Hi All,
New to the forum from the Northwest.... Rain City.
I started out as a painter's helper at Heiser Truck Body here in Seattle back in '76. During the '80s worked for Maaco and an outfit called Boss Auto in California, then later a Buick/Olds dealer in Boston. I've been horsing around (off and on) with everything from dents to detailing ever since. Ive got the advantage of having a brother with a body shop out north of the city. He's usually more than happy to trade labor for shop time when I have a project to do.
The time has come to repaint my old Shovelhead and so I collected a spare tank and fenders. I don't want to rush a paint job, and I don't want any down time in the summer. :haha:
I was searching info on airbrushing techniques when I ran across this site. I did a couple of mural jobs on bikes way back when. Murals are pretty much out of fashion these days, but I've seem some airbrush work lately that I realy liked....so I figued I'd dust of my ol' airbrush and put back in service. I was thinking of ghost flames maybe. Another one I thought was REALLY cool was painted with seams and rivets. The guy even did a knock off of old WWII aircraft nose art on his tanks.
Anyway, I was mighty glad to find this forum. I'm a member of Harley and Chevy forums that have been both helpful and fun, so I'm looking forward to being here. Cheers :cheers:
Daryl
My old sculpture site http://daryl-smith.com
My site for Old Harley freaks http://oldbikers.us
New to the forum from the Northwest.... Rain City.
I started out as a painter's helper at Heiser Truck Body here in Seattle back in '76. During the '80s worked for Maaco and an outfit called Boss Auto in California, then later a Buick/Olds dealer in Boston. I've been horsing around (off and on) with everything from dents to detailing ever since. Ive got the advantage of having a brother with a body shop out north of the city. He's usually more than happy to trade labor for shop time when I have a project to do.
The time has come to repaint my old Shovelhead and so I collected a spare tank and fenders. I don't want to rush a paint job, and I don't want any down time in the summer. :haha:
I was searching info on airbrushing techniques when I ran across this site. I did a couple of mural jobs on bikes way back when. Murals are pretty much out of fashion these days, but I've seem some airbrush work lately that I realy liked....so I figued I'd dust of my ol' airbrush and put back in service. I was thinking of ghost flames maybe. Another one I thought was REALLY cool was painted with seams and rivets. The guy even did a knock off of old WWII aircraft nose art on his tanks.
Anyway, I was mighty glad to find this forum. I'm a member of Harley and Chevy forums that have been both helpful and fun, so I'm looking forward to being here. Cheers :cheers:
Daryl
My old sculpture site http://daryl-smith.com
My site for Old Harley freaks http://oldbikers.us
