re-painted motor cover

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by jeffmo

reel,no it was done with spray cans.if i remember right i used 6 cans total.
i made some mistakes on it.if you look the side and rear blue panels aren't at the same level.plus on the front i couldn't match it up to original.the curve at the front corners are compound and the decaling simply wouldn't make the turn w/out turning downward.so i just cut them to end slightly before the front corner.the hardest part honestly was the side red,white & blue stripes and the rear red,white & blue "V". they had to be done with individual stripes of each color w/ the "6" on the rear applied last.putting several drops of dish washing liquid in a bowl of water then wiping it on the surface allows you time to position the decal before it dries.after that you just squeegee from the center outward to remove any air bubbles and excess liquid.

I guess what makes it really jump is the wet sanding and clear coating!!...it's like you can see a "depth of color" to it...from a can??...incredible!!...