1981 Buick lowrider. r.i.p chewy

[coop]

hi all, hope xmas has been good so far. this is drunkmonkeys buick that I have been left to pimp up abit while he`s away for crimbo. when he brought it over it was going to be a flake roof with some patterns on and a repair on the roof but when we got it in the booth we noticed dreaded micro blister coming up pretty much every where so its turned into an all over PIMPING!
here she is so far





























































so, so far ive repaired a few bits, nothing major, and welded the roof up as the last guys had used fibreglass . then put the body in 2k primer (3 coats) flat back then painted it in mercedes titan red and 2k clear laquer over the top. when that dried I flated it all back again and then started to lace and marble over the top. tomorrow il finish the patterns off on the side and re clear coat the sides and that should be the sides painted. then the roof, boot and bonnet are getting some bad ass metal flake

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

looking ace mate and the rest of the plans sound ace!

can i have your calendar? ;D

[nickbrad]

Looks great, can't imagine ya missus will be happy about a chunk being cut off the net curtains just for you could spray the flower pattern down the sides though

[datman]

ooh really like that design

[jaym]

Chewy just sent me a pic of this..

Looks wicked, love it!

Top work mate!

[rodney]

hahaa that looks cool as , very 70s,.

[capridoof]

love it ... is it on bags

[drunkmonkey]

no bags my trucks on bags , this is on juice black magic 3x pumps 8xbatts ,, kerry doing an awsome job as always ,, this man has serious skills ,,

[coop]

heres some more from today until I ran out of thinners completely so couldnt clear the sides back up. you cant really see in the pics with bad light but they are pearl blue stripes with dark purple fades over the top.













if you squint you`ll see the last guys candy`d under the underside and marbled the chassis ;D ;D ;D

[Roobeh]

comeing along really nicely, will look awesome when done.
good work!

[grizz]

That is bloody nice.

Great job so far.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Looks ace. Do you mind me asking how you acquire the lace affect and the marbling? I'm a painter, but haven't done much custom stuff. I understand the theory behind the lace, but yours looks pretty sharp. Can you recommend a good site or guide for custom paint techniques?

[coop]

fabric shops and practice mate and be prepared to clear coat the car several times to loose the hieght of the patterns you add. my mates lincoln has got 25 coats off different materials in the roof alone. with lace never try to cover a concave swage line as it will just flap about and wont be sharp. just make sure you tape it down tight really and low psi in ya gun. don't practise on ya pride and joy if your not sure.
heres a few pics of previous stuff

[drunkmonkey]

show off ha ha ha ;D ;D

[dannyallen]

looking good as always Kerry

[disasterbus]

that is some of the nicest paintwork ideas I've seen in a very long time

[capridoof]

mad skillz !!!!!!!!!!!

[bakerstreet]

that is fully pimping!! love it, cant wait to see it finished.

[alisdair]

just got a pic thru on my phone of the side laquered, looking fully sick!!!

[drunkmonkey]

paula,s gonna be stoked with this ,, ;D