painting aint so hard!!!
 

spray silver

spray purple on top

spray blue{not as much}

very small. long hair paintbrush.to make the lines.
spray black on top.

little bit of dayglo floursent orange on the belly

1st coat of clear.
notice it looks like crap.
very dry to hold the colors in place.
2nd 3rd and 4th coats should look the same......dry.

the final coat is all that matters!!!!!

final coat sprayed on 'wet"

:D

You sir, are an artist! :kewl: :claps:

have to pick my chin up off the floor now http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/eek2.gif :rolleyes: :smash: :eek: :eek:

All I can say is: WOW!!!!!!!!

:happy:

Wow! That is truly awesome.

wow that lure is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, mfo, I need some tips from you for color blending. I am not doing well in my color and design class now....:eek: :D (Am I hijacking this thread?)

was the stars and stripes plug done with rattle cans too?

I am going to agree with everyone else!!!

Your work is absolutely amazing!!

Just when you think you have seen everything!
Someone takes it to another level!!!


Great work!!!

Excellent work That one is a mind blower!

Truly awesome!!

Incredible!:eek:

http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/eek2.gif is that flag plug hand painted? What a beautiful piece of work:claps: :claps: :claps:

how to paint the flag pattern
 

if you want a quality paint job you have to start at the very begining."reverse engineer it" think what you have to do in advance and have a plan,or at least have a dream.
you want the primer to be super smooth. 400 grit is ok.1000 is better. if there's any pin holes or gouges/scrathches in the plug they will show up x2 in the finished plug.
spray the colors on dry. that way you can work quicker. 3 coats of dry spray will dry 2x as fast as one wet one.
you need a warm shop. read any can of paint and you'll see "for best results use at 70 degrees" that means the "plug"and "the paint" has to be at 70 degrees, not 50.not 100. most paint will air dry at 70degrees, and every ten degree drop, the dry time doubles. i.e. 4 hrs. @ 70 degrees = 16 hrs@ 50 degrees etc....so if its 50 in your basement you'll have to work very slow.hanging plugs next to a 100 watt light bulb will help the cure time, because the heat they put out.

don't worry about the "shine" untill the very last coat.
the colors will look dry and dull, but when you spray the final coat of clear on they will come to life. and there will be no runs.

get yourself a resparator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't be stupid!!!!
i use a 3m disposible mask.

i'm spraying into a media filter with a charcoal filter behind it. the fumes are bieng sucked thru the filters buy a fan in the back.this is not something you want to do arround your family w/out charcoal filters to filter out the isosianates in the paint!!!{looking for skull and crossbones key}.

crank up the music and get in the "zone"
mike

spray white then mask off to spray blue

fine line tape the white. and then spray red.

draw a very small star on a piece of paper, then cut the star out w/ a very sharp razor. airbrush white stars over the blue

add a little shadow and some hilites and ta dahhhh.....:happy:

:shocked: Now that is some amazing paint!!! Thanks for taking the time to show how its done :kewl:

Jigman

http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/eek2.gifThanks Mike, that is truely a patriotic plug :claps:
Definately mind blowing :eek:

I'M on to you!!!!!
 

MR. Autobody Shop manager! Hey guys! He's a hustler!
Just kidding.
Anyone who can employ the talent they learned at work and got paid to learn it ........then turn it into something like this!
Thanks for the painting class!

Simply amazing!!!

Love the tutorial, thanks

HOLY SHNIKEYS!!!! that is un freekin believeable.

what He said only Holy #^&#^&#^&#^&

very,very nice ff
I want one:D

Holycrapman! That is pretty... no REALLY Awe inspiring! How well does that clear hold up though?

-DAve

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D

WOW
 

I am speechless that paint job is absolutly awsome and to do it with cans amazing you sir are a tru artist!!!!!!


Thanks for showing how you did that

P.S. I can't find the jaw dropping smiley but if I did there would be about 6 of them. This si the best I can find


Steve:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

That is just truely amazing. As numerous others have stated you are an artisthttp://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk.../notworthy.gifhttp://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk.../notworthy.gifhttp://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk.../notworthy.gif

Thats a bad moe foe! Prop's for you dude.....in stainless.

:eek: :cool:

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the flag plug was not done with spray cans,,,but theres no reason it couldn't be.

the enamel clear on the first plug is pretty durable.if you plan to "fish" the plug it's a great choice.but it's enamel so it never really "cures".
the clear on the flag plug is 2 part eurathane automotive clearcoat. virtually indestructable.when it's fully cured you could soak the plug in laquer thinner and it wouldn't harm it{provided the thinner couldn't get underneath the the clear to soften up the basecoat.
i have another clear thats so hard, paint stripper won't even touch it. but it's a pain to work with. used for commercial vehicles,trash trucks,heavy equip. etc.

FishingFreak....how is that spray enamel to the touch after it drys? Does it dry pretty good or will it mark if you rub it?

The stuff in the spray can?:confused: