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Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :

Here's the flame job I've been working on:

Flames are yellow vinyl airbrushed using red and blue OneShot. The number 20 is also airbrushed onto yellow vinyl and applied to a magnetic.

Here's a close up of the side:

And one of the hood:

THIS is my very first job, using an airbrush!

Those of you following my posts on the BB know, I've been working on this for a month now. Thanks so much for your replys to my questions, phone calls and chat sessions! I'm proud!

During my learning curve, it seems like I've encountered every known problem that could have possibly occurred! What a lesson!

Here's a closeup pic of a ridge in the hood that tapered down to flat:

I warned the customer that this might happen and it sure did. I cut a small slit in the vinyl and used a hair dryer to help it conform.

Thanks again for all your help!
Cher.

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Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on MIRC
Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc.
Cape Coral, Florida
VSignsNgraphics@aol.com

Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :

Nice job, Cheryl! I'm proud of ya too!

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Don Coplen aka "SaintPete"
Coplen Designs
St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com

Posted by Henry Barker (Member # 174) on :

HI Cheryl,

I posted on your other post!....Nice job, I see from the front grill that its Mini Clubman, those that had a squarer front, a leftover from the reign of British Leyland over Austin & Morris car companies. I also see it still has the UK licence plates, is that a K that it ends in? If it is it would make it a 1972 model, as in the UK we used to change our prefix letter each year to show car age.

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Henry Barker #1924
akaKaftan
SignCraft AB
Stockholm, Sweden.
A little bit of England in a corner of Stockholm
www.signcraft.se
info@signcraft.se

Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :

Yes, it's a K Henry.

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Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on MIRC
Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc.
Cape Coral, Florida
VSignsNgraphics@aol.com

Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :

Cheryl,
That is a really cool job! I mean err.. hot hot hot!

Kathy

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Kathy Joiner
River Road Graphics
41628 River Road
Ponchatoula, La.70454
PH. (504)386-3313
casey@i-55.com

Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.

Posted by Robert Salyers (Member # 5) on :

Good job Cher! It's always good to see another flamejob going out! So many cars, so little flames... That mini is now well done!!!!

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Robert "Bobby" Salyers
Airbrush & Graphics Studio
Clearwater, FL
website:http://airbrushbobby.com

email: bobby@airbrushbobby.com

He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in his sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.---Sitting Bull

Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :

Hey....Nice Job Cheryl....!

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Cheryl J Nordby
Signs by Cheryl
(206) 300-0153
Seattle WA.....!
signsbycheryl@hotmail.com
A day without sunshine is like, you know...night http://signsbycheryl.homestead.com/home.html
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Posted by Bill Biggs (Member # 18) on :

Cheryl, you can help eliminate that problem with the vinyl by pre-stretching it slightly while the release paper is still intact,
just place it over the hump, taped down of course, and squeegee hard to make it conform, then remove release paper and apply, I do this when going over rivets too.
Bill

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Bill & Barbara Biggs
Art's Sign Service, Inc.
Clute, Texas, USA
Home of The Great Texas Mosquito Festival
Proud Third year Supporter of the Letterheads Website
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[This message has been edited by Bill Biggs (edited January 29, 2001).]

Posted by captain ken (Member # 742) on :

Vinull Flames? kinda seems like a lot of work to acompish, why didn't you use paint? or even a clearcoat? looks great though, nice job...

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"A wise man once said that, or was it a wise guy?"

Ken McTague
The Witch city
Salem, MA

Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :

Nice job Cheryl...

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Monte Jumper
SIGNLanguage/Norman.Okla.

Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :

Mr Biggs:

I'd like to see you in action!

Cher.

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Cheryl Lucas a/k/a "Shag" on MIRC
Vital Signs & Graphics, Etc.
Cape Coral, Florida
VSignsNgraphics@aol.com

Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :

Looks Great Cheryl!!! And just think how much easier the next job is going to be, now that you have figured out how to avoid almost every known problem that can occur!

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Dave Grundy shop#340
AKA "applicator" on mIRC
"stickin' sticky stuff to valuable vessels and vehicles!"
in Granton, Ontario, Canada
1-519-225-2634
dave.grundy@quadro.net
www.quadro.net/~shirley
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