How To Custom Paint Your Car

Book Review

How To Custom Paint Your Car

Motorbooks sales pitch:

“For custom car builders today, one of the biggest expenses—and a make-or-break features of the build—is the paint job. Now, with the expert help of one of the country’s top custom painters, readers can learn to custom paint their own cars, from design to finishing touches. With the attention to detail and keen sense of style that have made her the most sought-after custom painter working today, JoAnn Bortles offers step-by-step instructions for achieving that professional look at home. Her book provides detailed advice on every step from base coating to artwork and airbrushing to clear coating and troubleshooting, with special emphasis on designing and executing elaborate paint schemes such as flames, skulls, murals, and pin striping. Clearly written and amply illustrated, this is the ultimate how-to-custom-paint guide. Also contains an excellent chapter on realistic flames as featured on the book’s cover.”




This book is 189 pages filled full of great information any airbrush artist, kustom painter will love. How To Custom Paint Your Car would be a great addition to your reference library as it has become to mine.

Ms Bortles does an excellent job thru out the book covering many different aspects of airbrushing and kustom painting cars just as Motorbooks sales pitch states. From setting up your shop/studio to flame and graphics lay out and painting this book covers it all. You’ll find How To Custom Paint Your Car worth every bit of the $25.95 retail price here in the US. I highly recommend picking this book up and adding it to your reference library right along with your issues of Airbrush Technique Magazine. A big thumbs up you will not reget buying How To Custom Paint Your Car.