1. Starting with the logo design from Below Grade Design, Butcher headed down to the local office supply store and had it blown up to size. Next, he traced out the logo onto a sheet of Saral transfer paper.
For a lot of us, spending time in the garage hanging with friends, working on our trucks, and drinking beers is an all too familiar scenario. What we ended up doing in that time was cooking up our very own name for the garage: Candy Shop Customs. And what shop would be complete without a logo? With the ideas floating around, we gave a shout to Steve Woodward over at Below Grade Design for a final logo concept, and honestly, he nailed it right on the head!
Enter our good friend and killer pinstriper Collin “Butcher” Schultz. Once he got word that we were working on our project LUV at the Candy Shop, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on our doors. Knowing he had something up his sleeve, we blew the doors off the LUV and delivered them to his super secret lair. Since it’s going to be a while until the truck sees paint, he figured that striping the logo on the doors, and doing a little patina magic, would work well with the current look of the truck, as well as help us keep going on the build with a bit of motivation.
Follow along as Butcher slings some paint, and shares a few pinstriping tips.
2. Using the body line on...
2. Using the body line on the door to center and locate the logo, a pin wheel was used to trace the outline, shapes, and lettering onto the door. You can see the faint outline left on the door by the transfer paper.
3. Now the weapons of choice:...
3. Now the weapons of choice: an assortment of brushes, a whole bunch of 1 Shot, and an old magazine cover to practice pullin' some lines.
4. Starting with the white...
4. Starting with the white base color upon which all the other colors will be layered, Butcher traced out the background of the logo using a thin brush for the detail areas, and a wider brush for filling.
5. Black was then layered...
5. Black was then layered onto the white base to outline the logo shapes and letters.
6. Now we think that Collin...
6. Now we think that Collin was playing the whole process down by saying "it's kinda like paint by numbers."
7. He began to lay in color...
7. He began to lay in color by color but don't worry too much about getting the paint too thick or too thin, as it's only going to be sanded down some later during the patina process.
8. With various grits of sandpaper...
8. With various grits of sandpaper and a little water for lubricant, the wet sanding stage began to remove the shine of the 1 Shot, and slowly "age" the logo. The sandpaper can be folded in different ways and varying pressure can be applied to achieve the desired effect. We broke through the logo colors to duplicate the faded look that only years out in the sun would do.
9. Butcher's attention to...
9. Butcher's attention to detail is awesome, he even left the original rust bubble on the door right by the "T". Once the LUV is pieced back together, the Candy Shop Customs logo will look like it's been on the truck the whole time! Now with a fire lit under our asses, it's time to keep pluggin' away on the project!
10. Buy Butcher a beer some...
10. Buy Butcher a beer some time and ask him why we call him Kevin!