just a small selection of the bonnet we have airbrushed, progress shots below these!!!!!!
Hi, Welcome to the Bonnet page, this is the start of your Bespoke bonnet!
With the help of AirflowArt , your vehicle will stand out from the crowd and draw loads of attention, it might even give an insight to you and your life as each piece of art is bespoke and individual to YOU!
Your bespoke bonnet
You can have any design you can think of on your bonnet and it dosn't have to be a VW Transporter!!!!
* Prep work to your bonnet from £85.00 ( as long as it is not too badly chipped or dented)
* Artwork from £270 to £1300 (depending on complexity of your design)
* Clear top coating and polishing from £150.00 we have Specialists take care of this skilled opperation.
If you require I can supply you a bonnet (second hand, but with prep already done) as a blank canvas from £130 for T4 and £185 for T5 note( Not Face lift T5 bonnets )
However ,be aware that matching your faded vehicle colour is always difficult , the vehicle panel will be colour matched as close as possible to original shade.
Delivery of bonnets
If you would like me to use your bonnet, I can supply you with a temporary bonnet (free of charge) whilst yours is being airbrushed - which is recommended if the van is your daily ride.
We like to ensure delivery and customer satisfaction of final product, therefore we can arrange personal collection and delivery of vehicle panels, please contact us to discuss prices/mileage. ( you can look into your own courier delivery/collection at own risk)
I do attend various VW festivals throughout the year, so I can arrange to meet and deliver, potentially saving you a substantial amount of money although this could mean a bit of a wait.
Please have a look through this gallery of some of our custom artwork , we hope it will give you a glimpse of what we can achieve and maybe inspire an idea?, if you have any questions feel free to just drop me a line for a chat, contact details can be found on the home page or complete the enquiry form at top of page.
thank you for taking the time to look,
Mark.
Mark.
ian and Rosie's T5.1 with the monochrome orange design of their favorate guitarists!!! Let's rock!!!
T4 bonnet with a tigger theme for Sharky fro illmister, Somerset.
T6 bonnet for Phillip from Sherborne with a subtle Woolf design on his lovely bronze van!!
lord of the rings, T4 bonnet..
Here is Ian's Burgandy T5, Joker bonnet
Star Trek bonnet for Paul's white T5
Colins, Bob Marley bonnet for his Red T5
Star Wars bonnet sold at Busfest September 2013
T5 white bonnet with China blue tatoo design.
T5 Dragon bonnet.
The T5 Shrek Bonnet........
This is for Bev and Jon who have themed their silver T5 camper around the Shrek movies, Quite a challenge to get the right balance with foreround and characters , sketches helped but there are some things I had to add/ move as the picture took shape...., more scenes developed as progress made -pplease view photo file.
The Kings of Leon Bonnet for Clive up in Corby.
This was real tricky getting the band image to fade into the background so you only see them when the sun catches the metalic silver.
The Batman and the Joker have now been sold. this is all airbrushed, check out the rain, this gives design real depth. The compilation of the scene is always designed to fit within the bonnet, and although there may be similar designs the layout of Gotham city and the 2 figures in the foreground are a one off, completely original art .Now this van and bonnet is owned buy Richard who lives only 3 miles from me here in weymouth.....welcome home!!!
This bonnet is based on the Santa Cruz hand design, and is completely hand airbrushed.
I am very pleased with the faint VW logo in the sunset, did you notice?
This has had the final top coat and put it on our van just love it too much.
I am very pleased with the faint VW logo in the sunset, did you notice?
This has had the final top coat and put it on our van just love it too much.
change of look for our van just for the Isle of White weekend...pray for no rain!!!!
Bespoke is where it's at!
Like the Santa Cruz bonnet above this has the surf scene look. Again this is also for sale and has not yet been top-coated.
If you are interested please contact me. Because it has not yet been top coated I am able to add minor changes to incorporate your thoughts and ideas if you would like to make it more personal. Perhaps adding a Salt rock surf dude?
This is the bonnet with its new owner Wayne and his van.
I am really pleased with the decision to have the 70's style boarder and the sea really done shine in the sunlight.
I am really pleased with the decision to have the 70's style boarder and the sea really done shine in the sunlight.
On this bonnet all these black squares hover over the white cracked base, a lot of hours went into getting the shading just right. The central blue VW logo is designed to appear as if it is being pushed through from behind fabric.
With the right shading this is a real head turner!
This is finished in high polished gloss.
The guy who bought this bonnet from my stand at Vanfest in september 2011 was so pleased he connected it to his T4 before he even left the show carpark and its already been all the way down to Cornwall and back turning heads en route.
Here is The "Bob Marley" bonnet sprayed for and sold at Vanfest 2011. Top right is pre top coat and below finished and fitted to the Van. All free hand airbrushed and looking good on the Black T4 named "Marley". Note how the clear top coat realy picks out the detail and gives the art real depth.
Check out the sky/ jigsaw bonnet at the bottom of page.
This will be fitted as a replacement to fit on your van while yours is being sprayed.
An idea from out of the blue...how about a bonnet that looks like a packing case?
This bonnet features a satin top coat which ensured a matte effect to make it appear more like wood.
Close up images of the sticker effect can be found under 'design ideas'.
I've now added an address label to personalise it to the new owner, Luke "the short one".
It can often be seen on Luke's van at his local with the Scrumpy Dubbers.
This bonnet features a satin top coat which ensured a matte effect to make it appear more like wood.
Close up images of the sticker effect can be found under 'design ideas'.
I've now added an address label to personalise it to the new owner, Luke "the short one".
It can often be seen on Luke's van at his local with the Scrumpy Dubbers.
Now fitted to Luke's Red T4
And a fuel cover to match:
This latest VW lid will have same theme as the blue chequered bonnet.
Please note, I do make sure that every bonnet is a one-off (although some may have similar characteristics).
Please note, I do make sure that every bonnet is a one-off (although some may have similar characteristics).
The final look , just a few loose black squares to add, then over to the finishing shop.
Close up view , I've used larger squares than in the blue bonnet....again no two the same.
The bonnet can be found on the owner's red T4
Final bonnet, top coated and polished prior to fitting.
As in the picture above, the bonnet is now turning heads and standing out in Poole, Dorset.
As in the picture above, the bonnet is now turning heads and standing out in Poole, Dorset.
Here is another one-off bonnet, for a drummer in a band In Redditch, who loves his light blue T4.
We had many conversations over the phone, pictures and sketches through email and we came up with the idea of a ripped chequered flag with a band on stage.
I Stripped and prepped the bonnet with 800 grit, then sprayed with silver base coat (seen in this photo).
Next I hand sketched out the design and then carefully used a scalpel to select and lift each piece of masking film individually.
I then added blue to the rest of the bonnet to blend with his van, see Dave and his realy clean T4 below.
We had many conversations over the phone, pictures and sketches through email and we came up with the idea of a ripped chequered flag with a band on stage.
I Stripped and prepped the bonnet with 800 grit, then sprayed with silver base coat (seen in this photo).
Next I hand sketched out the design and then carefully used a scalpel to select and lift each piece of masking film individually.
I then added blue to the rest of the bonnet to blend with his van, see Dave and his realy clean T4 below.
This bonnet features a pinstriped Union Flag with hand painted red flowers on thisT4 bonnet.
The large white flowers are transfers that already existed on the bonnet, however have been incorporated into the overall design.
Although these were transfers, flower designs can be airbrushed if desired.
The large white flowers are transfers that already existed on the bonnet, however have been incorporated into the overall design.
Although these were transfers, flower designs can be airbrushed if desired.
Where it all started. this is my T4 bonnet, I wanted to have a look on my van that was original.
This is work in progress as the whole bonnet and van will be covered.
Note the Saltrock guy poking through the leaves!
This has now been sanded off as I want to start again. I plan to use the same theme but adapt it so that the whole bonnet fits better with the bus.
This is work in progress as the whole bonnet and van will be covered.
Note the Saltrock guy poking through the leaves!
This has now been sanded off as I want to start again. I plan to use the same theme but adapt it so that the whole bonnet fits better with the bus.
As mentioned above, this is the replacement bonnet that I provide while I airbrush yours.
I tend to add bits and pieces to it to practice little details.
