air brushflame paint job

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air brushflame paint job

12 Sep 2015 09:17
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I don't know if it can be done, but can someone airbrush a multi colored flame paint job like this ??




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Re: air brushflame paint job

14 Sep 2015 04:46
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Plenty of painters can do that, but it is time consuming and expensive.

It is more a technical problem just applying laying out the shapes with vinyl tape and blending the paint, you don't need any arty skills to do it.

That is a nice job, good colours and the blue really makes the flames pop. Look how smooth the curves and points are with no evidence of back taping.
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Re: air brushflame paint job

14 Sep 2015 08:01
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i would bet the blue lines are freehanded with no tape.

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Re: air brushflame paint job

14 Sep 2015 13:46
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Yes, blue was put on by a hand pin stripper. Some people clear over stripes, some don't. I did these Harley Superglide tanks many years ago, I had my friend stripe the red. I clear them. These were in the middle of a re-clear, after 12 years. gas got to them, from a leaky cap. I like simple flames. I don't over lap them. Black always looks good with flames. As long as they have good flow lines. I have seen so many bad tape jobs, I would be embarised to have on a tank!
Good luck, find a good painter, hopefully someone you know. This stuff ain't cheap.

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Re: air brushflame paint job

14 Sep 2015 13:53 - 14 Sep 2015 13:54
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Very nice! Dad and his buddy did airbrush flames on an old car years ago, so I know it can be done. I was a very little kid at the time, but I remember running my hand across the flames after they were done.

I'd like to paint a tank tie-dyed. Would that be a similar technique?
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Re: air brushflame paint job

15 Sep 2015 04:55
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...after 12 years. gas got to them, from a leaky cap. I like simple flames

I always leave a good margin around the gas cap and fuel tap to avoid petrol getting between the paint layers.

Back taping is the easier way to do it than hand pin-striping. An indication of minimum cost, a friend of mine did a custom flame job with some basic stencil airbrushing on a cruiser bike for £600, the steel and plastic were in good condition to start with.
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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 04:03
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+1 on the hand striping. I did the flames on the VT below, but I don't have the talent to stripe by hand, so I taped the edges. I cleared over the tape, and once it was sanded and buffed it was almost smooth, but still obviously tape. Paint looks SOO much better.


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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 07:33
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these stripes were hand painted on my 80 LTD 1000
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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 11:47
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Man Pete! That cycle is looking good! 1st time I have seen some quality pictures!
Could be a cycle of the month candidate!
Clean & nice detail! Chrome always helps too!
But I just sprayed this mini bike Monday with 16 year old medium Blue Ford color. White and blue theme going. I used 25 year old pinstripe tape. Pulled about 4-5 feet off. Warmed it in microwave a few seconds to warm the glue! And it worked perfect. Taped over the white, sprayed the blue, then cleared it with urethane clear coat,



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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 12:27
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The kid is gonna be a happy camper B) B)
is that a ding in the fender on the right, that you forgot to straighten ?? :laugh:
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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 12:36
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Here's a better picture, I got a lot of compliments from some old Harley guys that had 900s & 1000s back in the day before they became Harley guys, at the 100, 105, & 110th year anniversaries up in Milwaukee, they'd tell me they wish they still had them, B)


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Re: air brushflame paint job

10 Oct 2015 14:16
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Same here in my old hood! All the old Harley guys, (older than myself) I'm 57. They all had the Z1-KZ. so they could beat on them.
That's what got me started! They were painted black, lowered with Hog wheel and had a 4 into 1 header
And the mini fender! The front has dimples were it fits around the front forks. They are supposed to be there. I'll shot a pic when it is done.
Gonna put it together after this weekend. Then put some time in on the Z-rod.
Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!

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