My brother spent the last few days customizing my boys' trucks with cool DIY paint jobs. It's amazing what a transformation can take place with a small budget.



I'll post pics of the other rig (Jeep Grand Cherokee) after we pull it out of the garage today.

Nice Unk!!!

The flag image was cast onto the truck using a laptop and powerpoint projector. We masked off the side first (using a masking tape product that's about 12" wide), then trace the projected image with a pencil. An exacto knife is then used to gently cut out the image. Remove the areas that are going to be painted black and then shoot it with black paint. It's a time-consuming process, but the results are awesome.

Rustoleum paints and a $40 HVLP spray gun. We spent about $50 in materials for each truck. Most of that was on preparation materials.

The OD green was a 1:1 mix of gloss dark green and rusty metal primer - with enamel hardner and paint thinner added as needed to spray.

NICE JOB !!

very nice

Sweet!!!

What an Uncle!

That’s awesome!!!!! Great job uncle!!!!

That is pretty nice!

That really is a nice uncle !! Lucky sons you have.

Not to nit pick but....flag etiquette dictates that the blue field be displayed to the viewer's left. So if possible, the image on the passenger side should be reversed. ....but then it wouldn't have that 'blowing in the wind' look as the vehicle moves forward.

Nice work though !

That's cool

The flag never retreats, that's why the field of blue must always be in the forward position. Check out flag patches on the right shoulder of soldiers - the field of blue is facing the front of the soldier.

"When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall (or other flat surface), the union (blue field of stars) should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left."

https://www.military.com/flag-day/flag-ettiquette-dos-and-donts.html

I know we often see it displayed 'incorrectly' but that's why it's called "etiquette" rather than being written into the US Code.

Civilians often wonder why is the Army Flag Patches reversed. The answer is: not all Army Flag Patches are reversed, but only those worn on the right shoulder. The reason has to do with proper display of the flag.



The blue field of stars should always be in the highest position of honor. When viewing the flag on a wall, the highest position of honor is the upper left when displayed horizontally, and at the top (upper left) when displayed vertically. When displayed on a "moving object" like a person or vehicle, the highest position of honor is the front, and not the rear; so the field of blue should be displayed to the front.

The same principle applies to the eagle rank of Colonels (or Navy Captains); the eagles' heads are always worn facing forward when worn on the uniform, as the forward-facing eagle is the position of honor within heraldry.

In application, then, flags are displayed on moving vehicles with the blue-star field always displayed towards the front of the vehicle. In this way, the flag appears to be blowing in the wind as the vehicle travels forward (flags are always attached to their flag poles on the blue field side). If the flag were not reversed on the right hand side of the vehicle, the vehicle might appear to be moving backwards (or "retreating").

The next time you visit an airport, notice that the US-flagged aircraft also have a "reverse" flag painted on the right side of the aircraft.

For flag patches worn on uniforms, the same principle applies: the blue star field always faces towards the front, with the red and white stripes behind. Think of the flag, not as a patch, but as a loose flag attached to the Soldier's arm like a flag pole. As the Soldier moves forward, the red and white stripes will flow to the back.

As the proponent for standardization and authorization of heraldry items within the Department of Defense, the Institute of Heraldry addresses the apparent oddity of the reverse flag patch by stating, "When worn on the right sleeve, it is considered proper to reverse the design so that the union is at the observer's right to suggest that the flag is flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward."

That makes sense when described that way ! Thanks

Cut and paste from an online article. They could explain it better than I could.