I paint helicopters for a living ... all's that means is i know howto work a spray gun and pressure pot ..... custom painting is out of my league, i paint single stage all day .....

so only way to learn is do it ..... i haven't pulled the tape yet and cleared everything ..... thats maybe mnday/tuesday ... ill update posts when its all together

here is what im working with(keep in mind: not the first car but the 1st graphics ever painted ....)

primer....





white ....




orange ....








what do you guys think ... honestly

 

i think solid red would look better IMO but its what you like that matters

 

i was thinkin that myself actually, im gonna see what it looks like against the white after i untape it

 

I think the style/location of the graphics is going to make the long bed look longer. I agree with Parke, it would probably look better solid, but it's your ride! Either way, lookin good so far.

 

Looking Good

 

Looks good so far. Update us after you pull the tape. I am interested in seeing how the graphics will look.

 

i daily a little nissan that is 2 toned and also own a 97 k1500 ..... just wanted to try something new ....

the only reason i shaded both sides of the stripes is because on the drivers side i shaded just the left sides(the front) for a shadow look, then when i went to the passenger side i shaded the left sides of the stripe too(the back)

so i just shaded both sides of the lines ... and now i have a cinci bengals truck ..... or a tony the tiger

i am about 50/50 with likes and dislikes so i might leave it, even though its not what i wanted, it still doesnt look to bad.


a rim shot with primer .......






more pics on tuesday.....

 

untape the bed ...... here is it

 

not bad at all!

i think it will look good when you get it all put together

 

I agree, it'll be good to break up the length of a rclb like yours.