Art & Inspiration The Hot Rod Ortho Office gets Striped

Well, this weekend I was blessed to have pin striping legend and hall of gamer Ron Myers come out from Tulsa to pinstripe the junk in my office (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=577234 for those who may not have seen it already). Here's some pics of a totally fun day.

Ron got into town about 9:30 and jumped right in. First order of business was to stripe the scallops on the Larry Watson 59 Caddy desk. Near as we could determine from pictures, Larry outlined the candy raspberry over pearl white with lavender, so that is what Ron did. Looks great, shows up not so good in pictures. LOL




My dad and Arkiehotrods showed up in the meantime and much jaw jacking ensued. Ron is one of the funniest guys I have met. He had us in s***ches with one liner after one liner. I split a gut when he mentioned the nailhead in his 39 Ford is such a money pit it pulls $100 bills out of your wallet just walking by. Before long it was time to head around the corner for some BBQ, then back to office for more striping. Duncan brought his 47 Ford over to have Ron do his magic on and we all hung out under the awning continuing our great time. The wives even came by, too.










Ron also did my OT PT Cruiser for my 16 yo daughter to drive. Since this is a traditional family show, I won't post it here, but, she loves it Ron and can hardly wait to drive it to school this week to show the kids what real pin striping is all about.

More stories, more Pepsi and before you knew it, Ron is inside starting on the front desk.








Well, we can't very well have stock computers on a now customized woody desk, can we?



Nope, we can't.






Next up, the cabinets on the dental chairs. Ron did all four chairs in the main opertory, each one different. I thought this was a cool pic with Ron reflected in the finish of the cabinet. He disagreed. LOL




Being artsy again, I thought this was a cool picture of Ron striping "in front" of Watson's House of Color. Ron and I both commented that I wish I had the office finished so Larry could have seen pictures of it before he p***ed. I hope he would have liked what I did in his memory.






By now it is after 7 and Ron has been striping for 10 hours or so. "What's next Dave? You know, if I walk by that red Olds couch one more time and don't stripe it, I'll hate myself. I think I'll jump on that." I didn't complain.




Not one to quit easily, Ron sees the fridge we keep dental supplies in. It didn't run away from him fast enough, so striped it got.






"You know Ron, after all this, if I don't get you to do my laptop, I know I will kick myself later..."




12 hours after he started, the man, the machine was finished. 2 cars, a woodie front desk, a Watson scalloped 59 Caddy desk, 4 dental chairs, a 56 Olds couch, 3 computers and a fridge. AMAZING!!!! What a fantastic day! Ron, I can't thank you enough! If any of you ever get the chance to have Ron stripe something for you, don't p*** it up. You see him at a booth at a show with a brush handy, you better find something to set down in front of him even if you don't have a car handy. You will not regret it. A master striper, a totally funny guy. An experience I will never forget.

 

maaaaan that is just aaaawesome

 

It was a great day, over too soon! Ron is the best! Thanks, Dave!

 

Nice, very nice. It really tops your office off.

He does great work. It is amazing to watch a true artist at work.

 

Awesome......can he come to my house?

 

Your office is the coolest thing that i have ever seen. If i start talking about all the nostalgia drag racing events that we go to with our willys at my office my boss looks at me like i have 2 heads. Are you hiring
G***er Girl

 

The coolest place in Arkansas just keeps getting cooler. Ron is the best--
Duncan's car looks great too.
This was a great idea you had Dave!

 

One man, one day, one office, 100% cooler than he left it.

Thanks for posting.

 

I want my teeth fixed there. Thats awesome.

 

Dave the office just keeps getting better. Very cool place.

 

Awesome Striping. My favorite to do and look at!!! nice simple single color designs, nothing better

 

Very cool!

 

Man, that just adds a finishing touch to a great place!

 

I wish I had crooked teeth, I'd be there in a flash!
Damn cool striping Ron!

 

Very nice... Skratch did one for me back in around '02 or '03 at Paso. My boss took it when I turned it in, he loved it...

 

That is just a normal day in Ron's life. The office just keeps getting kooler every day, I
wish that I could have been there.

Happy Trails, Mick

 

The place is looking extra cool.

 

I appreciate all the kind words. I've been blessed with great folks to make this all happen, and to have a guy like Ron come by and put some icing on the cake....man, I'm speechless.

I'm glad you could be here for it. Good friends is what makes good times!

That is cool right there, too bad you had to leave it behind. After I saw what a great job he did on the computers at the front desk, I could not let him leave without him touching my laptop. I'm glad he did. On the list for today...order clear laptop cover to make sure I don't tear it up.

We missed ya. It woulda been cool if you coulda brought your Merc over....at least there would have been one cool Merc in da house then. LOL Ron made digs all day about mine not running. Too funny.

 

Over the top--Amazing--what else is left to say? Spell bound!

 

And I thought your office was as cool as it could get already, man this is over the top coolness!

 

That is awesome! The striping is top notch. I'm still in learning stage, looks great!

 

that front desk is amazing...im jealous.

 

VERY cool!!



Malcolm

 

Man... Myers is ***y.......

 

I really wanted to go but had to roll up to Delano and hang out in Koolsville. Ron amazes
me because he doesn't do the same thing. He reminds me of SRV when he plays a guitar
solo, He just takes it where the good Lord leads him. It's in him and it gots to come out
and man does it turn out kool.

Looking forward to my next trip to see ya guys....

Happy Trails, Mick

 

Really, really enjoyed the update on your shop. How cool is this?!?!?!?! Awesome. Makes me want to get my teeth fixed!

 

meyers is such a *****...but he's cheap at $4.50/hour.

 

BTTT

WOW? I knew that the economy was bad but I didn't realize that it trickled down
to stripers. Hopefully some day soon it will get back to minimum wage.

Happy Trails, Mick

 

I love that 59 Caddy desk in the first photo----

 

That is one of my favorite parts of the office. Kinda weird though sitting in Larry Watson's engine compartment. LOL Now I just wish I could get the cabinet guy to FINALLY get me the rest of the drawers and doors for it. Only been a year....