Fireball Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Here's my alternate for woodgraining, kinda marbeleizing tech. 1. I first shot the black base and let it dry 2. Then I took some light gold base, and applied it over the black with household wraparound plastic foil. Dip the foil in paint but keep it on the dry side. 3. Next goes some darker gold with same technique. 4. Then I added some silver and the surface was ready for top coat... 5. Lay down the green candy clear 6. Cover with clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) I think this will look kool with my new seafoam green overcoat. Hopefully tomorrow I have time to start installing back the chrome with new autometer vintage gauges, at this stage I have no idea how i will put them but we'll see. Obviously I used the same trick for all the window trims and steering wheel Edited October 24, 2009 by Fireball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxer_inv Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Looks great! Thanks for posting on how you achieved the effect - its these 'outside the box' ideas and methods that make this whole car thing so interesting! Well done - love to see it when you install the chrome too. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Thanks, just came back from garage and shot the final clear coat. It really makes the difference with candy, a whole lotta deeper effect now. It's good to let the inner artist free every now and then... It also would be nice to know what happened with one panel out of seven. After candy it boiled like crazy despite the fact that I used same materials and path with that one. I'm glad it only happened on glovebox lid and not all. Maybe I didn't use the silicone remover afterall on that piece, but then it should have boiled with black base already. Mr Murphy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero3113 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Was that panel the last panel you shot? Maybe the black base was not cured yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Was that panel the last panel you shot? Maybe the black base was not cured yet. No it wasn't, but all the pieces sat overnight before applying gold so it was cured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Got most of the trim polished and installed. The new gauges will be put first into swirl polished aluminum adapters and then into dash inserts. These pieces are yet to be made. I only got the speedo mocked up. The ruined glovebox lid will get another treat, I'll swirl polish the lower part of it also and let it be on metal instead of paint. Let's see how that turns out. Speedo on it's original location, then oil pressure and water temp where they used to be. Voltage and fuel I'll somehow place where the radio buttons are as stock. Stick with the plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 You are doing a great job on that. That would look very good with my dark green headliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatesSedan Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Looks great Fireball. I have to admit I was a little unsure when I saw the first couple of pics. I was like " What the heck!!" I was wrong...it looks great and is surely one of a kind. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 That is one wild looking dash. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Thanks guys, I wouldn't do this style on otherwise stock car, but to my eye it fits perfectly into my combo. Pics are crappy, it looks better live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldbusdriver Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 wow, that looks awesome! it reminds me of the material they use to make guitar picks. I've seen a few streetrods that have had gauge inserts made of that stuff, but never a whole dash made to look like it! very cool! the candy you used, is it a candy topcoat or a candy clear? I think something like that would look pretty cool for my dash as well but in red. and I would love more info on how it was done and what materials were used, paint and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Neon Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Looks great Fireball. I have to admit I was a little unsure when I saw the first couple of pics. I was like " What the heck!!" I was wrong...it looks great and is surely one of a kind. Well done! Same here! Wanna do something similar but in brown marble for my car? I've got a guest bedroom and everything for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Don't make me blush boys! The black, both golds and silver were regular 2k automotive bases applied with plastic as seen in photos. The candy I used was SEM concentrate which is mixed into 1k clear http://semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=171 and then oversprayed with regular 2k automotive clear for the final finish. I used PPG for that, but anything goes basically. And there's not necessarity to use many shades under the candy, black and just silver would do also fine, but I just wanted to use more since I had them already. This can be done also so that the whole base is silver and then black is added with plastic. These guys are the masters, simply put "marble" into gallery search in upper left corner, and you'll see how it looks in different colors http://www.attitudecustompainting.com/gallery2/main.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldbusdriver Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 thanks for the info, I am REALLY thinking about doing this kind of look in my car. how much paint did it take for you to do the dash? and the window trim and such? do you think a spraycan would give a good result? there is an auto paint store near me that will make custom spraycans if the color you choose. that would make it much easier for me to do it myself, otherwise I have to go to a paintshop and that adds to the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 About 12-13oz of each, black, candy and clear. Could have used even more clear, and also the more candy layers the darker and deeper the tone. But that's the ballpark. Sure it's doable with rattlecans, they can mix the same automotive stuff in those. But my guess is that the cost is actually higher? But if you don't have painting equipment ready then obviously sprays are the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Took a bit longer than expected but now it's finally ready. The knobs need some treat also, and I'm still struggling with the glovebox lid, whether to leave it or paint it. And most likely I'll change the clock to same series as the new gauges are. Oh, and the speedo needs to be changed to electric version. I bought the set before I knew my new tranny has no cable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Fred Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 now that is what i call the flying dutchman look! looks like some spooky old galleon from the bottom of the sea... eerie:cool: looking forward to the pics of the complete car, seafoam green sounds interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Very interesting. With a toned down interior that will look great. Send pics of the total interior when finished. For my taste too busy, but I still like it. I have a daughter who paints with rags, etc, not with brushes. The results are very, very, nice, as is yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I agree that the rest of the interior has to be calm, and it'll be, all black. My upholsterer proposed green stripes into my tuck'n'roll but I denied, too much is too much, so they'll sew a black only. I also need to find a new headliner in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.warshaw Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 the boys got skills, very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 ..Nice work,Fireball..Your "inner artist" delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Muchos Gracias senores. I truly hope that this artist inside me does not let me down with the vision I have for the finished product:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Tiny update is that I made my knobs with same method, only changed the candy color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Maxwell Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 I had once thought about doing something similar to a set of P15 knobs. Using your basic idea except going with a combo of the original ivory color and a pearl color. The difference would from the original would be subtle but unique. I'll have to play around with a mock-up version in Photoshop and see if it's worth trying. Trick would be to maintain a translucent effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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