 Scotch 3M plastic tape known...  Scotch 3M plastic tape known as Blue Fine Line is the easiest for a beginner to use. |  My gun of choice to use as...  My gun of choice to use as a large airbrush or touch-up gun is the SATA Minijet 4. The Minijet 4 is fully compatible with all types of paint, including waterborne, or -based. |  For the beginner at home or...  For the beginner at home or a professional painter, a water-based paint such as Auto Air Colors provides a wide variety of custom colors without the associated noxious fumes of a solvent based paint. |
 Practice flames can be laid...  Practice flames can be laid out on just about any surface. |  Our fresh meat to get flamed...  Our fresh meat to get flamed is my tursty '56 Chevy panel. |  My method of choice is laying...  My method of choice is laying the flames out freehand with a roll of crepe or Blue Fine Line masking tape. Beginners should experiment with different methods until they feel most comfortable. |
 Trimming each flame as one...  Trimming each flame as one goes is the best way to keep track of positive and negative space (where paint does and doesn't go). |  The old-school way is to maks...  The old-school way is to maks the negative area with different widths of crepe masking tape. |  The crepe masking tape is...  The crepe masking tape is pulled parallel to the Blue Fine Line flame designs. |
 The new-school way is to blanket...  The new-school way is to blanket the entire area with adhesive-backed masking paper. Trust me, it's the fastet way to go! |  The positive area is cut with...  The positive area is cut with a single-edge blade, being careful not to cut all the way through the blue. |  With the cuts completed, the...  With the cuts completed, the adhesive backed masking paper is pulled straight back. |