When you look at most Lowrider styled cars and trucks, the C-pillar’s are often decorated or painted really nicely.
Because they are WIIIIDE !!
When GM created the family of bodies that included the Oldsmobile, they designed a magnificent greenhouse, loads of glass and excellent visibility.
But……. The C-Pillars were slimmed right down to suit the look of these cars.
Leaving them with minimal surface area to decorate.
So I had been planning for a while, how to deal with them, since buying the car at the end of December.
Once the lace was painted and unmasked, I tried one design, then realised it was super ****.
Painted over it and started again.
This time over two hours of prepping and trying to get the fishnet stocking to lay out in a way that I could live with.
Ultimately…..
It failed and I was back to the “Dragon scales” which I had started with.
I had to make a new, much longer stencil to run the full length of thr C-pillar.
I also called 80 year old Micky around to come hold the cat food cardboard box cutout stencil, because of the curve in the pillar. One needs three or four hands to make it tidy.
I had also masked in some red and silver pinstripes on the top and bottom to create cutoff lines, which in retrospect, are right, but the red is too powerful.
Still……
I am happy with this design.
Next up…..
A two day job.
Keeping in mind prep and layout is a big part of all this.
Ready ?
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