Chevy Monte Carlo Flame Paint - Up In Flames

Mixing is made easy with a digital scale that contains presets for several paint codes. A label printer is also present to tag any leftovers to be used at a later date.

Before applying the color, Anthony gave the Monte another coat of urethane surfacer/sealer.

The chemist mixed two parts urethane, one part hardener, and 10 percent reducer. A nice even coat was applied.

While the urethane dried, it was back to the paint room to mix two parts black toner #23 and one part reducer.

Anthony then applied five even coats of the black base to Project True SStreet.

Once the basecoat was dry enough, Anthony began setting up for the ghost flames to be applied to the Year One cowl hood, fenders, and doors. Anthony overlays this stencil, which contains small perforations outlining the flames.

After it's been squared away, chalk powder is soaked into a rag and patted along the perforation, leaving behind a rather vague outline of the flames. The pattern's centerline stays the same, but it's flipped over for the alternate side of the hood.

Now that the outline has been determined, Scotch 1/4-inch plastic tape is used to finalize the outline. The plastic tape is very flexible and easy to use for this particular purpose.

It's imperative to follow the outline as best as possible to achieve uniformity, though I wasn't too concerned-what flames have uniformity?