jon miller

[josh_smaxx]

They are awesome, do you paint existing off the shelf boards or do you make them out of wood or something? Would like one actually.

[jonmiller]

thanx dude

i use polycarbonate sheet
those are 5mm thick and 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches

give me a shout bud

[jonmiller]

simple baja shell
i think i wouldve had white flames with a red pintsripe, but he wanted them plain red.


thanks

[jonmiller]

j concepts b4 shell. fire type stuff doesnt show up as much as in real life.





then a mardave 1/12 calibra




cheerz,
jon

[ginger fixit]

dude

love your work u must own a vinyl cutter i also paint shells and i havnt seen stuff that neat from a hand cut job.

im not cutting you down here dude just interested.

regards Andy Bell (www.bellfirecustompainting.co.uk)

[jonmiller]

cheerz buddy

i use a vinyl cutter for my lettering, yes.
works both ways, good for me and good for the customer.


had a look at ur site there..some good stuff dude!
i see a couple pits boards there. did you use a cutter for the lettering on those. if so, what have you got.
i bought a roland stika sv8. handy little bit of kit

thanks,

jon

[losidan]

jon that is far and away the best looking mardave shell i have ever seen. lurvly

[jonmiller]

sweet! nice1 dude

[ginger fixit]

hi john

im afraid i have to pop to the local signmakers shop i do wish you the best of luck with your work.

i personally have stopped taking work at the mo i seem to be wearing out airbrushes like they are going out of fashion one of the major down sides of water base paints, and also we just cant charge for our time which is frustrating , people also seem to want the shells back the following day even if you have 2 weeks work sat on the bench.

enough of my winging i love the work i hope you enjoy what you produce

regards Andy bell

[telboy]

Andy, what airbrushes are you getting through?
Water based paints should be easier on the brushes.

I know what you mean about people wanting them for nowt and then wanting them next day. But i've gone on about this problem enough before so I'll not go on about it again.
But just tell them you've got work on and they'll have to wait. I tell people now that a 'rush job' takes a week. because I've got to fit it into my other paint jobs, and I won't just stop doing other peoples just to get one shell done.
It seems to go down ok and people are accepting that I've got loads on now.

keep it up, don't let people stop you from doing it. I know you dont get anthing out of it, but just alter the pricing a bit. if they want a good job doing then they'll pay for it. if they don't want to pay your price the tough, thats what I say. Go and get it cheaper anywhere else if you can.

[DCM]

it is the cleaning of the shell, the applying of masking fluid, doing the design, and trying to make it a little different, then the easy part, the spraying..... then work out you done it for about £3 an hour..... lucky i don't do it as a business!!!

I love spraying shells but hate it when you get people knowingly going round different painters for a price, choose someone cause you like their style and go for it.

[Dunc]

Originally Posted by jonmiller

Super job Jon, can't wait to see it in the flesh

I see you've trimmed it for me too, what service! Now all I need is a discount - joking! Worth every penny in my opinion.

[jonmiller]

andy - what are you usin mate some hardcore acid paint n plastic airbrushes..
thats odd.
like tel says, keep paintin dude

tel - thats right mate, i think i charge fairly and accordingly for my time/effort/work and if someone doesnt like a quote they have a right to go elsewhere.

dcm - spot on mate. choose a painter because you like their style. or coz they do good quality work n provide a good service.

like someone says to me, keep the air on!


dunc - hope you like it dude. you should do
give me a shout n let me know what you think.
i cant wait to see it mounted, some nice white wheels...spankin

[jonmiller]

actually, white wheels with red edging........mmmmmmmmmm, donuts
thatd look killer

[jonmiller]

baja shell


thanks

[Dunc]

Originally Posted by jonmiller

actually, white wheels with red edging........mmmmmmmmmm, donuts
thatd look killer

No red edging I'm afraid Jon, still looks pretty sweet though!



Once again: muchas gracias señor!

[telboy]

jon, what chrome do you use? That baja looks well sweet.

[jonmiller]

cool, cheerz tel. its alclad chrome.

i get it from modelsinmotion. not sure where else sells it though.
their dark aluminium is cool aswell.
i tried the magnesium tother day but patches of it went a type of chalky/cloudy type biz... maybe i got a dud bottle coz the chrome n aluminium have always worked fine.

[telboy]

hmm, I use that too, but daren't use it on large area's due to its ability to part company with lexan easily. I only use it for pin striping or small areas.

Do you get different finishes on different makes of shell?

[jonmiller]

not that i notice mate