December 17, 2004
We now carry both EFI and carb 2000 and up stretch tanks. We received quite a few carb tanks a few weeks ago, and the EFI tanks just came in today. These were on backorder for 7 months.
December 1, 2004
Signature Sets Christmas Specials...receive $150 all sets listed! Sale until 12/20/04
Happy Holidays from Attitude Custom Painting.
November 23, 2004
We will be closed for Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!
November 16, 2004
One of our paint jobs made a 4 page spread in V-Twin Magazine. Congrats to Wil Roberston!!! He rides the heck out of his bike.
See the Roadstar here
November 10th, 2004
Really starting to pick up. Completion time right now is about 7 weeks. This will grow until abut Februarary...want us to paint your bike? Get it in quick as possible. Last year, the completion time grew to 10 weeks in February and March...although we do have more manpower this year :)
November 5, 2004
After 6 long months, we finally got the 'carb' 2000 and up stretch tanks. Very scarce and hard to get. EFI's to come soon. These are much better than a 'stock tank' stretch.
The US was completely out for 6 months+
October 15, 2004
Starting to pick up again. Interested in getting your set done by us, be sure and get them in early as possible.
September 5th
Survived yet another storm (Frances). Shops A-okay. Got 60-70 mph winds and a ton of rain. Looks like we have one more to contend with this weekend (Ivan). Maybe we'll get lucky once again, and it will change paths.
Tampa sure has been lucky so far.
August
17, 2004
Updated
the testimonial
page.
Added
two more Signature Sets, sold one already, got two
more in the works. Deuce
and a 2004 Sportster set with a bobtail fender and
kit
August 13, 2004
Looks
like we might get spared of Hurricane Charley. It
appears to be going to make landfall south of us...whew!
August
12, 2004
Due to Hurricane Charlie, we may be closed full
or 1/2 day on Friday August 12
Updated...Nope...we will be closed tomorrow!
We
just got back from the shop and spent that last 2
hours putting most sets inside the safest place I
think which would be the spray booth. What a nice
color collage we have going...over 25 jobs inside
the spray booth floor
We have a 5000' square foot shop and I figured this
would be a safer place than our offices which are
made of drywall.
Hard to believe! I seen these storms, but you have
to admit, it's not too good of a sign when the landfall
pinpoint has stayed 'Pinellas' for the past day or
so, but who knows...you can't be too sure about 'Mother
Nature' No matter what, it would be hard to even think
that we would even get anything under 60+ mph out
of all this.
I believe Charley will even be a category 3 (100 mph+)
once it gets back into the waters. The thing about
the west coast of Florida (unlike the east coast)
is you have to worry about 'storm surge' which is
predicted at about 14'.
Pinellas county is also a 'peninsula' and the bridges
are gridlock to get out. I live about 5 miles from
the coast. One of my employee's mother has a business
about 100 yards off St Pete Beach.
Not many storms I have paid attention to coordinates,
but I definately am on this one!
.I also just bought a new home in a 'flood zone' (go
figure...but we close next week...so technically,
it's not ours yet). They also, of course, would not
sell us flood insurance once they new of 'Charley'...lot's
going on.
Hopin' for the best...gonna' board up the home
tomorrow if he still predicted around Pinellas.
Update tomorrow.
Scott
July 2, 2004
We now have all 50 states covered!!!!!!!!!!!
We also have done at least one job from over 10 different
countries.
Thanks to all our customers!
July 1, 2004
We will be closed on July 5th.
June
14, 2004
Well...I had to do it. I'm sick and tired of other
painters taking code and images from my site and pawning
them off as their own work or coding.
The "code
and image thieves (removed 10/05) " page will not be linked
all over the site, but will be setup so the search
engines (specifically Google) will pick up this page.
Not the greatest publicity for the offender.
June 13, 2004
Custom Flame Painting now has over 3500
pages listed on Google :>)
June
4, 2004
Updated the Flames
Board. Also updated the subscription process.
This is all automated using Paypal.
Registration and subscription info here.
Also
updated testimonials page
April 18
We will be adding 4-5 new "Signature Sets" tomorrow or Tuesday.
These will include the following:
Deuce--2000 and up--candy red base with candy
metalflake flames and bright red outline.
Deuce-2000 and up.--Black with candy blue ghost
tribals with bright blue outline. This will look something
like job 346.
Fatboy '95 to '99- 6 gallon stretch tank.--this
will fit previous years, but this has the cutout for
the elec box. This is hidden under the seat. This
paint job has a black metallic/tangerine base with
candy tangerine graphics on them, outlined in a bright
orange outline.
2000 and up Heritage (carb)- BLack base, blue
pearl flames, ghost bar and shield.
2000 and up Fatboy. Silver to Green "color
shift" paint, outlined in gold metallic.
Be sure and look for them in the "Signature
Sets" section.
March
13th
Didn't realize we had over 1000
page listed on Google...not bad :)
We will now start putting a faint watermark "Attitude
Custom Painting" on all the images in the Samples
of Work. We've had about 5 other painters use our
images, placed them on their site, and pawned them
off as thier own jobs (see below on March 9th)
Due to the cost of running the Flames Board and this
being a 'business website'. This is now a subscription
based board.
More info here
Flames
How-To for the do-it-yourselfer info is located in
the Flames Board as well.
Current completion time for a job is now about 9 weeks.
I think we have peaked though, *just* starting to
slow down. Over 65+ jobs in last week.
Looking foward to picking up the Signature
Sets again! If you aren't ready yet, be
sure and sign up for our "Auto-Notify" service.
Sign up, set the keywork, and your will automatically
be emailed you when a job is posted using your keyword.
Example keywords you can use--- Fatboy , 'Roadstar,
Sportster...Don't make it too precise like red 2000
Heritage.
And if you are just interested in having a certain
paint job, you could use keywords like... candy, ghost,
red, black...
Enjoy!
.
March
10th
Attitude Custom Painting will be at the "Full
Throttle Expo" this April in Pinellas Park (US
19) which has previously been held at the Florida
Fairgrounds. Keep posted on exactly where we will
be at the Expo.
Details soon!
Hope to have up to 7 sets (mainly H-D) ready to sell.
March 9th
Updated 3/12...the guy took all the photos off...
How can this guy sleep at night? 5 of the images
on this website are our actual jobs. Another one our
jobs is in his "graphics" section.
Trying to make his visitors think that they did the
job.
Precision Graphics in RI
http://www.precisiongrafix.biz/
Below are images/jobs taken from our site.
Number 269 is on this site
Number 330 (Flame Page)
Number 298 (Flame Page)
Number 333 (graphics page)
He will be removing these soon. So you may not see
them.
Updated 3/10...all images removed by the owner of the site
January 30, 2004
Made some changes to the Samples
of Work/ Signature Series/ Customers Rides that inadvertently added a "Reply
to ad" link which I got "bombarded" with responses (50+ in 2days). If you are one of the
many that clicked on the link and sent us a response,
please fill out the estimate
form so we have better info about your job. Sorry
for the inconvenience!!
January 25, 2004
Redid the "Signature
Sets" section. All sets now will be within
the database program. I will also be transferring
most of the "hits" that were on the old
ads. So when you go to that section, don't be alarmed
when you see 13,000 hits on SS#022 and it shows it
was posted today.
Also am "pushing" the "Auto-Notify".
This is an excellent feature to use if you
decide you can't do your paint job at this time. You
need to register, to do this though. Once a job or
set for sale is added to the database, you will get
Auto-Notified of that job...but this depends on
which category and the keywords you set. You can come
back, and modify it, delete it, change how many days
you want to be registered...
Be sure and register today for the "Auto-Notify"!!!!
January
24, 2004
In the process of mkaing changes so that the "Signature
Sets" (Pre painted sheetmetal sets) within the database
program, so they are searchable. It will also
be easier to maintain than the static HTML pages.
Look for us to start *really* adding sets in the next
3-4 months.
January 20, 2004
Added a new SSL
form. This is 128 bit encryption so we can now
take cc orders online SAFELY. We are also officially
been verified by the IDauthority. Also updated the Flames
Board to version 6.4.1, Now almost 7000 members
and over 11,000 posts...WOW!!!
And of course, having a record month for business...what
a month ;>)
I
am also in the process of separating the "Harley
Davidson" category in the Samples of Work into
smaller sub categories of the different models. Instead
of having 200+ Harley Davidson listings all together,
they will now be separated so visitors can see paint
jobs on a specific bike, *but* on the same hand, you
are still able to view *all* jobs by clicking on the
"Browse Jobs" link in the Samples of Work.
You can also still sort by state, color, name...
Remember, I am in the process of doing this,
so not all jobs have been changed to their new subcategory. I am doing it by changing the actual database file
("throught the backdoor of the server").
I will probably have them all sorted out in about
5 days. I did almost 1/2 of them tonight
This is what you will find to bring up all jobs in
the Samples of Work section
Within...
Samples of Work: Browse
Jobs
Choose one and check it out!
Go
to the Samples of Work Now!
Browse
by category (New separated H-D categories)
See
all the listings
Sort
by State
January
1, 2004
Made some changes to the "short" ads in
the Customers
Rides section so now, when you view the "short"
ads, a small photo of the customers bikes shows up
instead of a "camera icon". Their text is
also listed below the short ad.
Over 200 jobs done in our first full year, over
300 total (opened in March of 2002)!!!
December 20, 2003
Happy Holidays to all from Attitude Custom Painting!
November
23,2003
We received our new camera...finally. A much needed
upgrade. We bought the Sony
DSC-717 (didn't want to have to wait for the 8MP
828 camera). Pretty neat camera. 5 MP, Swivel lens
which I thought would come in handy. It even takes
MPEG movies. So all pictures in the Samples of Work
*including* #304 and up (in numberical sequence) will be taken using
this camera.
I'm sure you will notice the difference in the photo
quality, especially on all the candy colored paint
jobs.
November
16, 2003
We will be closed for Thanksgiving from the 27th (Thursday),
until the following Monday.
November
4, 2003
The Flames Board is currently down (We got back
up the following day...all is okay!!!). Hopefully
it is just the MyMSQL server. If not..
well, we may end up going with our old PERL Flames
Board, which I know front end to backend of the program
(why did I change...I should have stayed with the
old rule...if it's not broken, don't fix it).
We are looking for a new camera to use for our
Samples of Work shots. We are looking for possibly
the SONY
DSC - F717. I wouldn't mind the DSC-828 (first 8 megapixel camera due out in the middle of
November) Details
If you are a camera shop owner owner, and have
a bike you would like painted...
let's talk :>)
This will be a far cry from our "Coolpix 700" that we have owned for about 4 years now.
October
16 , 2003
Made a couple additions to the General
FAQ's.
We are also really starting to pick up. Expect a longer
turn around time.
If you have contemplated on getting your bike painted
by Attitude Custom Painting, I would suggest
getting it done asap. Right now, we are turning a
6-7 week completion time. I'm sure this year will
be the same as last year, come November through January,
expect a 8-10 week turnaround time.
Worth the wait though...:>)
October
5th, 2003
For those of you that get the Florida "Full Throttle"
magazine, be sure and check out our 1/2 page "plug" on Attitude Custom Painting. Oh yea, be sure
and check out my dog "Sammy" on the top
shelf of our parts racks (look *real* close). Really
"top shelf material" :>)
By the way, I sent those photos to Full Throttle,
and edited the photo to make Sammy *appear* on the
top shelf. She is really not there! Our ad and plug
is on page 26 of the October issue.
Hoping for a bigger pic in the mag...but still
turned out cool!
September
25, 2003
Well...we're all geared up for the Ybor show.
We completed 7 sets to go over plus the Royal Star
tank. Lot's of hours last week and this week :>)
All jobs are completed. We have a couple we have to
buff out, but these will be done by 12 noon. Setup
time is 2PM.
We have all the below sets ready to go over, plus
another Sportster Stretch set. Fenders off of a 2001.
Tank is stretch with dual locking caps. This is a
very mild graphic job which would look great on any
Sportster. No pics yet, but basically is is 3 stage
candy tangerine with a charcoal accent stripe and
3 stage white with orange pearl over it. We'll try
to get pics of this set up before we go. We did the
bodywork on the tank about 3 weeks ago and decided
to put this set together.
Along
with the sets below and the Sportster set we just
mentioned, we also have a candy blue Fatboy
set that will fit any 84-99 Fatboy (we will provide
the cutout on the rear fender if necessary). Beautiful
paint job out in the sun. Neat thing about this set
is is has a "smooth" rear fender, in which
we will include a billet side mount license plate
and light!!!
September
18, 2003
Ybor
show....it's about here!!!! What sets will
we have...well...we should have about 6 sets for display
and for sale there. Here is what we have planned...
September
10, 2003
Updated pics of the Krew and our new booth. Old
one is for sale.
September
7th, 2003
In
the next week or so,I will be giving the website a
much needed makeover...I have a habit of redoing the
site about every 8 months.. guess cause I get tired
of the old look, plus it's a good time to update some
of the info anyway. The front page already has the
new look along with a few of the other sections of
the site. I plan on also upgrading the Flames
Board to UBB's newest program. It should be released
in the next few weeks, so I will be checking this
out. I think I'll stick with the "Classic"
UBB (which is the program I currently have for the
Flames Board instead of going with the "Threads" version of the UBB since I'm pretty good with Perl
(Practical Extraction Report Language), and don't
know anything about PHP or MySQL. I want to weigh
out the advantages to the upgrade versus my current
version. I've made quite a few changes to the program
already and hate to have to wipe them all out just
for a few program upgrades. I'll keep you posted on
this. Hope
you like the new look! Any
comments?
Enjoy!
September
5th, 2003
Just
added to more Signature
Series sets. Finished a stretch Sportster
set (sweeeet!!!)and will finish up a V-Rod
set next week. Still have the Springer
set for sale (beautiful candy brandywine job!)
Both sets will be on display at the Ybor Bikefest
show. For more info, look in the Florida "Full
Throttle" Magazine. You can also visit their site.
September 1st , 2003
We're
gearing up for the "Ybor "Bikefest" show. Plan on taking a minumum of 5 painted sheetmetal
sets and have a couple of tents set up.. The show
is coming up toward the end of September. For more
info, look in the Florida "Full
Throttle" Magazine. You can also visit their site.
July 20, 2003
Back
from our Mexico trip...Had a great time!!! This year
we took a Carnival Cruise ship (out of Miami). Went
to the Bahamas last year on a Royal Caribbean ship.
If you ever get a chance to go on a cruise...go! I
definitely like the service and the overall trip when
we went with Royal Caribbean (Sovereign of the Seas
out of the Port Canaveral....
Well, back to work!
June
30, 2003
Harley owners will be glad to know, we are working on implementing
a new "Exchange Program" in which for a
small charge we will supply the sheetmetal, paint
your favorite paint/flame job, ship them to you, then
you ship your sheetmetal to us. More details on this
will be coming soon!
June
19, 2003
Well
today's moving day! Boy, we definitely needed the
room. Moving from a 1850 square shop to a 5000 will
definitely help out. So far everything has ran as
smooth as possible. The new booth is built, the old
one is sold...only 1 1/2 days downtime including today...not
too bad. Pics of the new shop will be posted soon!
June
14, 2003
Added a page in which you can figure your shipping
costs from our site, but yet costs are given from
using UPS's database. All you need is your zip code
and the total weigh of each box. This is written in
XML, so the rates are given directly from UPS's database,
so all estimates should be very accurate.
June
13, 2003
Added a new section for customers that have put their
bike back together. The program allows customers to
register, login, and add their bike listing. It also
allows them to upload up to 10 pic of their complete
bike along with a description of mods and other info
about their bike. More "appearance" changes
to this section coming soon!
See the "Customers
Rides" section.
If you've had a paint job done by us, add
your listing here.
I also added a page on the basics
of how to resize photos since the maximum width
is set at 500 pixels.
The booth is being built in the new shop as we speak
(write)!!! Anxious to move in our new 5000 square foot
shop.
June
8, 2003
I am in the process of redoing the classified along
with the "Samples of Work". I closed down
the e-Parts Source site so all attention will be paid
toward the CFP site. Soon, our customers will
have the ability to upload their own photos to their
job listing once they put their bike together. We've
been doing so many jobs lately, it is very hard to do
add the photos to their listing. So, I got the bright
idea to give our customers the ability to not only add
photos of their bike when it is put back together, but
give them the ability to change and modify photos, edit
their listings, like maybe add or change with updated
photos, trophies or changes. No need to email me, all
the CFP visitors can see their listings...a great way
to show off your pride and joy!!!.
You may experience some bad links in the meantime...sorry!
Worked
on the new shop today. Painted the doors. Got the new
carpeting in. The new booth is supposed to be up by
the end of next week. Air lines will also be in very
soon. Anxious to move in!
This
page will be updated with some previous "What's
New" updates in our Flames board so you can see
where we have been and where we are heading.
Thank you!
May,
2003
Attitude Custom Painting was voted as best "Tampa
Bay area" custom painter by the readers of Full
Throttle.
Thank You to all who voted for us!
