gtc73
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Ah!, so the challenge is on. Haven't been here for a while so I am doing some reading to see who has done this and with what results. I am considering taking the airbrush to my flat black street glide. I'm thinking about adding some ghost realistic/hot rod flames, which are basically free handed hot rod flame licks with a "twist".....
the challenge is, whereas the bike is "flat or matte black", is it a "ready canvas" to just start spraying some flames/licks.
So the BIGGER question is, what to use for the ghosted flames....ie, something like a black ice/pearl,,.,,,,or a very VERY dark shade of grey, almost black in and of itself. I'm really looking for these flames to be next to invisible....well....that will be the challenge anyway.
So, anyone do this? do I need to prep the flat black by scuffing? or can I just start spraying after cleaning and de-greasing.... I guess I'm looking at flat on flat....cause I won't be clearing this....or don't want to anyway. Which brings to mind....if I use like a wicked colors black pearl, and then don't clear over that, will that stuff eventually just wear/wash off.....or because of the flat black, will the wicked colors basically become permanent.
thanks for any feedback...
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the challenge is, whereas the bike is "flat or matte black", is it a "ready canvas" to just start spraying some flames/licks.
So the BIGGER question is, what to use for the ghosted flames....ie, something like a black ice/pearl,,.,,,,or a very VERY dark shade of grey, almost black in and of itself. I'm really looking for these flames to be next to invisible....well....that will be the challenge anyway.
So, anyone do this? do I need to prep the flat black by scuffing? or can I just start spraying after cleaning and de-greasing.... I guess I'm looking at flat on flat....cause I won't be clearing this....or don't want to anyway. Which brings to mind....if I use like a wicked colors black pearl, and then don't clear over that, will that stuff eventually just wear/wash off.....or because of the flat black, will the wicked colors basically become permanent.
thanks for any feedback...
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