I saw a Plenum painted four years ago on Denny Sargent's Yellow Prowler during our Texas Speed Weekend. Always liked it and had decided I would have something done someday. Well, that day has come and I consulted with Kal Smith (HotbrasbyKal.com) from Meteraie, LA. Kal is the person who paints the Custom Mopar bras or Skintight both Mfg. by American Stitchco out of Moutain Home, AR. My local dealer found a used 300 High Output plenum for me and that's what I used for this project. I did all the sanding to get rid of all the raised areas on the plenum. Additional sanding to smooth the entire surface. I also sanded the radiator cover (this is aluminum) and preped it for the primer. After both peices were primed, I did the additional sanding. Kal started the sanding of the plenum after the primer and I finished this piece. Kal than painted the two pieces yellow and added orange streaks... He than taped off the unit for flames and painted the flames. The flame colors were to match my new Custom painted Bra Kal was preparing for me to take to the Smokies... There are some other techniques that Kal uses to bring out the deep colors... Kal still has a few other tricks he wants to add to the project before it is complete... I'll get that done in time... ... In addition to Kal Smith, I would also like to thank Rivertown Collision in Kenner, LA (Ricky, Darren & Steve for their advice & help) for allowing me to use their facilities. |