Popular Post Foxfold Posted March 11, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Now, I know absolutely nothing about bikes, but a friend asked if I could do this for him. I've never painted anything before as I prefer plain wood and plain backers however I said I'd give it a try. Just hope he likes it as it's going to the USA and I don't want it back. It's a gift so he can do with it as he wishes. It was, to me, a pain in the backside to get right, so I doubt I'll do another one ben2008, amazingkevin, RabidAlien and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Any Harley biker would love it! I do. amazingkevin and Foxfold 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Looks awesome to me! amazingkevin and Foxfold 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 I am a HD rider, but I'm not into skulls. That being said, it is a great piece, very well cut and colored nicely. Most HD riders (i'm an exception) would l;ove to hang that piece in their man/lady biker cave. If you think that pattern was a PITA, this is the one I did for my son a number mounths ago (while I was still a real newbie): lawson56, meflick, amazingkevin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 He will love it. When all is said and done, your did a terrific job. Marg Foxfold and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted March 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 hours ago, FrankEV said: If you think that pattern was a PITA, Not so much the 'pattern' Frank, but getting the 'painting' to fit without leaving gaps or encroaching where it shouldn't was, I found, incredibly frustrating and time consuming. amazingkevin, John B and FrankEV 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankEV Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 51 minutes ago, Foxfold said: Not so much the 'pattern' Frank, but getting the 'painting' to fit without leaving gaps or encroaching where it shouldn't was, I found, incredibly frustrating and time consuming. OK, I understand, have been experiencing that problem in my recent work that has been colored. It is very difficult to get the paint in the correct area below the cut opening, even if you trace the outline of the cut outs with a pointy pencil. I found that I needed to find a way to be able to temporarily place the cut panel repeatably in the exact position to check the coverage of paint below. A jig of some kind can be used to be able to position the panel temporarily while the painting is done. For mine I created border strips that I taped to the backer. Yes it is a time a time consuming process and can be fustrating. I found I have to rotate the piece to look at the cutout areas from all difections to make sure I have not left any visable unpainted areas. Even only 1/8" thick panel can hide unpainted areas if looked at from only one direction. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 terrific job Foxfold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Down Right Awesome!!! Foxfold and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, FrankEV said: OK, I understand, have been experiencing that problem in my recent work that has been colored. It is very difficult to get the paint in the correct area below the cut opening, even if you trace the outline of the cut outs with a pointy pencil. I found that I needed to find a way to be able to temporarily place the cut panel repeatably in the exact position to check the coverage of paint below. A jig of some kind can be used to be able to position the panel temporarily while the painting is done. For mine I created border strips that I taped to the backer. Yes it is a time a time consuming process and can be fustrating. I found I have to rotate the piece to look at the cutout areas from all difections to make sure I have not left any visable unpainted areas. Even only 1/8" thick panel can hide unpainted areas if looked at from only one direction. I did one some time ago that I wanted to paint the backer different colors as you do... I printed another copy of the pattern, cut out the spots I wanted to paint with an xacto knife, taped the pattern to the backer and painted the cut out spots.. worked get. The cut out didn't have to be exact, like following the lines on the pattern, you want some overlap anyway.. but close.. FrankEV, amazingkevin and Foxfold 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted March 12, 2021 Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think it looks great Brenda, you did a great Job with the painting too! amazingkevin and Foxfold 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 13, 2021 Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 10:03 AM, Foxfold said: Now, I know absolutely nothing about bikes, but a friend asked if I could do this for him. I've never painted anything before as I prefer plain wood and plain backers however I said I'd give it a try. Just hope he likes it as it's going to the USA and I don't want it back. It's a gift so he can do with it as he wishes. It was, to me, a pain in the backside to get right, so I doubt I'll do another one Brenda, I have to say, you did a splendid job with this project. I am more than certain the receiver of this will be more than thrilled with it. I too know nothing much about bikes and I made 2 projects for a new friend of mine and he absolutely loved them. And guess what, he came to my shop to see how I was able to cut them and now he too is cutting projects and just finished his third one today. I am thrilled more than ever that I made those pieces for him as I know have someone to scroll with in my shop. Dick heppnerguy Foxfold and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 18 hours ago, Scrappile said: I did one some time ago that I wanted to paint the backer different colors as you do... I printed another copy of the pattern, cut out the spots I wanted to paint with an xacto knife, taped the pattern to the backer and painted the cut out spots.. worked get. That is a brilliant idea, thank you so much. I will definitely keep that one in my memory box amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Well done, Brenda! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Foxfold and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Looks real good but I ,was hoping it would have been an engine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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