Tips on painting flames
by Badseed

(Dec 01, 2007) -

Nothing says 'hot rod' quite like a nice set of flames - and they're not as hard as you might imagine to paint. Here Gary (aka Badseed), who seems lucky enough to be able to paint model car bodies at work, shows us how he does things. Over to Gary!

I had a little time at work today, so i banged this out as fast as i could, without the boss seeing me. It's not perfect but youll get the idea. After a good wash and primer...

...i sanded the car with 800 grit sand paper (wet), and gave it a base color of House of Kolor Sunrise Pearl.

After it dried, i used Bare Metal Foil as a mask. After laying it on the area i want flamed, I then draw on some flames with a sharpie pen:

Then, I take my number 11 blade and cut along the draw lines,and peel back the area i want color on. Remember to cut very carefully and only cut only the foil not the paint below.

Mask off all others areas you dont want painted.

Add color of your choice, then peel, unmask and clear.

There you have a fast and easy way of flaming. I would start with a bigger flame, like whats on this car. Then with a little practice move on to the smaller tighter flames. I couldnt stop with just the flames i had to add a few fades, then three coats of automotive Nason clear.

Have fun, good luck!

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