Hot Rods SHOW US YOUR FLAMES!

Many of us have traditional hot rods with satin, flat or slick paint jobs. I always thought that a flame paint job signifies a Hotrod's looks. Some work and some don't.
I did my flames about 15 years ago. I purchased Watson's Paint jobs book, then tried to layout the flames symetrical. That did not work out too well so I just hand did it in a free form fashion. The left front took over 3 hours after outlining, taking it off 4 times. The right side took 30 minutes. The color is 1999 Acura super Sonic blue. It was a optional paint that year and the paint has pearl and small flake in it. Let's see them.

 

only two kinds of '40 Ford hotrods, ones with flames and ones without

 

Non-symmetrical flames?
I like 'em !!

 

I guess I should have said they are not "Mirrored", the same on each side.

 

I hope this picture uploads, I've tried to post this for over an hour. I can do anything with cars body, paint, motors

DSC00573 by two couped up posted Jul 9, 2014 at 9:46 AM

but can't do shit on the pc.

 

Here's a shot of my coupe, getting pinstriped by Dale West. Dale sent me the layout from his '40 truck, and I adapted it to the DeLuxe front end.

 

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101 by two couped up posted Jul 9, 2014 at 9:46 AM

WOW I did it, now I'll try to do it again.

 

Wow, those are some really great flamed '40's!

 

Hows this for flames?



This is my old '65 pickup back in 1975. HRP

 

I love flames of any kind.

 

HRP, I really like the first set of flames.

 

Here's a '40 pickup that I did a few years ago.

 

A Volvo Pickup with Flames? Now I've seen everything!

 

Flames on a '34 Plymouth.





The finished product:

 

10 buck rattle can job !

 

The 40 Ford gets my vote were being very well done and yet not over done.

The flames should accent the car but not be the only thing your eyes look at when viewing the car.
Same thing goes for pinstripping work it should accent the lines.

Just my opinion. Jimbo

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This is a Tank and fender for a customers' Harley Davidson FXDL , Ready for Color
( not calling it a hotrod,just showing the design )

 

Mine have green pinstripes, which I wouldn't have guessed would look so good.

 

Hmmm. That's somewhat confusing, as there were a few 40 Fords (and a '39) posted. Here's a different angle of my '40 coupe, from one of last year's Saturday morning Hot Rod Hundred "Route Scouts".

 

I love them all!

 

Wow!! Those are realistic.-MIKE

 

that 55 looks bitchin

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Mine with the "other" set of wheels N tires.

 

Dale West's old truck, and my coupe. Some differences, due to the fact that he's an artist, and I'm a plagiarist. LOL (he actually sent me some helpful templates that I still found a way to screw up)

 

Yeah, I remember reading a few years back that, for Swedes, certain vehicles that are designated for "agricultural use" may be O.K.'ed for drivers as young as 14 or 14.5 years old, so for a lot of guys who grew up there, that would be traditional.

 

Sweet Ohio flames.

I've always been partial to this technique of drop shading.

The "armpit sweat stain" approach.