David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 MINIDREAMS INC. PAINTING PATTERNS 101 ! OK HERE I WILL TRY TO LAY OUT MY WAY OF DOING THE PATTERN STYLE LINE WORK , THE TECH OF MAKING PATTERN CUTTING TOOLS, AND THE HOW TO PART OF LAYING ALL OUT ON THE BUILD ! AS WITH EVERY HOW TO I TRY TO DO I LIKE TO LAY OUT A TOOL LIST SO LETS START WITH THAT ! ITEM'S NEEDED TO DO THIS LESSON ! A SHEET OF GLASS OR MIRRIOR A RULER 2 MODEL KNIFES THAT YOU CAN SWITCH OUT BLADES A BOX OF REPLACEMENT BLADES, AND BOX CUTTER BLADES CRAFT STICK OR POP CYCLE STICK DREMEL CUT OFF WHEEL LOW TACK STICKING TAPE THATS YOUR SUPPLY LIST ! NOW LETS MAKE SOME CUTTING TOOLS ! MAKE A HOBBY KNIFE INTO A VERY FINE LINE CUTTER ! OK TAKE YOUR 2 HOBBY KNIVES AND SET 1 UP WITH A NEW BLADE ! AND TAKE THE OTHER 1 ALL APART ! NOW TAKE THE DREMEL WITH THE CUT OFF WHEEL ATTACHMENT AND PLACE IN THE OPENING OF THE BLADE HOLD ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 HOLD TIGHT , TURN THE DREMEL ON AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE END OF THE OPENING ! ITS NOT A RACE SO TAKE YOUR TIME ! TOOK A LOOK AND YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFRENCE FROM SROCK TO INHANCED HOBBY KNIFE ! NOW PUT THE KNIFE BACK TOGETHER ! ADD 2 #11 BLADES AND YOUR VERY FINE LINE CUTTER IS READY ! NOW LETS MAKE A FINE LINE CUTTER ! TAKE 2 BOX CUTTER BLADES HOLD THEM TOGETHER AND WRAP THE MIDDLE 5 TIMES WITH TAPE ! BE SURE YOU KEEP THEM EVEN TIP TO TIP ! THERE'S YOUR NEW FINE LINE CUTTER ! NOW LETS MAKE A LINE CUTTER LOL ! THIS METHOD HERE CAN BE REWORKED TO MAKE YOUR CUTTER AS WIDE AS YOU WISH ! TAKE 2 BOX CUTTER BLADES AND A POP CYCLE STICK ! SANDWICH THE POP CYCLE STICK IN BETWEEN THE BLADES . MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR BLADES EVEN TIP TO TIP ! TAPE THEM UP 5 TIMES AND THEN TRIM AWAY THE REST OF THE STICK ! NOW YOU HAVE 3 NEW LINE CUTTERS ! HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SIZE DIFFENACE WE GET FROM THE 3 NEW TOOLS IT ONLY TOOK US 15 MINUTES TO BUILD ! LINING OUT THE BUILD ! TAKE YOUR SHEET OF GLASS AND ROLL OF TAPE AND LAY OUT A LONG PEICE AND STICK IT TO THE GLASS ! TAKE YOUR RULER AND LINE IT UP AS STRIGHT AS YOU CAN ON TOP OF THE TAPE ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 GO AHEAD AND MAKE SEVERAL CUTS TO HAVE PLENTY READY WHEN YOU START WORKING OF LAYING THEM DOWM ON THE BODY ! SIZING UP THE JOB ! HERE YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR BODY SET UP WITH THE MOST SEEN COLOR YOUR WANT IN YOUR PATTEREN WORK ! I CHOSE SLIVER MIST PPG ! EVERY BUILD IS DIFFERNT CAUSE OF BODY LINES , ADDED ITEMS , AND ITEMS THAT WILL BE ADDED LATER ON DURINT THE BUILD UP ! WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS SEE WHAT I CAN SEE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES ! I GET MY IDEA AND THE SEE HOW IT LAYS OUT IN THE WAYS OF THE BODY LINES ! LOOKING OVER THIS I SEE A LOT OF STRIGHT HARD EDGES AND THAT MAKES FOR AN EASY BODY TO USE ! STRIGHT EDGES HELP KEEP YOUR TAPE WORK MORE EVEN ! I ALSO WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK AROUND TO HELO START A DESIGN TO WORK FROM SO I CHOSE TO ADD A MURAL DECAL TO THE SIDE ! BY DOING THIS I CAN MAKE A PATCH PATTERN AND USE IT TO HELP LAY DOWN MY SIDE PATTERNS ! SO FIRST STEP IS TO MAKE A COPY OF TAPE IN THE STYLE I CUT THE DECALS ! AFTER YOU CUT THE PATTERN OUT ADD IT WHERE YOU WANT THE DECAL TO BE PLACED ! THE RESIZE THE DECAL TO THE TAPE ON THE BODY OK NOW TAKE FINE LINE OR THE VERY FINE LINE THE STRIGHT EDGE OF THE BODY AND THE EDGE FROM THE PATCH TAPE PATTERN AND START LAYING OUT YOUR MAIN LINES ! LEAVE THE ETXRA LENGHT OF TAPE FOR NOW ! YOU WANT THE TAPE TO REST IN PLACE ! YOU DONT WANT TO PULL IT IN PLACE CAUSE IT WILL LEFT AND LOSE THE CRUVES ! AND DO 1 LINE AT A TIME ! NOW ADD ANOTHER LINE TO FINISH OFF WHAT YOU STARTED ! LOOK AT THE OVER LAPS ! NOW TRIM TO THE EDGE OF THE TAPE AND REMOVE THE XTRA TAPE YOUR NOT WANTING ON THE BODY ! YOU CAN AS MANY AS YOU WANT IN THIS COLOR ! THE CHOICE IS YOURS ! NOW THAT I STARTED THE SIDES I WENT TO THE TOP ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 HERE I STARTED OUT WITH THE LINE CUTTER CAUSE IT GIVES ME A LARGER LINE TO WORK FROM ! THEN I JUST CUT A FEW AREAS AWAY TO TURN A PLAIN TAPE LINE INTO A PATTERN ! WORKING OFF THE MIDDLE PATTERN ADD AS MANY OTHERS AS YOU WISH TO HAVE IN THIS COLOR ! I ADDED MORE STANDERD AND SOME VERY FINE AND CUTTED A FEW AREAS AWAY AGAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER PATTERN ! NOW MAKE SURE ALL YOUR TAPE EDGES ARE LAID DOWN AND STICKING AND THEN ADD YOUR SECOND COLOR ! NOW THAT YOUR SECOND COLOR IS ON US THE AREAS OF THE BODY THAT HAVE BEEN WORKED ON AND FILL THEM IN WITH NEW TAPE LINES! I CHOSE THE VERY FINE LINE FOR THIS COLOR ! TRY WORK IN CONTRAST TO WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY GOT LAID OUT ! NOW ADD YOUR NEXT COLOR IF YOU CHOSE TO ADD MORE COLORS ! I ADDED A 3RD COLOR ! AND A FEW MORE LINES ! THIS TIME I TRIED TO OVER LAP ALL THE OTHER PATTERN LINES ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 COVERING YOUR WORK ! NOW THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE LINE PATTERNS LAID OUT TOOK YOUR BODY COLOR CHOICE OR BASE IF GOING CANDY TOP COAT AND COVER THE BODY IN FULL ! BEING VERY CAREFUL AND MAKING SURE THE BODY IS COMPLETELY DRY UNTAPE YOUR WORK ! AT THIS POINT YOUR READY TO ADD YOUR TOP CANDY IF YOU CHOOSE ! I DIDN'T ! SO WHAT I DIS IS MY FOIL WORK ! I RECOMMEND DOING THE FOILING BEFORE THE GEL PENS OR DECALS, SO SINCE I DID SET THIS UP FOR DECAL WORK I FOILED UP BOTH SIDES THEN SET UP MY DECALS ! AN OVER VEIW OF THE PAINT WORK TIP ! TRY OUT FELLAS ! ITS EASIER THEN YOU THINK IF YOU HAVE AN EYE FOR THIS TYPE OF PAINT SCHEME'S ! ITS JUST TIME TAKING AND CHALLENGE'S YOUR SKILL OF THINKING ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 PICS OF THE FINISHED BUILD ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Great Tip and Great paint Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Waht kind of paint do you use? An airbrush? Type of clear? Do you use an LMG polishing kit? You paint jobs are increbible, but you make it look so easy. I gotta try it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC ! DSavid... Great Tutorial.. thanks... See ya at Heartland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedFabrication Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Always good tech mini!!!! Keep it up man. Late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks for the useful tip. carrucha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kustoms Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Awsome job on your paint Dave and thank you so much for the how too tips Ill haft too give it a try on my next project thanks again for the insperation and keep up the great work! Bud Ellis Kustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 MAn it has been a long time since i posted this how to ! I hope that i could have helped anyone that followed it and or changed the minds of the non lowrider fan by showing how much work is in to some of these paint jobs ! And i wanted to add pics to this topic that might draw some intrest ! and a finished pic ! I will a topic to the UNDER GLASS section for a full built veiw of the 70 custom ! Again thanks for letting me share this HOW TO topic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks for taking the time to post this great tutorial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 This was very educational and a great job on the tutorial. It was all as clear as a masked edge. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Fist Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) Great tutorial, these types of tutorials need to get stickied. Thanks for the update. Edited March 4, 2011 by Iron Fist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 That was just Crazy cool. Are you using HOK paint? or what brand is it? my whole problem with automotive paint is trying to find one that is easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Many thanks for the tutorial. Even though I am not a lowrider builder (unless you count 1:1 lowrider Bicycles), I can see the benefits of these tips (I use them when I shoot a bike). You do awesome work in scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Amazing stuff and talent!!! Thanks for sharing bro!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Great job, and beautiful results. I love how-tos like this! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot-heapz Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I like this alot. I've been scheming to do a couple Watson-style paintjobs on a couple of cars in the near future and I've been trying to think how to get mask for such fine lines. Outstanding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 looks great my only qeustion is...how do you keep the endresult from feeling hi/lo ? everytime i do a to-tone i can feel the lines between the two paint since one lays on top of the other one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 This is awesome!! There should be a way to sticky or file away tips/tutorials like these. Even if you aren't into the lowrider scene, there's still lots of good tips here. Thank you for sharing with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) looks great my only qeustion is...how do you keep the endresult from feeling hi/lo ? everytime i do a to-tone i can feel the lines between the two paint since one lays on top of the other one Im not sure how Minidreams does it but with my pattern paint jobs, I shoot clear, several coats, when dry wet sand it, but dont sand thru to the paint, just enough to start taking down the edge, Ill do this about 6 or 7 times, and as you build up the clear and sand in between the coats, you begin to loose the feel and look of the tape edges. For best results use a sanding block instead of just your fingers so its even sanding. Edited March 5, 2011 by Darren B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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