The Big Boss Hoss Gets Wood

Filed under: Airbrushing, Custom Paint, Faux Finishes, Motorcycles, Projects, True Fire — Leave a comment

June 27, 2015

When customer Scott came to us with his V8 powered Boss Hoss motorcycle, he wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted done. It’s a beast of a machine, and he knew he wanted something extreme. Something different. When he found out that our customer had worked as a carpenter, Mike knew just what he wanted to do… and it was agreed- The bike would get a faux wood treatment.

Here are just a few of the tools used to achieve the faux woodgrain effect. Some of them are pretty basic, but some are pretty unusual, at least when used for this technique… For this method, Createx’s Wicked Colors line of water-based paints came into play.

The simulated wood looks pretty sick all by itself, but it ain’t done yet.

We’re looking to turn the dial up to “Killer” (or 11, if you like) so there is more to pile on. It also gets faux weathered metal trim and rivets, some cracks, and other assorted details too. And of course, some True Fire. (click to enlarge)

Our customer didn’t know exactly what Mike had in store for his machine, and he didn’t get to see it until the day he came to pick it up. He was nervous to see it, and everyone at the shop was a bit anxious, hoping that he would like it when he finally laid eyes on it.

Once he had a chance to take it all in (and there is a lot to take in) he was absolutely thrilled at the result. We love to surpass even the customer’s imagination.