Chevy Monte Carlo Flame Paint - Up In Flames

Now for the fun part: backfilling the flames with masking tape. Anthony and I took the better part of an hour (at least) to perform this meticulous, pain-in-the-keister step.

While it was frustrating, it is definitely worth it in the end. It already looks awesome.

Beyond taping off the flames, we headed back to the paint room to muster up a color to use as a base for the flames. Since the interior is maroon, I figured we would go with that theme. After picking a shade of maroon from the color map, Anthony began to mix what seemed to be some sort of kamikaze cocktail.

Good thing we mixed more than was necessary in case it's needed at some point down the road. Once loaded into the spray gun, Anthony gave the nose one light coat in a mist-type fashion. After peeling back the tape from the flames, we were very pleased with the result.

Finally, it was time to lay some clearcoat on this future killer. Anthony mixed three parts urethane clear, one part hardener, and one part reducer. For proper coverage, three coats were evenly sprayed onto the Monte.

Here are some images of the end result in the booth. The flames are not very prominent-I guess that's why they're called ghost flames.

The front bumper cover, extensions, and front air deflector from Original Parts Group looked awesome, as did the steel cowl hood from Year One.

Ahh ... the satisfaction of completion-for now, anyway. After final assembly, Project True SStreet looked great.

A special thanks to Anthony of Anthony's Auto Body for putting in several late nights to get our Monte done on time.

Sorry the ghost flames weren't visible at this time-I think they were scared of the camera. Once we get a little sunlight to appear, the flames will really pop.