Some of those cars (Vanke, Myl) were painted by the same guy - Greg of Akron.

Pic courtesy of Steve Stasko (as far as I can tell )

This is another Greg painted car out of the Akron area - Kid Presto.

Pic courtesy Stewart Pomeroy

Here's a shot of Bobby Yowell's Duster with matching hauler. Not sure where this pic came from.

Here's one of one of my old cars...

Yowell alsway had neat paint..and alot of them..
must have painted his cars twice a yr..lol
some of the names ive collected are
Kar Kolors
Del-star
Circus circus
Vaniderstine
Show Cars
Bruce the brush
etc..
cheapst.

this and some larger scallops would be killer on a cuda..
to get the 3d correct do the lighter base color then the darker color fades over the templates..to get the right dimension.
then use a "hole" template to add the ligher fades like blue,purple,gold or silver..to get a real fish scale effect..
its not that hard..just a steady hand and patience
you have to have dry panels when blowing over with the circle "hole" templates. and it doesnt take much paint..just light dustings.
Ive never been to Texas? ?
well san antonio once.
cheapst.

id really like to try a flip flop color also..
thats gonna have to be next..for sure.
cheapst

i dont know how to post more than one pic
or a side by side.?

ill try to get one in the sunlight with out a reflection

357

with clear

Cheapest,

What color base were you spraying over in these pics? Were you using the water based paints?

-Dave

no..PPG base clear..
it started out i removed the vynl top because i thought i had rust under it..
i didnt but after removing the top ..i had my paint supply color mix me some paint to finish the top and i was gonna blend it at the b pillars.
but the first application(mix) was much lighter.
so the second color was pretty much spot on..
but since the roof was already shot in the lighter green i went and did the scales with the darker matching body color..i was thinking it might be hard to blend new color to the old on the b pillar.
but with the scales ending..i could camoflauge it.
i ended up sanding and painting most all of the car ..except the hood...(i planned on a glass hood)
i would do a base color-main body color first..
then do the graphics ontop of that..
either of these could be auto air..?
but auto air could also be applied for the graphics over the conventional base paint..
ive never had an issue..except the base color if its solvent base may need to be cleared in a timely/window..
the auto air doesnt have to be..FWIW
cheapst.

this is the car when i first got it..
some of this paint/color is under the new finish.
cheapst.

this is the hemi car with the same effects..only in a different color.
i hadnt seen this car until after i already did mine.
it looks like its the same technique though.

Thanks,

I believe I will go with a black base, and come back with candy gold, then come in with the graphics in green and gold pearls. Gonna order up some candy concentrate to play with it a bit and see how it comes out.

I have had great luck with some of the Alsa Corp Mirror Chrome, and may use some of that under the gold candy. Should give it a gold mirror effect, coupled with the scales. Should be fun to play with at least hehehehe.

-Dave

ive used some of the Chrome or silver plating machines to try to chrome plastic..or look like chrome..
havent tried the Asla painted chrome...but iam very familiar with their products
the helmet i showed was silver plated first FWIW
cheapst

Love those 1960-'70s Paint Jobs!!!

They were classy,at least most of them.

BGR