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Old May 21, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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I am somewhat new on this website, and a few of you have seen the photos of my Jeep. I am a custom painter of highend motorcycles. My career started at Titan Motorcycle. Now with 4300 custom bikes within my resume,now I paint only as a hobby of friends vehicles. (I am only painting 4x4s, dirtbikes, and quads.

Let me show you this weekend's project. This is my graduation gift for a family member's son.

Here is the Tacoma sanded down and prepped.







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Old May 21, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Then I shot sealer, then a coat of silver for the graphics. This is gerber paper to cut out the graphics out backwards. (Just watch to see how it is done).









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Old May 21, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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Old May 21, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Then you spray the outer color, wait for it to dry, and peel the gerber paper. Then you shadow the silver to create the detail. Like this.





Custom paintwork and daycare service. This girl will be the future custom painter. She already has the artistic eye to do detailed crafts WITHOUT instruction.






Learning from the profesional.
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Old May 21, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Gotta learn now!!!


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Old May 21, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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NICE!!
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Old May 22, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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dude.... DAM! thats nice work
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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Here it is done. I sprayed it the clear coat this morning.









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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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You have some serious talent, well done man.
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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Sick paint job man!

I like the cherokee too. First cherokee i've seen with realistic flames like that.
Did you do the cherokee also?
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Old May 22, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 89cherokeelimited
Sick paint job man!

I like the cherokee too. First cherokee i've seen with realistic flames like that.
Did you do the cherokee also?

Yeah, that is my Cherokee. I painted that a year ago. Within the next 30 days, I will scuff the Cherokee, and add more artwork to it. More skulls, more flames, and a ton more depth on the flames already on it. Plus add some purple candy at the whisps to make it look a bit more realistic.
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Old May 22, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Here is a better photos of my XJ.



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Old May 22, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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looks awesome.. great work
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Old May 22, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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Very nice work man!!! You have a gift!
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Old May 23, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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flames are so nice.

i want to ask something. usually we apply metallic paint with desired color in it and then we apply clear coat. on custom paint jobs, we use silver then a colored final coat. why is this? actually i need to compare them.
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