It's a liquid that you brush on and it dries to a rubbery consistency. When you're done spraying you peel it off. There are a few different brand names, so just head to your local art supply store and ask for a liquid frisket masking material and someone there should know where it is.

Kraz,

Again another item that I have purchased but, have not used. Messed with it way back when but, then forgot about it. After seeing what you did will give it a shot again someday.

Must get SECRET PLANS from Moose & Squirrel.

Bob...For my next act I will pull a rabbit out of my hat...zilla

Slick trick with the window masking, Kraz. I have written that lil gem down in my "Better mouse trap" book! Thanks for sharing these cool mini rides! :thumbsup:

Love the Rebel striping. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

The viper and rebel are flat out awesome!! I don't know if that frisket masking will work with spray bombs due to the thicker nature of the paint, but I'm gonna try it anyway!!! I got a "plan"... heeheehee! Super job double masking the windows to end up with the trim and sweet striping on the Rebel!! Nice job on the casting Roger!! Thanks for the tips and the inspiration!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

UtherJoe

Slick trick with the window masking, Kraz. I have written that lil gem down in my "Better mouse trap" book! Thanks for sharing these cool mini rides! :thumbsup:



Would agree with joez on the window trick. Will definitely try it next chance I get. :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

kraz sharp looking Hot Rods and Nomad. Cool looking Rebel and Viper :woohoo::woohoo:

You keep blowing our minds with the awsome paint work.
All I have to say to you..Iss...... Very,very,cool..
Great idea on the windows.. Thanks for the insight

That Rebel is a keeper for sure. Those things would surprise you with how strong they would run back in the day

A couple more Mercs straight out of the paint shop.....

Kraz,

Those Mercury's are incredible. Magic Painter you are...like them I do.

If I had lots of money I'll tell yah what I'd do. I'd go out and buy me a Mercury or two!!!!!!!!!!!!! do dah, do dah la, la la..........Oh yeah baby those are a couple of real lookers!

I was able to get a Ford Falcon body painted up tonight. The weather here was in the low 50s but, still 2 others (a VW Bug & a Ghia) ended up in the Pine Sol jar...oh dang. :cry: It is going to be a bit warmer and maybe I can Phssssssssssssssht tomorrow night as well?

Bob...May the Force be with you Kraz...zilla

whooaaa!! i love the lightening effect man!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Mike,
Great looking Mercs! :thumbsup::thumbsup: Dave

Unbelievable..... The desert scene leadsled is 10 steps above perfect!! I never would have thought of the concept.. Someday I will give it a shot.. Was that a hand cut mask, a stencil, or hand drawn frisket on it?? However you did it, it came out awesome!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Awesome!

holy cripes.. you did that on fullsized car and shrunk it didn't you.. thats amazing...

Honey, I shrunk the car and no the kids were not in it. :lol: Man I really like the lightning one.

Dave

Bob...this guy is good...zilla, I think he was born with the Force. Incredible work, especially since your working in HO scale. Looking good K man :thumbsup::thumbsup: I need to get the boys a good airbrush...RM

Unbelievable..... The desert scene leadsled is 10 steps above perfect!! I never would have thought of the concept.. Someday I will give it a shot.. Was that a hand cut mask, a stencil, or hand drawn frisket on it?? However you did it, it came out awesome!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:


It's much more simple than that. The body was painted black, then I masked the bottom 1/8" or so with regular masking tape and sprayed the background colors (first white for foundation, then transparent yellow-orange-red-magenta). After that I unmasked the bottom and did the images by hand with a fine brush and Testors black.

Bob...this guy is good...zilla, I think he was born with the Force. Incredible work, especially since your working in HO scale. Looking good K man :thumbsup::thumbsup: I need to get the boys a good airbrush...RM

Now I'm picturing a spray can next to a car on the lift with one of your guys jumping up and down on the nozzle. LOL! Seriously, I thought you were using an airbrush this whole time which makes your work even more impressive. Once I started using the airbrush (and figured out how to properly clean it) I never looked back.

And Bob..I have the biggest workshop out of everyone..Zilla - with all of that room in the basement, why are you painting outside?

Kraz, I bought a used one off ebay just to tinker with. I've painted the bed covers on my pickups and vinyl tops with it, but that's about it. Has just never seemed to work right. I think it's just worn out. What is your "no look back" technique to cleaning if I may ask. Cleaning it, is the reason I don't use it as much. Also what brand or model of airbrush do you reccomend??? Now I have used the 1:1 touch up gun for spraying if I was using automotive clear. The spray cans are just easier and quicker, but you do loose on the final finish aspect...RM

Kraz, I bought a used one off ebay just to tinker with. I've painted the bed covers on my pickups and vinyl tops with it, but that's about it. Has just never seemed to work right. I think it's just worn out. What is your "no look back" technique to cleaning if I may ask. Cleaning it, is the reason I don't use it as much. Also what brand or model of airbrush do you reccomend??? Now I have used the 1:1 touch up gun for spraying if I was using automotive clear. The spray cans are just easier and quicker, but you do loose on the final finish aspect...RM

What kind of airbrush do you have? Mine are all Paasche VL (dual-action). I picked up my first one used at a flea market and couldn't get it to work right and it sat around until someone told me it probably only needed a good cleaning. So I took it all apart and soaked it in lacquer thinner for about a day, scrubbed it clean, and was miraculously able to put the thing back together and it actually worked! Methods on keeping them clean will vary depending on the type of airbrush, but the bottom line is to spray clean thinner through them until nothing but clean thinner is coming out of it (I keep index cards nearby and spray one of those until no more color is visible). Even if you consistently do that, you're still eventually going to have to disassemble it to clean it but once you do it a couple of times it's not really that much of a chore. Spray gun cleaning kits are pretty cheap and you can get them at an auto body supply place.

As for a recommendation, I like what I'm using, but I've also used an Iwata HP-C and liked that alot. Never had any experience with a Badger, but they are pretty popular.

man that's some beautiful work as usual!love to see what ya do on the 1:1 cars!

man that's some beautiful work as usual!love to see what ya do on the 1:1 cars!

Unfortunately I'm now painting in a high-volume yet high-end dealership (yes, it's like walking a tightrope) so the stuff I'm painting now is kinda boring to look at. Here are some from a few years ago:

First pic: This car is very difficult to photograph due to the colors. They look weird in the pics, but in person they look more like they belong together. Also, not only do the graphics go into the doorjambs, but they are also underneath all of the moldings/door handles/etc. It's a pet peeve of mine to see a nice paint job where they obviously didn't remove any of the trim or anything. This car was in Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords sometime in 2002 (I think).

Second pic: This motorcycle won 'people's choice' at the show that it's pictured at. I put alot of extra time into getting the drop shadows just right for a 3D look and it was neat to see people slide their fingers across it to see if they actually stuck out.

Third pic: My first attempt at 'true fire' in 2002. This is an ex-girlfriends' car and when she bought it the intent was to put flames on it - I was thinking traditional flames but when she saw an article in my "Autographics" magazine by Mike Lavalee she wanted that instead. She e-mailed him and he gave her some additonal insight (granted, this was his first article about the techique and it has been revised since then) and while she was away on a vacation, I went ahead and did it. For this one, I just set the bumper and grille in place for the painting, and then removed them to clear. I've done a handful of motorcycles like that since then and have gotten a little better at it but don't have any photos of those.

nice work,man!love the true flames and the motorbike!hard to tell what ya had in mind for the stang from the pic,but i am sure it's a winner in real life!thanks for the peak at the 1:1 cars!i still dunno how you recreate those flames in ho scale,but i am impressed again!keep up the good work,and hopefully they'll let ya do a couple flamejobs at the dealership!lol!always great enjoying your work,and keep those pics coming!neil:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Your sledz are da'Bomb, Kaz! Nice touch! :thumbsup:

Love those Led Sleds. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Mike Kraz.Tell them how many Merc's I had you paint.You had those Merc's with you om Sunday.Mike,Do you remember what I first got from you?

Mike Kraz.Tell them how many Merc's I had you paint.You had those Merc's with you om Sunday.Mike,Do you remember what I first got from you?

Do you mean first EVER, or first on Sunday? If you mean ever, I don't remember, but if you mention it I'm sure I'll remember the car. By the way, I'd like to see a pic of that '55 if you ever get around to re-assembling it....

And quit reminding me about those 125 - 150 Mercs!! Just when I start to forget about them, you have to go ahead and remind me!!!

Kraz,

We have a 6 year old Daughter and a 5 year old son and with them playing outside I can get some Phsssssssssssssht time in without them bugging me. I kinda keep an eye on them at the same time. Also I just like to hold up the bodies after painting them in the sun. Aaaaaaaaaaaah wet paint in the sunlight is just like magic almost.

I am not a professional painter by any means. To clean my Iwata REVOLUTION dual action airbrush after spraying I wipe out any left over paint with a paper towel and throw a bowl of Acetone in to spray into a rag and then wipe my tip off in the rag. Then I pull my needle out and wipe it with Acetone on my rag and put it back in and spray another bowl of Acetone into a rag real quick and whip any paint off the outside and the bowl lid.

Also before each start up I spray session I spray a little Goo Gone on the paint control shaft and move it up and down by grabbing the top to free any chance of a stickiness there also. You can have a dual action airbrush but, if it doesn't work right you don't have dual action.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum yeah everyone does it different and this just works for me. I like to paint fades and you have to have good control to do that.

Those flames on the PT are Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet! The Motorcycle is Awsum and the Mustang paint job is fade city with a twist.

My Dad painted and customized car models the whole time I grew up and still messes with stuff now and then. He never had an airbrush but, the stuff he turned out was Amazing. Thank God my Mother got me my first Pasche airbrush at the age of 12. I just got my Iwata a couple of years ago and have not looked back since. ND encouraged me to try spray Bomb jobs and that got me a Hooters orange Sand Van that was a lot of fun to build.

Bob...Mixing paint and experimenting is a blast...zilla

Yeah, I say use whatever you're most comfortable with. I've seen plenty of fantastic paint jobs that have been done with spray bombs but like you said you can only do smooth fades in this scale with an airbrush. When I first started using the airbrush it reminded me of when I first started using a Dremel - I now wonder how I would be able to get along without either.

Oh, and by the way - the thing on the side of the 1:1 Mustang is the front of a horse. You really can't see it at all from the pic so I guess you'll have to take my word for it that if you see it in person it's VERY obvious. I should probably take that pic down.

Mike,They were Snake and Mongoose car carriers.

Mike,They were Snake and Mongoose car carriers.

Ahhhh..... They were very popular - and I liked them so much that I actually kept a set for myself! I'm surprised that you bought any Hot Wheels at all, much less custom ones. I thought you were going to tell me what the first custom slot was that you got from me. I know when I first started to paint them to sell, I did alot of flamed '55's and '57's.

the paint jobs on those led sleds are AWESOME