Sooty Paints

Welcome to the Sooty Paints website, my aim is to showcase some of the shells painted by myself. All shells are airbrushed by hand, and therefore 100% unique in their appearance. All paint jobs include cutting out of the shell and applying decals for lights etc., except when requested otherwise. I have sprayed various types of shells from 1/5th off road to 1/18th Tourers, and am therefore experienced at what amount of detail I can put into the various sizes.

The paint used for all shells is the Faskolor acrylic, and all shells are backed with Faskoat to give a hard wearing nitroproof membrane. If required internal decals may be used from the HPI or XXX range. These are charged for at RRP + £5-00 for application. Lead times for painting do vary dependant on workload, but all work is done by myself. I try to keep the waiting time down to a maximum of 2 weeks, but this will be largely dependant on how much extra work this site generates!

A popular request is a set of photos giving a complete story of the preparation and painting process, this is done with a series of e-mail attachments for you to keep track of exactly what work went in for your hard earned cash. I now offer this service free of charge with every order taken, they are not top quality photos but do give a reasonable representation of the work that goes in to a design.

Prices vary depending on complexity and number of colours used, but I do not spray shelf queen shells. I therefore have a maximum price of £60 excluding shipping and shell price. When ordering a shell please include the part number of the required shell, and manufacturer. 'I want a scooby' dont cut the mustard I'm afraid! Orders can be taken by e-mail, phone, or visit (usually at a race meeting). Payment terms are strictly with order, and Royal Mail Special delivery cost will be added to every order to cover postage. My e-mail address is: sootybigwheels@btinternet.com and my phone number is: 01746 769201.

The following pages give some ideas on designs already sprayed, and a chance for you to design your own using shell templates.