![]() You might need to do this two or three times to get full coverage. Just put the tip in the groove, and follow it around. The Muscle SC body has deep window and grille detail lines that are easy to trace with a pen, which is simpler to do than masking and painting. Once the body is scuffed up, wash it with dish soap (make sure that it’s the nonmoisturizing kind) to remove any debris and oils that might be on the surface of the body. Avoid the windows because you want those to remain crystal clear. I like to use a scouring pad to do the job. Scuff the inside of the body to roughen the surface and give the paint something to hold on to. Permanent marker: Parma Detailing Pen-10400 Precut vinyl paint mask: Parma Flames-10786 Not every step will apply to the body you choose, but if you want to get the same look as the Parma muscle machine shown here, this is the way to do it. I’ll show you how I put the heat on Parma’s ’68 Muscle Baja SC. I have good news: With precut masks, flames are easy to incorporate into any paint job. ![]() ![]() It’s literally a hot look, but one you might be shying away from as too difficult to reproduce. As far as classic muscle-car looks go, flames are right up there with racing stripes, and everybody knows that a set of flames means fiery performance. Ask anyone to imagine a hot-rod paint job, and they’ll probably envision stylized flames licking over the hood and fenders of late-’60s Detroit steel. ![]()
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