Door art anyone?

[Leadfoot Lambert]

I want some door art on my truck, something cool, I need ideas, please post pics of ones that you have seen. like this.

[jimmydean]

Sell it as advertising space.

[k1rodeoboater]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

Sell it as advertising space.

IDK if you're joking...but it's not really that bad of an idea. Classic cars generally turn heads even amongst the general population who have little to no interest in automobiles. Main reason is they stand out and don't look like everything else on the road. Classic trucks seem to do that more so than cars I've noticed. So selling advertising space on your vehicle, for certain businesses, may be an attractive proposition. It's all in how your market it and sell it.

My good friend owns a rafting company and kayak school. I told him about my idea to put a retro looking sign on the small stake side I'm planning for my truck. He loved the idea and called dibs on it. His logic was the same as what I said in the first paragraph.

[jimmydean]

I'm totally serious (not about WalMart). There was a sweet Dodge that laid out on bags in Medford. I was talking to the guy and he said his entire truck was sponsored. He had powdercoated parts by a shop, welding and fabrication by another shop, paint and body, stereo, engine, everything. All he did was buy the truck and build it.

I have no idea how to approach sponsors (why I never raced sponsored, lol), but it works if you work it. I would love to build something on someone elses dime.

[markeb01]

Here are some earlier threads on the topic that might provide some ideas:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=door+logo

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=door+logo

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=door+logo

And post #35 on Lakeroadster’s build thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...or+logo&page=2

And here's one with over 350 submissions:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...light=door+art

[Leadfoot Lambert]

I like these two

[way2lo2]

67 we did a few years go

[way2lo2]

51 GMC I bought from Dino a few years ago

[Tx Firefighter]

Mine for my welding and powdercoating shop...

[way2lo2]

58 pontiac wagon and 58 Biscayne I sold, both went to England

[jocko]

Found this on a nice restored 52 gas station truck... The rest of the truck was every bit as nice.

[J.Cagle]

How are you guys getting the logos to look old and weathered? I am wanting to add an old dealer logo to mine soon.

[skysoldier173rd]

Just lettered it with a brush, sprayed primer over after dry. Next step sand over the area and the letters come back through. Just don't sand too much and it looks old and weathered.

[scot 6 feet eleven]

mine is interior, white zombie thunderkiss 65

i spent about 3 hrs per panel hand painting

[61_FL_Apache]

This was on my 65.

[SNTOS63]

Here's mine. Not finished yet... Sorry about the bad pics. Try and get it from the side view later...
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[kyhunte89@hotmail.co]

My question is more what paint is used and how to make it look old if the truck isnt primered...

[SNTOS63]

I used One Shot sign paint. And you can get a lil matched paint like your truck color and just barely brush it over your lettering with a sponge brush. That's how I've done it. Works good on glossy finishes.
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[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by kyhunte89@hotmail.co

My question is more what paint is used and how to make it look old if the truck isnt primered...

I wait until its pretty much dry and then I dampen a paper towell with mineral spirits and lightly wipe it across the lettering. It takes away the paint that isn't quite dry and leaves behind the paint that is. It will also knock the gloss down a little bit. Also in an attempt to make it look aged I will barely reduce the paint and then load the brush. After loading the brush I will wipe it back and forth on a magazine until I am just getting a little paint out of it. I will then start to letter. By painting it so dry It will leave streaks of the underlying color. I know its not the correct year but here is the last truck I did. I didn't knock down the River City so much but I really did on the Custom Engines & Speed Shop part.

[Matt's k5]

here is mine!

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

[porter90]

milltown ink! that first one is awesome i love lance's truck...i cant wait for that show this year

[J.Cagle]

Originally Posted by 1Bad62Pro/Street

I love this truck! I have a 64 long stepper. I plan to add logos to make it look like an old dealership truck, that is, if I ever get my engine/tranny/drivetrain swap finished,lol.

[West Texas Z]

Keep them coming! looking good.

[MOTOIMPAIRED]

Just finished mine last night. Its kind of plain but that is how it is suppose to look. I'm thinking about maybe getting some mild pinstripping done just to give it some highlights.

I also repainted my airtank and finish it late last night too..