Flames

Flame painting first lit up the hot rod world more than 60 years ago and it’s still going strong. Hot rods, bikes, and customs still make a powerful statement by utilizing this classic detailing technique. I layout the flames freehand and use a combination of airbrushing and pinstriping to create both bold and subtle effects.

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Flames On A 1955 Chevy Belair.

Below are some more pictures of the 1955 Chevy Belair that you can see on my homepage here at ddaydesigns.blogspot.com

Some pictures Of The '55 Belair Flame Job In Progress.

I enjoy showing pictures of some of the things I paint while they are in the process of being painted. Just in case there are those who might be interested!

As you can see by the photo below, it takes a lot of masking tape to paint a flame job!

After I sprayed the flame colors on the car and removed the masking tape, I hand painted a pinstripe outline around the flames. The customer chose this nice dark blue color for the outlines.

Classic '50s Hot Rod Flames, 1940 Ford Coupe

Here are a few more pictures of the flame job that can be seen on my home page. I hope you enjoy them!

A year after we flamed the car the customer asked us to flame the 1950's style air cleaner to match the car. Cool idea!

Custom Built Jeep

Here are a few more pictures of the Jeep you can see posted on my home page.

Flames On A Racing Helmet

I painted the flames on this racing helmet to have a 3D look. Almost as if they are floating above the checkered flag background. I painted a picture of Elvis on the hood of the race car driven by the customer who owns this helmet. That hood can be seen by clicking on the "Other Things I Paint" tab above.

CLASSIC HOT ROD STYLE FLAMES ON A HARLEY V-ROD

The old school yellow, orange, and red colored flames with a hand painted pinstripe around them.

A picture of the parts before being clearcoated.

Blue Flames!

My customer removed the hood of this truck before I painted the flames. Because it was a large truck it made the job much easier.

MOTORCYCLE FLAMES BEFORE CLEARCOATING

These pictures show a flame job I did before clearcoating. I have no pictures of the parts after they were cleared because the customer had the clearcoating done elsewhere.

INTERNATIONAL RAMP TRUCK

The flames on this ramp truck are a pretty good way to draw attention to the auto body shop that owns the truck. I sprayed the flames on and then pinstriped the outlines around the flames by hand with a "sword striper" paint brush.

Just a nice close up to show the detail.

A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TYPE OF FLAMES

The flames on this Chevy SSR are made by pinstriping just an outline in the shape of flames using two colors, one light and one dark. This creates an optical illusion of a 3-D effect.

1937 Ford with Ghost Flames

The process of creating a ghost flame job on a car requires a LOT of prep work, laying out outlines with 1/8" tape and masking all the areas where you DON'T want paint and then layering in the airbrush detailing and finally... clear coating the body.

Believe it or not, this is what the car looks like finished, and out in the sun after clear coating. Isn't it amazing how much different the color looks?

A TRUCK CALLED THE WITCH DOCTOR!

This truck was built at Wilson and Steely Kustom Koachworks in Athol, MA. The flames were laid out by Steve Wilson and painted by my brother Richie. They had me outline them with metallic gold. If you look very closely you can see the flames are a slightly darker shade than the rest of the truck.

Check out the interior on the pinstriping page!