http://truckstencils.com Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://truckstencils.com/comment-page-1/#comment-6567 Best Way To Do Tiger Stripe Camo? - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:44:00 +0000 http://truckstencils.com/home/#comment-6567 [...] When the Army used to do it the right way, they would lay a base coat of the lightest color over the entire truck. Using an overhead projector they display the pattern (Military Vehicle Camouflage Patterns) on the truck and would mark out the brown and black areas. Mask and paint the brown, then mask and paint the black. The pattern is close to the same on almost every truck as a result. Take a look at the Chevy trucks and blazers for sale on Gov Liquidators or Alfa Heaven. The fella at Alpha Heaven does a really good job with his paint projects The hard part for tiger stripe (and why the army uses standard patterns) will be blending the pattern from hood to grill, grill to fender, bedside to tailgate, etc. Plus as cool as it looks, 4-color tiger was never really embraced as a camo pattern by the US, so good patterns dont really exist for vehicles like the do for 3-color woodland. Alternately, you can use what these guys sell: Truck Stencils - At Home Do it Yourself Camouflage Kits for Trucks and other Vehicles - Great for Hu... [...] [...] When the Army used to do it the right way, they would lay a base coat of the lightest color over the entire truck. Using an overhead projector they display the pattern (Military Vehicle Camouflage Patterns) on the truck and would mark out the brown and black areas. Mask and paint the brown, then mask and paint the black. The pattern is close to the same on almost every truck as a result. Take a look at the Chevy trucks and blazers for sale on Gov Liquidators or Alfa Heaven. The fella at Alpha Heaven does a really good job with his paint projects The hard part for tiger stripe (and why the army uses standard patterns) will be blending the pattern from hood to grill, grill to fender, bedside to tailgate, etc. Plus as cool as it looks, 4-color tiger was never really embraced as a camo pattern by the US, so good patterns dont really exist for vehicles like the do for 3-color woodland. Alternately, you can use what these guys sell: Truck Stencils – At Home Do it Yourself Camouflage Kits for Trucks and other Vehicles – Great for Hu… [...]

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