Beetlebums Panel

lookin cool-arado my friend

Needs the whitewalls & deffo a lil' off the ride height to be jus right!

looks cool with those moondisks on

dude sweet!!!!!!!!

sweet dude! the discs really set it off!

they look really cool dad wants me to get some for the beetle now

Thanks guys, I was a bit unsure, but if you like them, then I like theme even more. I think the white walls will make even more of an effect.

smoothed salt racer stylee i think......

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smoothed salt racer stylee i think......

salt flat racer support van would be cooler

Thats the way its moving towards, did about 4 hrs 'research' into them on saturday. Think im going to go down the decal route, because as much as i love sign writing by the artist (STEADY ON BOYS...) it is expensive wy to do things, and in the future i can get the painted anyway.

vwbeetlebum wrote:

Thats the way its moving towards, did about 4 hrs 'research' into them on saturday. Think im going to go down the decal route, because as much as i love sign writing by the artist (STEADY ON BOYS...) it is expensive wy to do things, and in the future i can get the painted anyway.

you should get the vynal made up as a reverse of what you want then paint the lettering in then just peel the vynal mask away and instant hand applied lettering

I di dhtink about doing that, but was unsure how accurately it would work, do you think it would work well bud?

vwbeetlebum wrote:

I di dhtink about doing that, but was unsure how accurately it would work, do you think it would work well bud?

if you get the vynal mask on properly know body will ever know that it was not painted on buy a proffesional sign writer

Next plan on the horizon is to paint my steelies red, keepthe moon discs and add white walls.

Right then, another skint month, but instead of a few occassional treats, Ive spent £30 on these bad boys, (shoulda been a fair bit more but he looks after me, lol). Should be here mid weel next week, reverse cut, as Im going to enamel in between the lines. Wish me luck:

Make sure you stick them on straight

I shall be measuring three times, and then a fourth for good measure, lol.

cool if the enamel does not go right first time it will wipe off with turps if it's not totaly dry but when you get it right remove the mask before the paint drys completely

It's gonna look good Olly............

If you wanna hand doing this Olly mate.....no wuckin forries (you got me number & im just down the hill)

Impy Mcdub wrote:

If you wanna hand doing this Olly mate.....no wuckin forries (you got me number & im just down the hill)

I might well takemyou up on it, and Rob you're right dude, apparently you only have a 1-2 hour window to get that vinyl off again before it starts ripping the enamel (and paint) off with it . My chaps given me some pointers about 'spooling' the back of the vinyl with a dry lint cloth to remove tackyness and stick. Should be an interesting experiment, if it works I'm gona do more on the lower panels along the same theme. The clam smith logo bird head is gona be the trickiest bit I reckon.

Impy Mcdub wrote:

im just down the hill

Olly keeps saying your over the hill dude which i don't think is right..

thecrewkid wrote:

Impy Mcdub wrote:

im just down the hill

Olly keeps saying your over the hill dude which i don't think is right..

EDIT: I did put a slightly snotty comment up earlier but that aint the DBS way................yep, Older & wiser my friend!

I'm off out now, but tommorrw I may have a picture to post which will get you all excited.....

Post it now dont take long

He was on VZi asking for pics of buses down 2 splines, I even posted up a couple of pics of my old Bay.....