I've posted before about Vantablack... maybe this similar paint, will show up at SEMA, and get distributed in the USA for sale

A team at Nipsea Group, working through its Color Technology and core R&D unit in Shanghai, has developed what it describes as an "ultra-black coating" capable of absorbing roughly 99.9% of visible light. The material is clearly inspired by Vantablack, the carbon nanotube coating that makes objects look almost flat and featureless.

https://www.techspot.com/news/112851-scientists-created-paint-black-makes-cars-look-like.html

they spent a LOT of time on painting this Vette, but the using the song title for a name? That's going to be an earworm stuck in your head if you're over the age of 50

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10230657675136193&set=pcb.26760784410272940

super impressive tail in HSC-9, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 fused naval tradition and classic Navy tattoos by painting their ceremonial squadron aircraft, an MH-60S Seahawk, for National Tattoo Day observed annually on July 17.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/nampcompliance/permalink/27195401790053165

https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3842391/hsc-9-fuses-naval-tradition-and-modern-trends-on-ceremonial-aircraft/

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/476503/hsc-9-fuses-naval-tradition-and-modern-trends-ceremonial-aircraft

“The idea started from, Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Timothy Drexler, who has an affinity for tattoo art and passion for naval traditions, gathered images of tattoos that represented naval traditions and blended them to symbolize a melding between heritage and the junior Sailors,” Knoerzer said.

At HSC-9, AM2 Anthony Harmon helped design the paint – spending hours behind the computer designing the paint. He first reached out to his fellow sailors, asking for input on what tattoo symbols should be included. From there, the design work began – finding where on the aircraft the symbol could be placed.

skip the first 24 seconds

https://www.facebook.com/13NewsNow/posts/pfbid02j82twof8LZDk7PeDGpXqmLU6WUMP3H1Foioq9kBA5oB4EcbwM2uMxjHZWNHQRpL7l

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/hsc-9-showcases-special-mh-60s-tattooed-with-special-navy-meanings/

one hell of a cool paint job

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10243249445397659&set=gm.3083680781825151&idorvanity=527146584145263

cool documentary on Art Himsl (legend, and winner of the 1969 AMBR) and van painting from 1970 to 73! (skip to 3:25 for the vans)

after having a pair of those back tires, I can say with a lot of conviction, that those are N50 Pro Stock Racing Profile

https://www.performanceplustire.com/Tires/Pro-Trac_Street_Pro_N50-15

I came across a couple examples of the cool creations of Kustom Maniacs

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1645776670153786&set=pcb.1645776743487112

https://www.instagram.com/kustom_maniacs/#@kustom_maniacs

a lot of paint effort

 

super cool effect when the black was put over the flower patterns

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=763565&postdays=0&postorder=desc&start=20&sid=405cac1ad88af0e075458a5bfcd2f3da

a whole lot of effort went into the paint job on this Camaro at Englishtown

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=32762834089982302&set=pcb.24600889519533328

just appreciating art, and it's wonderful application on cars

https://cuthammerwelddrive.blogspot.com/2015/03/speechless-parliament-car-club-japan.html

Love this paint job

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-trophy-girl-photos.376791/page-274#post-13534941

El Valle” lowrider commissioned by the Suns and driven by their 6-foot-6 point guard, Devin Booker

 https://theshopmag.com/features/creating-mobile-masterpieces-with-bugs-auto-art/

how great is it that people with a cool car, and lots of cash for a perfect paint job, have the painter add some humor to the work they do?!?! Thank you Phil Gambet!

https://goosethethrottle.tumblr.com/image/174499091801

https://cdn.elferspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GT2-EVO.pdf

Nissan says the GT-R is the only vehicle evaluated under streetlamps at night to ensure colors like Midnight Purple and Bayside Blue stellar are the best they can be for people exhibiting their vehicle in late-night car shows

In fact, the iconic R34 shade of Bayside Blue is so-named for the Bayshore Route in Tokyo; the Wangan route that became a haven for after-hours street racing in the 1990s.

https://www.motor1.com/news/720470/nissan-tests-gt-r-colors-streetlights-look-good/

wow!

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10229426591680648&set=gm.7309369062442416&idorvanity=456235534422504

a masterpiece of rolling advertising for the painter

 

Imagine how much the materials cost for this would be today... probably twice what the total cost of the car and paint in the mid 70s

I expect the cost of the labor on this alone, today, would be over 20,000 dollars

Wow, incredible reflection!

Rob Hargrove at Reflection Perfection Fine Auto Detailing

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2231274370594508&set=a.153312128390753

reminds me of christmas time ribbon candy... those colors were vibrant

http://v2guzzi.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2022-09-27T14:17:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=7&by-date=false

candy, candy, candy

A 1961 Kellison J5 on a 61 Corvette chassis, with a 60 over 348 topped with 3 dueces, a t10 and 3:55 gears. 1 of 3 known to have a full till front end. 

https://silodrome.com/kellison-j-5-car/

on ebay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/185898643454 and currently bid to 50k. 

Rob sent some cool paint jobs my way this morning to share with you all! Thanks Rob!