Auto Paint/Body Shop/Hot Rod Design Company Names?

[KustmAce]

Originally Posted by GTmike400

Hot rods with a soft personality.

That totally defeats the point of a hot rod

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by KustmAce

That totally defeats the point of a hot rod

Too damn hard to explain.

Hot rods that are clean, elegant, and stand out. I dont want to build piece of shit rat rods or hot rods that stand out because they are all dolled up in chrome and flames.

By soft personality I mean, calm. Something that stands out because its not screaming "look at me".

Does that make any sense?

[KustmAce]

So you wanna build boring cars, is that it?

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by KustmAce

So you wanna build boring cars, is that it?

Clean cars, not busy cars. I dont want to build shit thats all dolled up in flames, chrome, pinstriping (no offense), and airbrushwork because that basically says "Im covering up shit".

Im not making any sense.

[KustmAce]

Originally Posted by GTmike400

Clean cars, not busy cars. I dont want to build shit thats all dolled up in flames, chrome, pinstriping (no offense), and airbrushwork because that basically says "Im covering up shit".

Im not making any sense.

No, your not

Since when do people use flames chrome and striping to cover up shit?

[myMHz]

I like...

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by KustmAce

No, your not

Since when do people use flames chrome and striping to cover up shit?

Just a philosiphie I follow. Flames and chrome detracts from the workmanship. Solid colors and small highlights shows the workman ship...

[KustmAce]

Originally Posted by GTmike400

Just a philosiphie I follow. Flames and chrome detracts from the workmanship. Solid colors and small highlights shows the workman ship...

Well, if your afraid that flames will detract from the "workmanship", then:

A. Your appealing to the wrong audience in that they will only notice the "workmanship" if there is nothing but the "workmanship" for them to notice.

or B. Your "workmanship" is not good enough for people to notice if there is some other visual design ie flames, etc.

And, if you think chrome detracts from the "workmanship", well, your really, really aiming at the wrong clientel.

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by KustmAce

Well, if your afraid that flames will detract from the "workmanship", then:

A. Your appealing to the wrong audience in that they will only notice the "workmanship" if there is nothing but the "workmanship" for them to notice.

or B. Your "workmanship" is not good enough for people to notice if there is some other visual design ie flames, etc.

And, if you think chrome detracts from the "workmanship", well, your really, really aiming at the wrong clientel.

I shouldnt need flames to make my car stand out, and if I do, then I failed my personal test. Here I go again with the Chip Foose stuff. Look at Fooses winning hot rods. The grand Master in 2002 and the '34 Coupe, "Stallion", in 2003. Do those have flames? No, they stand out because of the workman ship, the cleanliness, the elegance.

And what I mean about chrome is the people that dress up their interior, and engine all in chrome. I like chrome but you have to know when enough is enough.

As far as clientel, Im not going for the Mexicans, the ghetto, or Asians, just plain ol' old school show rodders. Nothing against those people at all though, I dont want a hoppin' hydro lowrider, a bling mobile, or a ricer.

Am I starting to make sense.

[KustmAce]

I shouldnt need flames to make my car stand out, and if I do, then I failed my personal test. Here I go again with the Chip Foose stuff. Look at Fooses winning hot rods. The grand Master in 2002 and the '34 Coupe, "Stallion", in 2003. Do those have flames? No, they stand out because of the workman ship, the cleanliness, the elegance.

...and the name attached to them.

As far as clientel, Im not going for the Mexicans, the ghetto, or Asians, just plain ol' old school show rodders. Nothing against those people at all though, I dont want a hoppin' hydro lowrider, a bling mobile, or a ricer.

But, guys like your hero Chip Foose are NOT old school show rodders, nor are his target clientel. They are guys with more money than brains and buy/look at the cars simply for the name. And Foose is just a guy who has unlimited money that can think of designs, and have people build them for him. He's not a hot rodder.

Am I starting to make sense.

And nope, still out of it man.

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by KustmAce

But, guys like your hero Chip Foose are NOT old school show rodders, nor are his target clientel. They are guys with more money than brains and buy/look at the cars simply for the name. And Foose is just a guy who has unlimited money that can think of designs, and have people build them for him. He's not a hot rodder.

All the contrary...Foose does a majority of the work, from design, to fabricate, from blueprints, to paint. There are other employees that work there but that does not mean he doesnt do anything.

[Zcaithaca]

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[Zcaithaca]

Originally Posted by Blazing Rice

Who do you expect your clientel to be? If you open a shop with the word 'Illuzions' or 'Dezigns', I guaruntee you will have many 'ricers' knocking on your door and not people who want good custom work.

You wanna go biatch?

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by Zcaithaca

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And where the hell have you been?

[HighOctaneNOSUser]

Yeah, lol:P

He is like the vanishing person, he appears, then turns and leaves again!