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Old 06-25-2009, 11:44 AM   #97
CarbonFiberSS-RS
 
Drives: IBM Carbon Fiber Stripes & GFX
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Podunk, Washington
Posts: 15
Smile Airbrush Work

Well actually it is airbrush work by a famous artist named Mike Lavallee, who is best known for real fire and doing hundreds of Jesse James West Coast Choppers (as well as Jesse's personal cars/trucks). Mike's shop just happens to be close to my home in Podunk.

Don't take offense, but I personally refuse to put plastic stickers on any car (well I do use Invisible-Mask to protect the paint) so I deleted the factory GCM Stripes aka the “vinyl package” as Mike called them, and asked Mike to do some painted SS stripes that match the factory grey/black GFX. Well I ended up with my Carbon Fiber SS stripes (yes over the roof and down past the license plate in the rear), Carbon Fiber Ground Effects all around the car, Carbon Fiber engine cover, Carbon Fiber interior door panels and Mike threw in the Carbon Fiber bowties w/ skulls to put a little more of his signature work into the car. Mike is pushing me to put in Carbon Fiber leather seat inserts in the front and rear seats. They would look sweet, but cost another $2K.

I'm sure if you send him your bowties he would be glad to fix you up. Mike is a great guy and very easy to work with, but as an artist he is sensitive and takes great pride in his work, and knows what looks good and bad, so I listen to what he says. His web site is www.killerpaint.com phone 360.563.0501 email info@killerpaint.com.

Cheers,
Kevin
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