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Re: FoamStream...

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:09 am

And , using the Paint we already have (the House paint) ... a color scheme ... and it matches the House and studio ... :D
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby atahoekid » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:43 am

Love the red accent stripe!! Thinking about doing the same on the Road Foamie. With your painting skills I imagine its getting hand painted. For me I'm looking at striping tape. :lol: :lol:
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:53 am

Mel, just some Blue painters tape rubbed down well on the inside (stripe) edges ... Easy !!! If you define the edge with a chalk line first , it helps laying out the tape straight ... Just fixing one end and stretching the painter’s tape free hand and eyeball is no guaranty of a straight line :oops: ... Tried that for years , finally gave in to actually marking where the tape goes ... Much better job now ... :D
JMHO, a thin red stripe livens up most any paint job !!! 8) Not to be overdone , just a little accent... ;)
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby atahoekid » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:59 am

GPW, you're right about fixing one end of the tape and stretching it and eyeballing it. Especially if what you're aligning to isn't straight either. Thankfully, God invented pencil. :)
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:09 am

Wait till we get to doing “phaser ports” , color fades , bowling ball swirls, and wood graining ... :o :lol: Many paint possibilities ... Maybe the biggest advantage of a foamie ... all that blank canvas ...just waiting to be decorated ... :thinking:

Pencils .... what a wonderful thing eh .... :applause: :beer:
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Postby atahoekid » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:13 am

HMMMMM!!! :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: I love wood graining. Might have to try that somewhere one of these days
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:21 am

... and wood graining doesn’t ROT , no matter how wet it gets ... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby wagondude » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:25 am

I like your paint design. It's really coming together nicely. :thumbsup:
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Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:29 am

Thanks WD , It’s the paint I have on hand already , House and Studio already freshly painted ... this leftover paint will go bad before we ever get around to using it again .... just trying to keep it Thrifty ... “The Mile per Buck Club” !!! :D
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Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:28 am

... and with the possibility of a couple more windows , if we should win the Lottery ... :roll: :lol: ... and a Lightning stripe 8)


Rain’s stopping , sun’s out , so it’s back to trailer work ... :D
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Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:04 pm

OK, just getting Silly now ... I couldn’t resist ... :lol:
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby linuxmanxxx » Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:06 pm

Foamliner is a better name
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Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:08 pm

True huh !!! Maybe more “legal” too ... :o Thanks !!! 
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Postby working on it » Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:14 pm

linuxmanxxx wrote:Foamliner is a better name
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Re: FoamStream...

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:43 pm

WOI, yeah , me too !!! Wouldn’t that be Cool huh ? ... 8) 8) 8) All possible with just paint and tape ... :thinking:
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