The popularity of rubberzied coating (aka plastidip) and vinyl wraps has given birth to the widely used hash tag #paintisdead. While I don’t take as much offence to this hash-tag as some others I will say that I truly to disagree.
Vinyl and dip are fine, and often do look good, but paint isn’t dead. To prove this here are some of the best paint jobs I’ve seen in person and found on-line.
No post about paint is truly complete without mentioning Ruben’s Chilango ’64 and it’s Kandy and Chrome paint jobFrom firewall to frame this car is a piece of artThe roof is perhaps my favourite part, you really only know how incredible it is when you get closeFlake, droplets, shadowing, does it really get any better?Minitruckers have been known to have wild paint for years and this truck from Northern Showdown 2015 has some of the craziest I’ve seenMy favourite thing about this truck and Ruben’s car is that they both get driven regularlyEven more mini truck style airbrushing can be seen on this truck from Battle At The BridgeFrom Marvel characters to Johnny Cash this truck has a bit of everything, and it is everywhereAn art canvas on wheels reallyMike and Jesse did an absolutely killer job on the roof of the Dub Dynasty Ghia and they did it all with rattle cans!Turned out damn near perfect tooAnother Ghia with a wicked colour palette and great roof treatment
The Plymouth Coment known as “The Instigator” really caught my eye at MotoramaFunny at the time I had no idea what the East London Timing Association wasI think this car is actually up for sale currently, or wasMoving on from cars myself or contributors have seen in person here’s the Bloody Mary II. Perfect era correct marble paint that emulates the originalSpeaking of era correct here’s a Larry Watson inspired numberK-Daddyz Kustomz paint jobs can only be described in one word, insane
Japan, everything we do to the extremeI kind of really like split bumper Camaro lowridersIt’s far from the normal approach for these cars which is probably why I like itThis one is done super well
I’ve been this particular Camaro build on and off on Los Boulevardos for the past year or so, he’s been doing everything rightIt also very recently got an awesome paint job, which you can see a walk around of below
Los Boulevardos also produced this gem for today’s post
Vango is an amazing piece of work with incredible paint work and an awesome wood interiorThe subtle use of colour while still being really “kustom” is what sells this car for meThis post simply wouldn’t be complete without a Winfield fade and that’s where I’ll end Part 1, because this theme is sure to be back again
I absolutely love great paint! It’s not just about the paint, it’s about the craftsmanship and time/attention to details that makes it great. That’s what I always notice about a car, how much love and time and attention are spent on the small things to give an overall theme to the vehicle. It gives you a great respect for the builder.
Yes please, more of this theme!
I absolutely love great paint! It’s not just about the paint, it’s about the craftsmanship and time/attention to details that makes it great. That’s what I always notice about a car, how much love and time and attention are spent on the small things to give an overall theme to the vehicle. It gives you a great respect for the builder.