Paint nearly finished
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Paint nearly finished
.....not on the C3 vette, but on my custom 64 Rviera. Bought it last year so I can take my new son out to the cruises next year (he cant go in the vette).
Dark grey metallic/dark red metallic with flames.........
Busy putting it back together in what ever free time I can grab.....
Dark grey metallic/dark red metallic with flames.........
Busy putting it back together in what ever free time I can grab.....
Last edited by lvrpool32; Mar 14, 2008 at 08:55 AM.
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I am having that done in 2-3 weeks to my raised portion of my hood.
It will be painted 383 at the begining of the hood and at the top of the numbers 383 it will slowly turn into fire up to the glass.
Tough to picture it, but i will send pics when done.
BTW I love that paint job!!!
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Yeah my little side business is custom paint for motorcycles etc. The "true fire" look created by Mike Lavallee (Overhaulin, Monster Garage etc etc) is probably the most popular look right now.
First time I ever did it on one of my own vehicles though.
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As I said earlier, I am doing this just to the hood scoop portion on my car and it is costing me $1000. I have researched this paint job for close to 1.5 years and have seen many folks attempt this. It is very difficult to perform (correctly) and you my friend did an AWSOME job.
Makes me sick to see folks so talented.
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Ha, no its not the first time I have painted the true fire, but the first time I have put it on one of my own vehicles. It does take some practice to get that "look", I sometimes look back at my first attempts and the difference from job to job is very evident.
And yes, custom paint can become really expensive, I did a friends V Star in a black candy with fire last year, it had a fairing and hard bags and if it wasnt a "favor" for a friend, it would have cost him over $8000 for the time spent.
Is your guy just doing the fire over your base? or does he have to do prep work?
And yes, custom paint can become really expensive, I did a friends V Star in a black candy with fire last year, it had a fairing and hard bags and if it wasnt a "favor" for a friend, it would have cost him over $8000 for the time spent.
Is your guy just doing the fire over your base? or does he have to do prep work?
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Ha, no its not the first time I have painted the true fire, but the first time I have put it on one of my own vehicles. It does take some practice to get that "look", I sometimes look back at my first attempts and the difference from job to job is very evident.
And yes, custom paint can become really expensive, I did a friends V Star in a black candy with fire last year, it had a fairing and hard bags and if it wasnt a "favor" for a friend, it would have cost him over $8000 for the time spent.
Is your guy just doing the fire over your base? or does he have to do prep work?
And yes, custom paint can become really expensive, I did a friends V Star in a black candy with fire last year, it had a fairing and hard bags and if it wasnt a "favor" for a friend, it would have cost him over $8000 for the time spent.
Is your guy just doing the fire over your base? or does he have to do prep work?
I think he is a little high, but he is doing a little more than just the fire. He is painting the number "383" at the bottom and then at the top of the numbers it will slowly turn in to fire throughout the rest of the black hood portion.
The guy that is doing the work is not a auto painter he specializes in detail bike painting and has won dozens of awards for his fire work.
Here is his web site address if you want to see some crazy work this person has done.
http://www.dusolddesigns.com
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From: Sometimes I wonder... why is that frisbee getting bigger? Then it hits me.
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Gorgeous, Question on the Riv. I thought 64's had exposed headlights? Were the hidden headlights an option in 64? The reason I ask is because the only year I remember seeing Rivs with the clamshells were '65
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They just don't look right with the exposed headlights IMHO.
Got any more pics of the car throughout it's restoration?
*EDIT, scratch that, found your website
Last edited by Madmikeee; Mar 14, 2008 at 10:41 AM.
Looks awesome!
