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Old School Graphics - Tech Project

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Taping and masking the car takes time, but this step should not be taken lightly as it will save time later when cleaning up. After the whole car was masked, it was ready to be basecoated.
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The sealed car was based in silver, which was used as the foundation for the rest of the colors that were going to be used.
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The flake needs to be mixed properly before it goes into the SATA paint gun.
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Danny started to shoot the flake from the center of the vehicle, covering the car in several passes.
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The car was allowed to dry for two days before the clear was "cut" with sandpaper. With years of experience, Ron used a DA sander to cut the clear and speed up the process.
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The roof was cleaned and blown to make sure that there was no dirt on the surface.
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Once the graphics were laid out on one side, template paper was used to duplicate the graphics on the other.
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The graphics were numbered to see how many custom colors were going to be applied.
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The laid-out flake was cleared to smooth the foundation and allow the colors to go on flat.

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