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Ghost flame job on my 05

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Old 8/25/04 | 03:19 PM
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Well, I just called the local custom paint shop, and the guy told me he could do a ghost flame job on my 05 for about $800, but he said that in order to do it properly, it would also need to be clear-coated to get rid of the edge that the flames leave on the paint. This would be a few more hundred, so that would bring my total to about $1200. Not quite as bad as I thought it would be.

Basically, to put on ghost flames they basically use the same color as the car, but add a little bit of pearl to it so that it sparkles a bit.
Old 8/25/04 | 03:21 PM
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Can't wait to see that. Post pics, please.
Old 8/25/04 | 05:40 PM
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Ghost flames look really cool when done properly.

Saw a Bullitt on Mustangworld that had 'mystic' ghost flames...looked WICKED
Old 8/25/04 | 06:36 PM
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Boomer any chance you could post the pics?
Old 8/25/04 | 07:02 PM
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These are from Gman (I guess) somewhere out there in internet land..and posted on Mustangworld.

Kept the pics cause I thought they were THE coolest.

Check this out.



Old 8/25/04 | 07:40 PM
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sweet bullitt BTW.....like the rims (& ghosts too)
Old 8/25/04 | 07:53 PM
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that would look nice... when I get my mustang in January I want to get flames similar to these but with more of a windveil blue tint instead of the solid white

http://www.defiantones.com/images/pages/flame17_jpg.htm

and of course since I'm moving to washington I might have to have these people do the work, check out some of their work... looks awesome

http://www.killerpaint.com
Old 8/25/04 | 08:17 PM
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Those flames rock! The way they appear almost transparent in the right light . That would be impressive on an 05.
Old 8/25/04 | 08:30 PM
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1200 bucks? i would much rather add a shaker hood and exhaust for around the same price but that just me
Old 8/25/04 | 09:00 PM
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Shea... sounds like the custom shop knows what a real ghost flame is have you seen any of their past works?
Old 8/25/04 | 09:32 PM
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I guess he ran out of money for lowering springs? : :crazy:
Old 8/25/04 | 09:35 PM
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I would love to see what Chip Foose (Overhaulin) could do with an 05! His flames (and cars) always turn out awesome!
Old 8/26/04 | 12:06 AM
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Originally posted by Amy V6@August 25, 2004, 9:03 PM
Shea... sounds like the custom shop knows what a real ghost flame is have you seen any of their past works?
I certainly have. Although this guy has not done a lot of ghost jobs, I've seen his work on flame jobs in general...most of them on low-riders. He does very nice work. He seems to be a straight-shooter as well, and I would hope that I can recognize one, as I've taken quite a few body shop classes at my local community college, and I had some very nice flames painted on my 79 Hurst/Olds.
Old 8/26/04 | 01:25 AM
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Originally posted by Boomer@August 25, 2004, 9:05 PM
These are from Gman (I guess) somewhere out there in internet land..and posted on Mustangworld.

Kept the pics cause I thought they were THE coolest.

Check this out.



Those really are sweet, I agree that they would look cool on an '05, or any mustang for that matter!

Nice find Boomer
Old 8/26/04 | 04:34 AM
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I think you should just get multicolored, metallic decal flames. Removable and redesignable. ANY paintjob always gets me nervous and I would be bored in a few years.
Old 8/26/04 | 06:05 AM
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Can anyone do a photo chop of an 05 with ghost flames?
Old 8/26/04 | 08:10 AM
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Originally posted by NewPony05@August 25, 2004, 7:56 PM
that would look nice... when I get my mustang in January I want to get flames similar to these but with more of a windveil blue tint instead of the solid white

http://www.defiantones.com/images/pages/flame17_jpg.htm

and of course since I'm moving to washington I might have to have these people do the work, check out some of their work... looks awesome

http://www.killerpaint.com
Newpony05 your first link to those flames are Tribal. Just ask for someone to do a set of Tribal flames for your car, they rock!
Old 8/26/04 | 08:11 AM
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My 66 got a ghost flame job last month. It's a black pearl that doesn't have a major color shift, which I like. In some light it really stands out as a pearlescent silvery grey, in other light you can barely see it.


http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/feature/bl...tback/index.htm

It was a friend of a friend deal, but I got this flame job for $500 total. It's not absolutely perfect, but I surely got my moneys worth. I really don't think +/- $1,200 for a really good flame job is bad at all.
Old 8/26/04 | 09:25 AM
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$1,200 is what I paid last summer for awsome ghost flames on my white 96 GT vert. The artist used colbot blue with majenta tips. He did outline the flames with blue pinstiping. When the sun hits them just right they POP! I know it's just looks, but man it gets plenty of attention, trophies too.
If I lern how to use this site I'll post pictures.
Old 8/26/04 | 09:30 AM
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I love ghost flames. What color is your car going to be?


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