You ****ered us in and fooled us. Turns out your sign painter knew what he was doing all along!

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Click to expand...

jim_ss409 · May 3, 2011

Looks great! It's amazing how much difference the shadowing made.
The tombstone idea sounds good.

rotten johnny · May 3, 2011

Want your name on there????
How you doin Jim, I met your buddys with the white ford at milan, a coupla nice guys for sure. I do hope your commin out to the detroit dragwat reunion with that bad *** truck.....and Winston of corse

dragrcr50 · May 3, 2011

looks great. i wish someone in okc area still did this ...that will actually work..

rotten johnny · May 3, 2011

Man, I love your "J"

dogpatch customs · May 4, 2011

man that lettering looks awesome! congrats on the upgrade!
see ya at milan soon!
george

haroldd1963 · May 4, 2011

Looks Great!

oldpaint · May 5, 2011

Vinyl lettering ****s!

I applaud you for having yor race car hand lettered. Your Chevy II is one of a kind and real paint keeps it that way.

ClayMart · May 5, 2011

LOL! I'm flattered to be quoted, but three times in the same post is a little embarrasing!

13 · May 5, 2011

That is sick man! I appreciate the 'old school' look of hand painting/lettering instead of vinyl. There is an old sign painter up the street from my work, I'm thinking of having him do the numbers on my roundy-round car

Log in or Sign up

Old school race car lettering (with picts)

1971BB427
Member

from Oregon

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

jim_ss409
Member

from Ontario Canada

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

dragrcr50
Member

from Mustang Okla

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

dogpatch customs
Member

from ohio

haroldd1963
Member

from Peru, IL

oldpaint
Member

from Northern Prairie

ClayMart
Member

from Ft. Wayne, Indiana

13
Member

from Sultan, WA

Share This Page

Archive

Atomic Industry

Support

Subscribe

Log in or Sign up

Old school race car lettering (with picts)

1971BB427 Member from Oregon

rotten johnny Member from Mi

jim_ss409 Member from Ontario Canada

rotten johnny Member from Mi

dragrcr50 Member from Mustang Okla

rotten johnny Member from Mi

dogpatch customs Member from ohio

haroldd1963 Member from Peru, IL

oldpaint Member from Northern Prairie

ClayMart Member from Ft. Wayne, Indiana

13 Member from Sultan, WA

Share This Page

Useful Searches

Archive

Atomic Industry

Support

Subscribe

1971BB427
Member

from Oregon

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

jim_ss409
Member

from Ontario Canada

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

dragrcr50
Member

from Mustang Okla

rotten johnny
Member

from Mi

dogpatch customs
Member

from ohio

haroldd1963
Member

from Peru, IL

oldpaint
Member

from Northern Prairie

ClayMart
Member

from Ft. Wayne, Indiana

13
Member

from Sultan, WA