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OK, it wasn't used on the show, but this truck is pretty Miami Vice. Christian on the HP actually tried to buy it, but someone got in front of him. I wonder if this was painted to match a boat it was towing or something? Pretty crazy scheme...
The 90s were a time of interesting paint jobs. It's probably a conversion truck. Far more neon than my truck. My daughter actually has been pointing out trucks around town that have designs on the sides and most of them are early to mid 90s. She asked if that was a "thing back then?" And now that I think about it... It seems that it was
Strobe-stripes, splashes, neon "tube" graphics, garish contrasting colors, lightening bolts that followed no sane pattern... the bane of my early years as a painter. Hard to reverse engineer (painting from the bottom up), hard to lay out, too many coats of intercoat clear dulling body lines, and then when you're all done... Uuugh. Customer is always right, even when they're a douche.
I was sooo glad when flames started coming back (late 90s, early 00s). I don't want em on my stuff, but they're FUN to lay out and paint... freestyle, baby.
I hate murals too.
My bet is homeboy had a big damn boat painted up the same way, just like you said.
The 90s were a time of interesting paint jobs. It's probably a conversion truck. Far more neon than my truck. My daughter actually has been pointing out trucks around town that have designs on the sides and most of them are early to mid 90s. She asked if that was a "thing back then?" And now that I think about it... It seems that it was
Yeah, I guess it was a thing! Ha ha! And cool truck!
Strobe-stripes, splashes, neon "tube" graphics, garish contrasting colors, lightening bolts that followed no sane pattern... the bane of my early years as a painter. Hard to reverse engineer (painting from the bottom up), hard to lay out, too many coats of intercoat clear dulling body lines, and then when you're all done... Uuugh. Customer is always right, even when they're a douche.
I was sooo glad when flames started coming back (late 90s, early 00s). I don't want em on my stuff, but they're FUN to lay out and paint... freestyle, baby.
I hate murals too.
My bet is homeboy had a big damn boat painted up the same way, just like you said.
You sir, needed a vinyl cutter. We used them to cut masking for painting aircraft markings on F-18's, and to make the occasional sticker. Then, when we were really lazy, we would just cut a vinyl sticker for some fancy logo design, then clear coat over it.
You sir, needed a vinyl cutter. We used them to cut masking for painting aircraft markings on F-18's, and to make the occasional sticker. Then, when we were really lazy, we would just cut a vinyl sticker for some fancy logo design, then clear coat over it.
Yeah, vinyl cutters can be a real labor saver. Also very expensive. I had a few guys who would run vinyl for me when I needed it, one of whom had (rightfully) fired me a few yrs earlier after I butched-up a pretty big job at his sign shop (oops. Dumb kid).
Cut vinyl is great for repeatable logos, lettering, and reverse-weeded stencils or masks but I couldn't justify the expense as it related to the custom world... everything got laid-out, masked and cut by hand, even symmetrical designs. "One of a Kind, Every Time".
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