Hey all, Last night my buddy came up to the shop in his '64 F100 to fix some holes around the drip rails.... Well we fixed the holes, and then primed it, and one thing led to another. At the end of the night (it turned out to be a long night) we ended up with this. I've never done lace before, so Id say it turned our pretty good. Next time I'm gonna wipe down the whole thing with cleaner after the lace, because it left behind some lint that i didnt notice til the clear went down.... Now I know for next time! Middle panel... These trucks have great lines on the roof to work from! Here's the center panel after two coats of Smoke candy. The green base is '64 Olds jade mist. Lace laid out ready to go. Center panel taped off so it didn't get TOO dark. Here it is after the lace was done and I fogged the edges.
Anyways, it didn't turn out perfect, but it was sure good practice and i learned a lot!! Now it's time for some striping....Mwahahaha!!!
That is pretty nice dude. I like the fact that is kinda ghost-ish. Well done. Looks black rather than green thou Also whats smoke candy?
Thanks man!! I like the sorta ghost effect to. My friend that works at the paint store mixed in extra gold flake (heaviest flake they have in base coat) so when the suns out or street lights hit it- bam!! Smoke is just the name of the black candy I used. It's kind of a blue black, like a ball point pen. It's a BASF Carizma candy.
hey, at least you did it. alot of people think about it, they want to do it, but they don't do it. at some point you gotta try stuff. i think it looks great, but the nice thing is if you don't like it, or it's not balanced or whatever, you can sand it and do it again!
That looks great fella, you must be pleased. Talk about a job snowballing. Funny this as just ordered 3 different types of lace to have a play with. Just messing about on old toolbox's and bike tanks for now. Just bought an airbrush so hoping to pick that up over the summer. Did the same with striping a few years ago. Nice way to kill some time and all good fun. All the best, Dan
Thanks for the replies! Dan, you mentioned ordering lace. Where did you order from? I looked at Jo-Ann fabrics and they only has one pattern that was pretty expensive. I walked down the street to the Salvation Army store, and they had literally a pile of lace table cloths for 5 bucks a piece. Might be a good place to start for those looking.
Fory Ebay was my friend. I dont know what its called in the US but here in UK i typed in .... " Lace material " or " Bridal Lace" or " Lace fabric " or " Lace curtains" Comes on a roll in most cases. You pay by the length and i bought enough to do the side of a car as it was that cheap. Really nice patterns aswell. Maybe give it a try, i've just done it under "Lace material" on US Ebay and shitloads of material came up. Happy hunting
dang...and here I thought guys painted those patterns by hand!! Thanks for posting that. Not only is it cool to see how you did it, but it looks great too. Might have to try it myself!
It's awesome to see something I remember helping my Dad do in the 70's come back full circle..lol Looks great man!
Yup, used to do this in the early 70s, can't believe it's come full circle. Are bell bottoms next? LMAO!
No bell bottoms here LOL!!! Alphabet soup- I taped the lace in a few spots around the edge, wherever it seemed like it needed. I ran 30psi just like anything else, no problems at all. As I discovered though, it seems impirtant to wipe down the surface after the lace when it's had time to dry, or at least blow off with air, cuz the lace left behind quite a bit of lint....
Wow, as a kid in the early 70s i used to watch my uncle do lace work. This really brings back memories!
Glad to see that lace work is making a come back. I always liked it when done tastefully as yours is. Excellent first try.
Thanks man!! I didnt even think about looking on ebay for some reason... Lots of different lace on there. and for pretty cheap too!
Looks good! Encouraging to hear that was your first attempt! Like the way it started with a few holes being filled - you might end up with a line of hambers outside your shop looking for some minor bodywork...
Fory no problem, glad you found some. Seeing the smaller, narrow patterns on a roll meters long and shapes etc gets you thinking aswell, endless possibilites!!!! Good luck
Eventually we are going to. Not sure what color yet... There's rot in the bed to be fixed, and he's looking for a hood too if anybody knows of one.
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