Saturday, August 18, 2012

Rat Rod HAND Lettering & HAND Pinstriping!!!

Here is one another fun project this summer.  A 1954 Chevy Pickup Rat Rod.
If you don't know what a Rat Rod is (but if you are reading this post you probably do), it is a vintage vehicle not totally blinged out or finished to showroom detail.  It has flaws, usually lots of them, non perfect paint and dings.  Some guys even leave them rusty!!!  Then they have a talented Sign Painter to hand letter and pinstripe them.  This was what I got to do for this Rod.
I started my signmaking career years ago on this type of work when EVERY sign you made had to be HAND done.  This was one reason I got into the sign business.  I LOVE to hand letter!!!  So, I had a blast on this one!!!  Oh, and I got PAID for it too!!!
I Praise God my Creator for Blessing me to be able to earn a living doing the thing I love to do.
Click on the photos to enlarge.

A close up of the hand lettering and pinstriping toward the front.  I have no idea who "Moon" is.  That is just what the customer asked for it to say.

Close up of the hood & fender.

The back and the tailgate where I painted in the embossed CHEVROLET lettering.

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