Re-creating the Ceiling (sort of)

Sure. It was from
www.lurecraft.com

They have quite a selection of sizes and colors. Also, pricing was cheaper than some other sites that cater more to glitter used for nail art.

OK here's what we did.

After driving a very long way and picking up 5 sheets of 1/8 inch maple paneling from Peterman's Lumber, we painted one with the spray gun I bought at HF. We painted it "Fundamental White" and it came out terrible. We could see the grain through it and it also made the grain rise. Remember I'm not used to doing things like this. We are experimenting and we realized the wood paneling was a no go. It would have to be sanded, primed, sanded again and then sprayed and I had no time for all that.

So we took the paneling back and then decided on 3/16 masonite hardboard. We got that into my shed and I began the tedious job of painting all five panels. It took all dang day because my compressor is not made to keep up with a paint gun. I learned that I will never do this again LOL... But I got it done. Five "fundamental white" panels...






After that it was time to apply the glitter. We were using two colors. Silver and gold mixed together. That is what we were trying to match. The original ceiling was vinyl sticky back stuff, white with silver and gold glitter. First we rolled on clear urethane with a 1/4 nap roller. That part worked very well. Then we tried using the blower machine to blow the glitter out over the wet panel but it put out WAY too much glitter... 




So then Danielle (Modernme) decided to try just kinda getting it all over her hands and clapping them together to sprinkle on the fairy dust, I mean glitter.... LOL.. And it worked. Below you can see the outcome. I have some videos and will post that here later when I get time to edit them.







So now we have five beautiful "fundamental white" panels with sliver and gold glitter ready to install on the ceiling of the 66 Super Shasta. Can't wait to get to installing them.

Video coming soon.

This is great! I am planning to create starburst countertops using this. I found some glitter starbursts and now that I have seen the size on the ceiling , I am going to order this same size from the site you recommended. Thanks for sharing this! It looks true retro!

We did not use the hologram stuff. I'll let Danielle chime in about that. I think she had a little trouble finding glitter that was not the hologram type stuff....

Glitterati - sounds like sparkling lumenatti.
"Lumenatti" meaning 'Bright ideas, emerging thought and interesting concepts to spark conversation, drive strategy and stimulate new approaches.'
I like the thought of all of that taking place inside my trailer.