Get your helmet painted to match your bike!
It is that time of the year! Time for warm weather, sun and perfect riding conditions. We love getting out on the bike as much as we can during the Spring/Summer/early Fall months. And because Tim is the creative painter that he is, we are constantly changing our paint job on it. Whether we get a new bike or just want to give ours a new look, we have fun with our paint jobs. If we're going to be spending that much time on the bike, we want to love how it looks!
If you're getting a motorcycle paint job or love the current look of your bike, consider painting your ...
How does Lumilor work?
Lumilor is an electroluminescent coating system that is carefully applied in several layers to produce a light. This is a new technology that continues to blow people away because they've never seen it before.
So, how does Lumilor work? We get this question a lot. How is a paint product able to become an electrically charged light?
How does Lumilor work?
Lumilor is not a simple one-step paint product. The illumination is a result of a complex combination of paint coatings that work together.
Lumilor lit panels are essentially created with several strategic c...
Marble Effect Paint
Marble effect paint is a cool way to add some detail to your car or motorcycle's paint job. Rather than a solid color, the marble effect adds a look of texture and interest that take the paint job to the next level.
Custom motorcycle paint: Marble Effect Paint
TD Customs is a custom motorcycle paint shop, serving Asheville and all surrounding areas for many years. We specialize in cool custom paint application.
The paint scheme you decide on for your bike has got to be something you are going to love. Your motorcycle says a lot about you, especially if it's ...
Custom Steel Drawers
We've got more custom steel pieces! We do a lot of steel work for a local construction company, usually sanding down and applying a clear coat to the finished product. The metal look is gaining popularity in the home decor industry, so it is always interesting to see what the metal will be used for with each particular project.
This time we were given these three square drawers that were going to be fit into the wall of a bedroom to make an in-wall dresser.
To get the cool, swirled look on the steel, we sanded down the metal all the way. These pieces were ...
Move over Glow in the dark paint, Lumilor is here.
Glow in the dark paint is a thing of the past now that we have this amazing new capability to literally paint light, and control it ourselves using a simple on/off switch.
That's right, the new paint product Lumilor is changing the way we can create light. We can now use paint to create a real electric-powered light onto just about anything.
Glow in the dark paint, also known as luminescent paint, has been around since the late 1960's. It is 'charged' by exposure to the light, and the color emitted is a soft green color that fades over time. Glow in the dark ...
Chevy K-20 Pickup Truck Paint Job
The latest full paint job was done on a big 1986 Chevy K-20 pickup truck. It was to be painted back to it's factory-original colors; a brown and gold two-toned theme.
The Before Pic...
There was some body work needed before paint. All of the parts were taken off, including the bed, and sanded down and repaired. To prevent rust from popping up underneath the truck and on the bed, we undercoated it, and brush-coated a rust prevention coating called POR on the bed. The glass for the windows was also replaced, as was the rubbers for the windows and doors.
Af...
Painted Brake Calipers
Custom painted brake calipers are a cool way to add a pop of color to the wheels on your vehicle. It adds a nice, subtle look that doesn't immediately jump out at you, but gives it that little something extra that makes the car uniquely yours.
With painted brake calipers, you can add those pops of color to match existing accent pieces, like the other red accents shown on the Mazda RX7 below.
Brake calipers are a part of the disc brake system on your wheel. Depending on how many rotors your car has, there will either be 2 brake calipers for the front wheels, ...
Custom metal rails for a Bunk Bed!
It's always fun to see what we're going to get in the shop. It's not always just car repairs and motorcycle paint jobs; sometimes we get some unique requests. This week we've been working on a set of metal rails, a ladder, and some other attachment pieces for what is going to be put together as a really cool Bunk Bed!
These steel rails were sanded down to the pure metal, revealing a cool, custom swirl pattern. After lots of sanding, we painted a clear coat on top so all you see is the raw steel.
It's a very industrial type of look, but also very pretty. The ...
Light up paint on the Harley (aka Babydoll)
The first LUMILOR electroluminescent paint job to leave TD Customs, folks!
This 2002 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic, affectionately known as Babydoll, got a special little detail added to the fairing this week. We painted the name 'Babydoll' in the electroluminescent paint, Lumilor, so it can light up at the flick of a switch.
Lumilor is an Electroluminescent Coating System that allows us to paint light onto almost any surface. The paint contains conductive particles that allow it to light up when electrically charged. It also sprays on like regular ...
Glitter paint job: Make it sparkle!
Our latest custom paint job involved heavy metal flake to customize a white 2015 BMW 328i - a fun glitter paint job! From far away or in the shade, the car will look white. But when you walk up to it, or especially when the sun is hitting it, the new glitter paint job looks bright and sparkly.
The customer had looked online at the different options for metal flake, and found a rainbow color she liked. Keep in mind that the color of the car plays a part in how the flake will look. In this case, the car is white, so the rainbow glitter flake will have a white backgr...
