HOW TO PAINT 3-D LETTERS ON A TRUCK DOOR

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1. AFTER MASKING, ALWAYS SCUFF THE BACKGROUND BEFORE MASKING AND POUNCING THE PATTERN, THEN THE PATTERN IS CUT FOR SPRAYING.

AS ALWAYS, I USE MASK-OFF PAPER FOR THE MASK, (TRANSFER PAPER AS IT IS CALLED NOW).
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2. SHOWING THE MASK AFTER IT IS CUT AND UNMASKED AND READY FOR PAINT. THE OUTLINE OF THE RECESS OF THE LETTERS IS LEFT AND WILL BE SPRAYED OVER,
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 3. SPRAYING THE BACKGROUND AND USING A PAASCHE "H" MODEL AIRBRUSH AND 45 LBS. OF AIR PRESSURE. A PAASCHE "H" MODEL SPRAYS A LARGER AREA THAN MOST AIRBRUSHES.
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 4. SPRAY THE SHADOWS ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE OUTLINE THEN SPRAY THE TEXTURE AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LETTERS. THEY DON'T SHOW IN THIS PICTURE.
GO TO PICTURE 8.
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 5. UNMASKED AND READY FOR THE LIGHTER COLOR BLUE-GRAY OUTLINE OF THE LETTER.
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 6. BRUSHING THE LIGHTER BLUE-GRAY OUTLINE.
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 7. BRUSHING ON THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS ON THE INSIDE OF THE LETTERS AND THE LIGHT AND DARK OF THE RIVETS. JUST A LITTLE DOT OF A LIGHTER COLOR AND A DARKER COLOR MAKE THE RIVETS. SEE PICTURE 8.
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 8. A CLOSE UP SHOWING THE FINISHED LETTER.
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 9. THE FINISHED DOOR

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