Gold leaf

[guest hs]

Anyone on here into this I’m wanting to learn how to do it

 

[Gelcoater]

Anyone on here into this I’m wanting to learn how to do it

I’ve seen it done...by guys with a lot more steady hand than me.
Looks easy, when you watch someone who knows their shit do it.

I’d imagine, much like dragging a striping brush around it to make a boarder, it’s a lot harder than it looks.

 

[monkeyswrench]

House of Kolor had a book that showed a few methods and some wood graining and marbling effects. I know I have a copy...somewhere. There is a lot of info online now. I bought the book 15-20 years ago. Wouldn't doubt there's a how-to on Youtube now.

 

[Yellowboat]

I did a bit about 20 years ago, not super hard, but very time consuming

 

[El Rojo]

unfortunately, most of the guys that did it right are dead...

 

[Riverbottom]

Not the hardest thing, but a book of gold leaf is kind of expensive. Practice with copper leaf for awhile.

 

[monkeyswrench]

The last guy I knew actually still doing it was out in Orange...or maybe Corona. Styles, I believe it was Styles Lines and Designs. I had whimped out and went with marblizers...Not exact, but not bad, and materials were more forgiving for me.

 

[Yellowboat]

unfortunately, most of the guys that did it right are dead...

That's the truth. My grandfather and his partner did all of it in the Crocker art museum.

 

[KENDOG689]

Old school leaf is bitchen.Guys back in the day leafed tons of cool stuff I remember as a kid.

 

[Melloyellovector]

Here’s a little silver leaf and lace action just layed down today.
Still need to sand, clear, sand, clear, pin,sand, clear, and ceramic clear entire sand rail

 

[RiverDave]

Goto the billy b show in feb. there’s always a few boats with fresh leaf. I believe Billy can do it as well.

 

[rrrr]

Here’s a little silver leaf and lace action just layed down today.
Still need to sand, clear, sand, clear, pin,sand, clear, and ceramic clear entire sand rail View attachment 712208

That's dirty.

 

[Wheeler]

Anyone on here into this I’m wanting to learn how to do it

Last I heard Jimmy C had moved back to Parker and living up river. Reach out to him on facebook.

http://flipsidedesigns.com/upload/Jimmy-PortfolioPages-v2.pdf

 

[Gelcoater]

The last guy I knew actually still doing it was out in Orange...or maybe Corona. Styles, I believe it was Styles Lines and Designs. I had whimped out and went with marblizers...Not exact, but not bad, and materials were more forgiving for me.

Dave Barr at Cal Signs here in the IE does it.

 

[Gelcoater]

Here’s a little silver leaf and lace action just layed down today.
Still need to sand, clear, sand, clear, pin,sand, clear, and ceramic clear entire sand rail View attachment 712208

That’s cool!
Leaf and Lace!
Don’t see much custom lace jobs these days.

Maybe I should get busy and pull some off in gelcoat.

 

[Melloyellovector]

That’s cool!
Leaf and Lace!
Don’t see much custom lace jobs these days.

Maybe I should get busy and pull some off in gelcoat.

Not my orig design/plan. Can’t decide if I’ll leave it or change it. It’s growing on me.

 

[Gelcoater]

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Not my orig design/plan. Can’t decide if I’ll leave it or change it. It’s growing on me.

Leave it!!!
It has style, and is unique.
How often do you really see custom touches like these anymore?
The colors lend themselves well to be accented with hand pin striping several ways.
A simple change of accenting pinstripe colors can give that same basic leaf/lace design an entirely new attitude.
You could throw a new pinstripe combo at it yearly and find what “fits” you. Custom!

 

[playdeep]

Friend of mine just laid down some Gold Leaf on a Sprint car I'm restoring...
Incredibly time consuming,but damn cool.The paint was done in the 80's by a legend..Corky's trick paint Phoenix Az.

 

[Melloyellovector]

Leave it!!!
It has style, and is unique.
How often do you really see custom touches like these anymore?
The colors lend themselves well to be accented with hand pin striping several ways.
A simple change of accenting pinstripe colors can give that same basic leaf/lace design an entirely new attitude.
You could throw a new pinstripe combo at it yearly and find what “fits” you. Custom!

Pins going down on Thursday now, but will be under layers of clear. Going tomorrow to make final decision.