We’ve all seen the signs. Crazy paint is making a comeback. So who better than us to show you how to do it? This isn’t a step-by-step paint how-to, as we’ve covered that before and will be showing you again shortly with the Purple Pig project ’49 Chevy. No, here we’re going to concentrate on the effects you can lay over that fresh paint (or even old paint in good condition). Lace, cobwebs, fades, ribbons, all that good ol’ stuff.
Jerry Aggus was going to paint his Nomad himself as he’d done all the work so far in his home garage, but ultimately turned it over to Starlite Rod & Kustom after he saw the paintwork they laid recently on a number of cars. With a design rendering by David Garcia/DA Designs, several rolls of masking tape, and innumerable hours later, the Chevy was complete with lace, fogging, fades, ribbons, cobwebs, panel paint, and pinstriping, all sealed under several coats of clear. With pearl, candy, and ’flake used, the mainly magenta ’55 will make a grab for the retinas of anyone standing too close once the sun hits it.
Jerry Aggus built this Nomad...
Jerry Aggus built this Nomad in his garage and had planned to shoot the paint himself, going as far as masking it off. Then he saw the work the guys at Starlite Rod & Kustom were capable of, and decided to leave it to the professionals.
Just be aware of the time and labor intensity a job like this can eat up if you plan on tackling your own project. However, the end result is definitely worth the work invested. Here’s how to do it—now go to work …
Starlight Rod & Kustom goes...
Starlight Rod & Kustom goes to great lengths to ensure their customers are happy and make sure they gets what they want. Here’s a rendering by David Garcia at DA Designs of the basic designs that will be laid on the Nomad. As the roof section will have extensive work done, Garcia added a separate detailed panel. It’s good to have a grasp on what you’re doing before you head into the booth with a 12 pack and some tape!
While patterns and styles...
While patterns and styles are being decided on, the car was sanded for a final time and primed, as well as getting jambed. This step of jambing makes or breaks cars. The color used is a magenta pearl that was decided on way earlier so the guys could get the groundwork laid.
Jambing doesn’t end at the...
Jambing doesn’t end at the doors; it must be followed throughout the vehicle so when you actually go to paint it shows all the way through.
Here are the styles we’ll...
Here are the styles we’ll be working with: candies, ’flake base, fades, ribboning, and paneling. It’s a good idea to do test panels on scrap sheetmetal to make sure the colors and styles jive together.
These are a couple other styles...
These are a couple other styles we will be dealing with: cobwebbing with fades on the left and on the right, lacing with the cobwebbing over with a fade.
The blank canvas is in need...
The blank canvas is in need of final prep before the flake can be laid out.