cabinet flamejob pics

[trb97]

I'm in the middle of making over my garage right now (thanks to this site) and I keep starting projects instead of finishing the paint. This is one I thought I would post pics of. I decided to throw some flames on a metal cabinet that I plan to use for spray paint. I don't think I will finish my garage anytime soon

I still have a good Mount of detail to do. My wife doesn't understand why I'm painting a cabinet. But then again she didn't understand why I was so excited when my uncle gave me a stainless countertop for free.

 

[Rickster55]

Very nice! Wish I had some talent.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looks good, how many rolls of tape?

 

[Motown 454]

it looks nice.

 

[trb97]

I should have started buying tape in bulk a while ago... I run out all the time.

 

[Blstr88]

Looks great!

I saw those exact cabinets for sale in K-Mart the other day on clearance, $60 a piece...2 left. How do you like em? They also had the Craftsman 4-drawer units for $90 a piece...Im still itching to run back and pick some up. They seem pretty sturdy to you?

 

[65EFI5.0]

cheap alternative to tape

If you are looking for something for large scale masking use clear shelf paper, very similar properties to Frisket masking film but dirt cheap! Looks good!

 

[honda-boy]

Looks great

I always ad some personal touches on my toolboxes/toolcarts too

 

[thomask]

:TRB97

Those cabinets are HOT:

 

[trb97]

I've had this cabinet for 2-3 years and I'm very pleased with it. Very sturdy. I think I'm going to chack K-mart tomorrow to see if they have any!

I'll check into getting some shelf paper for my next project. I haven't done much painting so I'm learning. I need to start doing research on airbrushes because I want to give it a try.

 

[shmo]

Did you pull the stripes around the flames by hand? I could shoot you in an easier direction that will net you better results using 1/8 inch fine line masking tape.

Maybe we should do a "how to" on custom painting. I have a few tricks up my sleeve I would be willing to share. One of the very few things I have never painted is shop cabinets. However, I having been itching to do some for years.

SHMO

 

[shmo]

I did paint a shop fridge once....





SHMO

 

[supertooljunkie]

I put up a couple of Stanley brand cabitnets like that a couple of months ago. Your pics make me ready to pull them off the wall and PAINT!!
Great job!

 

[trb97]

SHMO sweet work

Yes, I did the red by hand. I was going to mask off and spray it but I ran out of tape. I'm doing this with painters tape and spray paint so I wasn't going to go too crazy. ANY pointers or write ups would be appreciated, as would any good links. I have done a good deal of art work in the past but I'm ready to try the spray medium. Any ideas on what type of airbrush to get?

 

[greg]

Nice work , want to shoot some more

 

[shmo]

Well,

once you got to the point you had the flames masked off, you could have sprayed the perimeter with red. Then, the use of some fine line tape around the edge, just butting up against the original tape lines would set you up for the final color. Basically what you want to do is pinstripe the edge, just like you would with pinstripe tape. That will leave you with a red stripe underneath the masking. After the white top coat was sprayed, remove all the tape and you end up with a tight crisp pinstriped edge surrounding your flames. I hope that makes sense.

It takes a little time, but in the end it is far faster and WAY more crisp than pulling lines by hand. That is unless you have a really good hand and a nice striping sword. I have pulled hand pinstripes for years, but still find this method to give me the best results.

Here are a couple examples that I did in the same general manner. I sprayed these tins in black, masked my flames, sprayed OSHA safety orange around the edges, masked again with 1/8" fine line, sprayed the front with a dark bronze metallic and faded it into silver at the tips of the flames. After all the base coat was dry, I unmasked, made a few touch ups and buried it all in 4 coats of Urethane clear. Once that was dry, I sanded and polished the finish and rolled it out the door. Super simple $2,500 paint job you could do at home in your garage, or just as easily on cabinets.

 

[shmo]

I like to use this riveted metal look. The effect is almost too easy to do.

Paint everything black, mask off a bunch of sqaures, rectangles, traingles or what have you. You are just masking off the black lines using a single strip of fine line masking tape, and leaving everything else open. Then, spray it all a silvery color. Before I unmask that, I take a manila envelope from my wife's office and punch some holes in it with her stationary supplies, gotta love the wife's stuff. I then line the holes up with the edges of the masked lines and just barely hit them with my airbrush and some diluted blackish silver. When you remove the fine line masking tape all that is left it the black outlines, Bury everything in some clearcoat....instant riveted metal that makes an awesome backdrop for flames or what have you. It also looks good on its own if you take the time to add a couple more details.

If you have time, you can take a striping sword or really fine tip brush and paint little X's in the center of the dots to really make a dramatic effect that nicely resembles a Phillips head screw. I also use my airbrush with diluted black to highlight the edges of the metal on certain sides to make it look more 3 dimensional or shadowed. I wish I had some pictures on hand to show a really detailed example. It really looks pretty cool, and it's easy.

SHMO

 

[trb97]

Thanks for all the info SHMO. I'm guessing that when you say "striping sword" your not refering to a paint marker from the craft section at Walmart. That is what I used. I need to get an airbrush. I've been looking on-line for an airbrush bundle to get me started. Here are a few digital pics of some of my artwork. I plan on hanging a couple of them in the garage when its done. The medium is art marker/colored pencil. The picture quality isn't the greatest.

 

[gbcamp72]

You're very talented, keep at it the work is amazing.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[mrstang69]

looks great! Keep updates coming.

 

[shmo]

Oh wow, trb97!

Ya, you need an airbrush....haha

http://airbrush.com/

SHMO