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[Grizz1963]

I like both the color and pattern. Not for my car, but I could use something like that for my garage door or as an accent indoors.



All of above?

I think you’re absolutely hitting the nail on the head with your comment about applying ideas from here, elsewhere.

Thank you.

This is exactly why I’m doing this thread.

Learning and sharing.


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[Grizz1963]

So after the blue section I rested a bit…..

Coffee and a dry bagel.

Then back to the next section which was also a bit of a challenge to figure out.

It took three returns to complete.

Sometimes I would just walk away and return as if it was the first time I saw the car, to establish my own reaction and to gauge how I would do the rest.

So I had decided that it needed something to frame up the final centre panel.

Brown and Gold.


Huhhh ???


Yup……


Brown pinstripes laid around the edges.
Sepia Brown applied. I did screw up and not mask it in on the next step, so needed to repaint and mask it a second time.


Then Scallops.


Not easy to get right in ratio or placement.

I chose to freehand them, as I have done with all the pinstripes so far

I can honestly say, I am pretty pleased with the results of my line laying.

I also created a bit more overkill with a small lace border on the trailing edge, to tie into the roof and trunk design.

I am still not quite sure about this.

But it is staying.


Here goes.


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[gman007]

Rian
Stating the obvious, the only opinion that matters is yours. As for my two cents I like the fish scales and blue color the best.

Happy Easter

 

[PugetDude]

Easter Bunny trying to console the neighbor's kids after they saw what you're doing to the Oldsmobile...

 

[gooned]

As for my two cents I like the fish scales and blue color the best.

As well, love it actually.

I'm really enjoying watching you have fun with this whole project

 

[Grizz1963]

Rian
Stating the obvious, the only opinion that matters is yours. As for my two cents I like the fish scales and blue color the best.

Happy Easter

Fish scales are going to surprise people.

They come into focus as you move around them.

I love them.

Easter Bunny trying to console the neighbor's kids after they saw what you're doing to the Oldsmobile...

And they will need him for Christmas too.

My world certainly disregards convention.

As well, love it actually.

I'm really enjoying watching you have fun with this whole project

I have picked up from various responses and a few friends who feel safe in flying their true colours that there are real haters of this.

One of my friends who has no imagination stopped having fun at Silver.
But he does drive a Volvo and has an Audi to sell.

Me………??

After last night’s closing shop at 6.30pm

SUPER CHUFFED.


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[Grizz1963]

Back to the scallops and lace.

I added another two sets of simple scallops into my narrow canvas and stood back

Yup……

Nobody’s gonna like this.

Perfect.

So I masked the framework and added Sepia Brown around the edge.

Smugness gets payback fast.

But it took me a few hours to realise that I had screwed up.

Too much stuff going on.

No, I didn’t expect you to understand


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[Coolabah]

Back to the scallops and lace.

I added another two sets of simple scallops into my narrow canvas and stood back

Yup……

Nobody’s gonna like this.

Perfect.

So I masked the framework and added Sepia Brown around the edge.

Smugness gets payback fast.

But it took me a few hours to realise that I had screwed up.

Too much stuff going on.

No, I didn’t expect you to understand


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I think the whole point with this sort of project is to just enjoy the process- ie have fun, which you certainly seem to be ! , and its great if you also enjoy the results yourself.
Now, adding my own philosophy of Doing Things In The Garage/Shed:
If all else fails , just keep redoing stuff until you get it right or just lose interest and move onto other projects and maybe come back to it later. Noone else's opinion should matter ( except for mine of course LOL)

cheers,
Greg

 

[bugnut]

The image of yourself speaks volumes. Yes it does not matter a bit what others think, just have fun, enjoy the process, the doing and the out come.
Happiness and contentment are priceless.

 

[Chrisb62]

Nobody’s gonna like this.

Just remember asking 12 peoples opinions gathers 12 opinions……and opinions are like arseholes everyone has one.
Are you enjoying the process and results? Yours is the only one who counts.
Carry on

 

[Grizz1963]

I think the whole point with this sort of project is to just enjoy the process- ie have fun, which you certainly seem to be ! , and its great if you also enjoy the results yourself.
Now, adding my own philosophy of Doing Things In The Garage/Shed:
If all else fails , just keep redoing stuff until you get it right or just lose interest and move onto other projects and maybe come back to it later. Noone else's opinion should matter ( except for mine of course LOL)

cheers,
Greg

Absolutely

The image of yourself speaks volumes. Yes it does not matter a bit what others think, just have fun, enjoy the process, the doing and the out come.
Happiness and contentment are priceless.

Very much happy.

A female friend asked if I was enjoying my self imposed exile.

I took a selfie.

Just remember asking 12 peoples opinions gathers 12 opinions……and options are like arseholes everyone has one.
Are you enjoying the process and results? Yours is the only one who counts.
Carry on

Totally.

I am loving it.


Thanks guys.

 

[Grizz1963]

So carrying on from the scallops and frame.

Next job was masking everything except the background of the scallops. .

Yes, they are stylised flames. If you have an incredibly screwed up imagination.
Or maybe just. Scallops.

I mixed up some of the Gold paint I had bought for the alloy wheels and started to paint the surrounding area.

The gold is a weird paint. Needing about 4-5 light coats to look good.

I am hoping that those of you looking and reading this far down, will like what you see.

Because I am not changing it.

After doing the gold, I walked away for coffee and to force myself not to interfere with it.

When I came back 30 minutes later…..,

I noticed that I had failed to mask up all of the brown pinstripes.

I was not really happy.

Hey Ho

Fix it.


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[gman007]

Rian
Love the gold. Great job!

 

[Grizz1963]

Rian
Love the gold. Great job!

Thank you.

I thought the gold would certainly divide opinion.

There will be more
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[gooned]

One step forward…easy to miss masking with all this going on, giv’er

 

[Grizz1963]

One step forward…easy to miss masking with all this going on, giv’er

Absolutely.

And my screw ups are actually not bad in the greater scheme of things.

Considering that I am a lets try doing something kinda guy.




Being as it’s Easter, I think the Scallops may appear more as a nod to the Clergy than hotrod or lowrider.

So I masked them up.

I also tried matching a few colours with the gold frame.

Decided on one to use.

Then painted them.

Weather continued to be obstructive.

Only visible with the naked eye, but I also included a fade from front to rear.

Happy with the look.

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[ChefRex]

Absolutely.

And my screw ups are actually not bad in the greater scheme of things.

Considering that I am a lets try doing something kinda guy.




Being as it’s Easter, I think the Scallops may appear more as a nod to the Clergy than hotrod or lowrider.

So I masked them up.

I also tried matching a few colours with the gold frame.

Decided on one to use.

Then painted them.

Weather continued to be obstructive.

Only visible with the naked eye, but I also included a fade from front to rear.

Happy with the look.

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I'm liking it, I hope you had a wonderful Easter.

 

[gman007]

I like the purple and gold combination. Looks really nice! Well done!

 

[Grizz1963]

I'm liking it, I hope you had a wonderful Easter.

Alone, Pedro and George in the background…… Perfect, peaceful, productive.

I find the violet and gold is somewhere between regal and religious.

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[Grizz1963]

I like the purple and gold combination. Looks really nice! Well done!

On final reveal the fine line pinstripe peeling away makes it absolutely pop out even more with being crisp and defined.


Super happy with this choice.

 

[Grizz1963]

After the scallops were done I had to find something to do with the last section of the hood.

Those reading the actual text here, may be surprised to learn that I took two days to find and decide on a design and colours for this last section.

So photos show what transpired.

Loads of masking in both directions.

Of course waiting for paint to dry and harden sufficiently is frustrating.

But I managed.


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[patlun]

After the scallops were done I had to find something to do with the last section of the hood.

Those reading the actual text here, may be surprised to learn that I took two days to find and decide on a design and colours for this last section.

So photos show what transpired.

Loads of masking in both directions.

Of course waiting for paint to dry and harden sufficiently is frustrating.

But I managed.


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I like it! And Garfield George get his coffee it seems, happy cat

 

[Grizz1963]

I like it! And Garfield George get his coffee it seems, happy cat

George is a champion of the waiting game.

Mostly he will win. ******** cat.

 

[Grizz1963]

Remember this chaos??

The shoulders of the car.

Ultimately it will end up with 7 different coats of paint if you include the clear lacquer. Of which there will be 3-5 coats.

So after the two different coats of cream/beige/off white I did one of my typical things…… added more detail.

May have been a mistake in retrospect, but I liked it.


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[Grizz1963]

11.00 am and it’s 12’C in the shade.

I need a bit more heat.

But we’re ready to mix some paint and get the medium blue along the sides and on the tops of the bumpers.

Done panelwipe and checked all the masking.

I hope to get the scratched fender from when I reversed the car back down with all the windows masked and scraped by the hedge, fixed as well

Another thing that really manifested itself was how deeply inset the wheels are inside the fenders.

The car can do with spacers and wider wheels.


PS. Pedro managed to rip the soles off his cheap, waterproof walking shoes/boots within a few times of using them.

Now we spent more on glue and time trying to make them last a bit longer.

Life ehhh.

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[gman007]

Remember this chaos??

The shoulders of the car.

Ultimately it will end up with 7 different coats of paint if you include the clear lacquer. Of which there will be 3-5 coats.

So after the two different coats of cream/beige/off white I did one of my typical things…… added more detail.

May have been a mistake in retrospect, but I liked it.


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Rian
Love the feather pattern.

While I generally prefer vanilla and classic restoration (cars, tools etc) or resto mod. I still can appreciate/enjoy the creativity and artistry behind a great project that does not necessarily fall in the former category.

Having said this, while fixing Pedro’s boots, plz do not try to paint funky patterns on his boots! Otherwise, he might draw attention from a particular crowd! And since he can’t speak English, he can not explain he is not interested!

 

[Grizz1963]

Rian
Love the feather pattern.

While I generally prefer vanilla and classic restoration (cars, tools etc) or resto mod. I still can appreciate/enjoy the creativity and artistry behind a great project that does not necessarily fall in the former category.

Having said this, while fixing Pedro’s boots, plz do not try to paint funky patterns on his boots! Otherwise, he might draw attention from a particular crowd! And since he can’t speak English, he can not explain he is not interested!

I am happy to have painted the car.

It is better than before

Happy guy

 

[Grizz1963]

So feathers, sneakers and side panel paint aside……

All irrelevant to progress on the paint at hand.

Flames

Well, pretend flames or sperms if you are my wicked ex wife observing from afar.

Masking done, the next job was to mix up a lighter blue to a tone that would work for my eye and vision.

Using blue and some of the silver I have, I. Mixed about 150nl of paint.

Plan was also to add the same colour to the trunk lid vertical aspect and to add a small graphic there later.

This will connect or tie together the front and back of the car.


Once again, fine tuning the small £10.00 ebay gun gave me great results.

This is an awesome piece of kit.

After unmasking the paint, I had significantly concerned eyeballs. Not sure if the colour worked. Tailgate, same story.

So I quickly (no, took forever) masked it all over again.

Ready for dark blue.

Tailgate as well.


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[jbmatth]

That blue is about the perfect blue IMO, I wonder if it is available over here?

JB

 

[Grizz1963]

That blue is about the perfect blue IMO, I wonder if it is available over here?

JB

Which blue?

Out the tin or the mixed background.

I will whatsapp you the label.

I am sure a paint shop would be able to mix or match it.

 

[Grizz1963]

That blue is about the perfect blue IMO, I wonder if it is available over here?

JB

Message sent.

Also…..

 

[gman007]

Which blue?

Out the tin or the mixed background.

I will whatsapp you the label.

I am sure a paint shop would be able to mix or match it.

Rian
In my humble opinion, while the original dark blue is nice, the mixed light blue is even nicer and will look great on this car!

 

[Grizz1963]

Rian
In my humble opinion, while the original dark blue is nice, the mixed light blue is even nicer and will look great on this car!

I don’t really want to preemptively post too much……

But I think I may have mixed an even better one.

It’s got a crazy sparkle in the sun.

Before clear lacquer.

 

[Chrisb62]

It’s got a crazy sparkle in the sun.

Me like

 

[gooned]

Me like

 

[littlebean]

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow - coming along swimmingly (massive understatement.......) congrats

 

[Grizz1963]

Me like

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow - coming along swimmingly (massive understatement.......) congrats

Thank you.

I am happy with the results so far.

Bigger issues are the weather and getting the individual parts together in a way that makes me happy and will allow others to digest it.

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[Grizz1963]

So the follow up to the flames being surrounded by blue, had to be more blue.

Right??

But this time we’re going to use full strength blue and also cover the tailgate where I was not happy with the colour scheme.

Oh, and I added some details that came out mind blowingly good.

It has actually created a Holographic image that will disappear completely if you drop your line of vision.

I have not done any video editing for some time as it’s tiring and time consuming.

I don’t expect most people to understand this.

So back to the image inside of the image.

I also had some blow through from the dark paint.
Tried to wipe it with thinners and created a smudge on the custom mixed paint that had not fully cured.

****** !!

Of course the smudge has to be repaired, it could not have landed in a worse spot.

So a bit of thinking had me create a spider that will cover it.

Not ideal, but perfect.

Don’t like it??

What would you do??

Pictures.


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[bugnut]

I too like the sparkly blue!

 

[jbmatth]

The darker sparkly blue is what I was referring to, the spider idea is a good one to cover up the bad spot in the paint.

JB