Flames
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I didn't realize you all felt so strongly about flames....
Here's my dad's '04 Mustang, it was the first full flame job I laid out by hand and shot with House of Kolor Kandy Kobalt Blue. If I could do it over, I would do some things differently, and I really wish I would have pinstriped the flames before clear, but you learn from your mistakes.
Here's my dad's '04 Mustang, it was the first full flame job I laid out by hand and shot with House of Kolor Kandy Kobalt Blue. If I could do it over, I would do some things differently, and I really wish I would have pinstriped the flames before clear, but you learn from your mistakes.
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I didn't realize you all felt so strongly about flames....
Here's my dad's '04 Mustang, it was the first full flame job I laid out by hand and shot with House of Kolor Kandy Kobalt Blue. If I could do it over, I would do some things differently, and I really wish I would have pinstriped the flames before clear, but you learn from your mistakes.
Here's my dad's '04 Mustang, it was the first full flame job I laid out by hand and shot with House of Kolor Kandy Kobalt Blue. If I could do it over, I would do some things differently, and I really wish I would have pinstriped the flames before clear, but you learn from your mistakes.
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From: Shadyside, OH
Yeah, I worked at a local premier body shop for 2.5 years, and was head painter for 1.5 of those years... Like I said, that was the first time I did flames on a vehicle, so all things considered, I was happy with how they turned out. I marked center of the hood, laid out the driver's side, and then tried to mirror the passenger side by eyeing it up. If I were to do it again, I would do one half, make a stencil, and flip it to the other side to make things even on both sides... This one is close, side-to-side, but not perfect.
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Here's a photo of a guy I know from some local car shows. The flames fit the car very well, and they look even better when you see the car in person.
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n...Parkway297.jpg
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n...Parkway297.jpg
Last edited by mygt500; Jul 25, 2009 at 03:07 AM.
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Here's a photo of a guy I know from some local car shows. The flames fit the car very well, and they look even better when you see the car in person.
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n...Parkway297.jpg
http://s336.photobucket.com/albums/n...Parkway297.jpg
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Really flashy and "loud" flames might have been fine in the 50's, and on drag cars, but I think it's tough to pull off effectively for a nice street-driven car.
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I was thinking of doing flames and did a lot of research. The ones above are the style of flames I like the old school look not into the real fire stuff. I just didnt like the idea of having the red, yellow and white flames was thinking of going with all black. In the end I didnt want to spend the money, most folks were wanting $4K and up. The other thing is I couldnt find a single car I really really liked and once you put them on there is no going back. In the end I am happy I didnt do it.