With dry wall repair tape I now go about add-
ing some interesting texture on top of the
Neon Yellow I just applied. Once completed as
you can see it adds a lot to the over all de-
sign to have added the texture in that area.
Creating a textured appearance can be ac-
complished using many items you find laying
around the house or shop. Old window screen,
pool screen, panty hose just to name a few ob-
jects you might want to try using.
To clean up the checker flag I use mask- Now to add the gold leaf pin striping I With all those Neon Colors on the helmet now
ing tape and sticky post it notes to con- make use of fine line tape once again. the black background of the flames just doesn’t
trol any over spray created. Apply a thin layer of size, wait for it to look good any longer. I mask off the flames and
dry when it’s good add the leaf. After apply Chrome Yellow than Neon Orange over
laying in the size pull all the fine line tape that so we end up with a nice bright Orange
off before adding the leaf. color. Outline the flames with Yellow and it’s
a done deal.
Lastly I’ll add the name using paint mask
with the name cut out on a plotter, the
fastest way to get nice clean lettering
on a hard surface.
Couple coats of Dupont ChromaClear allowing it to dry, wet sand, apply a couple more
coats of the same clear and it’s ready for the trim, hardware and visor to be put back on.
Hopefully you have found this article interesting and it’s provided you with some ideas for
your next project.
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