The Process of practicing some custom paintwork on my own lawnmower
STEP 1:
Okay, I'll try to keep it short, here goes:
The tractor is a "Mastercut," which is one of those cheap ole bargain tractors, but we've had it for years now and the paint was peeling off--mainly on the hood. The color was originally this same red, but in order to paint flames on the hood, I had to sand the old paint, make a few minor dent repairs and primer some bare metal spots. Then I went to Wal-Mart and picked up two 11 ounce cans of the perfect matching red paint by Dupli-Color and then sprayed the hood so it would be a good surface to paint on. This surface had to be sanded with a maximum grit of 320 and I usually use 400 or finer. This picture leaves off from there:
Using 1/8'' blue fine line tape, I laid out the flames with just a plan in my head...
STEP 2:
Then, I used 2'' masking tape and laid it on the hood strip by strip and after laying down one strip, I used a X-Acto knife to cut out the tape that was over where the flames needed to be painted on top of the fine line tape that I previously put down...
STEP 3:
The tractor hood ready for and painting...
STEP 4:
The base for the flames--yellow that I sprayed on the whole hood with an 11 oz. spray bomb, also by Dupli-Color...
STEP 5:
The flames tipped in orange. This is the first time I used an airbrush, and I'm looking to get a nicer one to practice with.
STEP 6:
Got a few runs on the sides, but hey, its only a tractor, and I was only about 15! Now, check it out actually ON the tractor:
Final Product:
