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Congratulations John Muzika
Custom Painted Vehicles wishes to Congratulate Mr. John Muzika on winning over 60 awards with his Custom Painted Harley-Davidson. We are so proud of this project and continue to wish John nothing but the best! Bravo!!
Chang’s Martial Arts Fiat
Check out this Fiat 500, owned by Chang’s Martial Arts. With 3 locations in the Chicagoland area and soon one in Milwaukee, Lanre Lawanson, owner of Chang’s will be using this Fiat to draw in new students. The graphics used are consistent with what would be seen at the martial arts school on banners, and [...]
Pommerich Racing
This 1999 Camaro-turned dragster, owned and raced by Paul Pommerich of Caledonia recently underwent a facelift. The goal of this design was to create a tear back skull design that utilizes a carbon fiber texture to go with the other carbon fiber parts on the car. We wanted to give the car more coverage than [...]
New CPV Wrap Design Studio
CPV is proud to announce the addition of the Wrap Design Studio. We will be adding a button for this feature in the near future. Visitors will be able to design their very own graphics on the vehicle of their choice, from pick ups to cars and even Harley-Davidson motorcycles. But for now you can [...]
Team Forge Ahead USA 2012 America Adventure
Custom Painted Vehicles, Inc. was represented well in the 2012 AutoWeek America Adventure. Steve Wright was invited to join Team Forge Ahead USA in their quest to promote American manufacturers and some great American brands as they competed for a chance to win a Chrysler 300 SRT. Traveling from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Las Vegas, [...]
Custom Painted Case IH 25th Anniversary Magnum Tractor
It is a privelege to be a part of a community that still makes things. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Magnum, built right here in Racine, Wisconsin, they are building a limited edition silver tractor. Featuring a great looking silver and black custom paint scheme, while paying respects to the classic Case Red, [...]
The Shipping Point Box Truck
What started out as a used yellow Penske box truck is now a personalized marketing machine. This great concept completely overhauled the looks of this hauler. We painted all of the aluminum trim in the corporate brown, and created a unique wrap that mixes perfectly into their branding and resembles a rolling shipping crate. You [...]
Kevin Kaleck’s Ride – News Article
We first met Kevin a few years ago when he came to us for a custom Real-Fire paint job for his 2005 Road King. The idea was to incorporate the logo of his favorite band, Queensryche into the fire. We liked the idea and put his vision to work. Kevin has continued to add custom touches to [...]
Ghost Rider Tractor
Horsepower, torque and world championships alone aren’t enough to make the fiercest competitors happy. Stamp Farms of Decatur, Michigan wanted their puller to look sick in the process of raking in the wins. When one of the farms top mechanics was in Racine at the Case IH plant for training, he noticed a Real-Fire custom paint [...]
Spring is in the Air
It hasn’t exactly been the long winter we are used to. Past tradition is that most bikers wait until the last minute to get their bike ready for riding season. I don’t know if it is the mild winter or just a new desire to ride, but we have seen an increase in winter work [...]
Top Gun 38 Cigarette Boat
This 38 foot Cigarette Boat owned by Rudy Wahlen of Racine, Wisconsin, has had the ultimate makeover. We worked closely with Rudy to bring his ideas to reality. The red, black, white and silver scheme goes beautifully with his interior accents, making this go fast boat a real looker. Long sweeping lines, strong contrasts, and [...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From all of us at CPV, we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It is a time to count your blessings, spend time with family and friends, and set goals for the coming year. But most of all, it is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus and consider [...]
Sports Car Club of America
The Milwaukee Region, SCCA built this van specifically for the purpose of their summertime race days. We featured actual members cars in action, sponsors logos, updateable race days list, and complete window coverings.
Jerry’s Garage Talk Comes to CPV
Jerry’s Garage Talk visited CPV earlier this year to talk about what it is like to be in the custom paint business. From everyday jobs to extraordinary requests to high profile clients, we talk about what it takes to build relationships with clientel and keep this niche business running for decades. Part 1Part 2
Scion XB CPV Graphic Wrapz Vehicle
This is one of our demo cars. Bright colors and bold lettering is how you get noticed. These boxy little cars wrap well. If you are thinking of using a corporate vehicle to promote your business, the Scion XB is a great choice. We can design you a wrap for it that makes a statement [...]
Sinister Green
Congradulations to John Glas who recently had his Heritage Softail custom painted. Nicknamed Sinister, this candy green bike is one-of-a-kind. While custom painting hundreds of Real Fire paint jobs over the course of a year, this is the first of its kind being candy green with black fire. This bike is covered with little details [...]
Custom F-250 for Corey Hart of the Milwaukee Brewers
We customized this 2008 Ford XLT into a truly unique vehicle for Corey Hart of the Milwaukee Brewers. There are one off customizations throughout, from blue indirect lighting, to custom made interior accents, personalized sound and video, 3 dimensionalized flamed bedliner a themed Blue Real Fire custom paint job. This awesome truck makes a bold statement [...]
First Place Superduty
Congratulations to the Ken and Janine Schwalker who own this great looking Ford F-350 Superduty. They won two first place trophies this past weekend at the Waupun Truck Show. The best 4×4 and the best graphics. Our relationship with the Schwalkers goes back many years as we have added graphics to other personal vehicles as [...]
Russ Darrow-WMYX-Rock The Green Giveaway
Russ Darrow, 99.1 WMYX, and Rock the Green have put together a great promotion for the September 18 Rock The Green Concert. We printed and cut the corporate logos and added WIN ME to this 2011 Toyota Prius. Our capabilities are not limited to just cut vinyl graphics for commercial vehicles or vehicle wraps. We [...]
Now you see it, Now you don’t
Ghost flames are a long standing tradition in America. The custom painter that pulled it off in 1080BC really impressed his friends with the way the flames would come and go. At CPV we do a lot of ghost flames, many of which we don’t bother to photograph, because it is very difficult to capture the reality of them [...]
Carbon Fiber Vinyl Stripe Graphics
Carbon Fiber Wrap Vinyl has come a long way. Even the most discriminating car enthusiast such as Bob and Barb Delia, the owners of this 1999 Lingenfelter Corvette can be proud of the use of vinyl graphics to accent the lines of their ride. Bob has owned some of the finest of automobiles over the years [...]
First Place for Paint
Congratulations to Chad Buros for his first place win for his custom paint on Harley-Davidson. Here is what he said in a recent email to us: “I wanted to let you know I entered my bike in the Horses and Hogs show at Open Road Harley Davidson this past weekend (mustangs and harleys). I won [...]
Roadster Shop Wrap
“Our team here at CPV just completed another impressive graphic wrap on a huge vehicle. Congratulations to the Roadster Shop, for taking delivery of this gorgeous truck. This attention-getting design makes quite a statement as it travels down the highway. Imagine the amount of brand impressions this monster generates!”
Uke’s Harley-Davidson Open House
The team from CPV attended the UKE’S Harley-Davidson OPEN HOUSE in Kenosha on June 3-5. This year, CPV owner and award-winning airbrush artist Jay Wright painted LIVE during the event, creating a one-of-a-kind piece of motorcycle art. Thousands of people stopped by to say hello and watch Jay demonstrate a variety of airbrush techniques. The [...]
McDonald’s Cube Van Graphics
We have completed a cube van for a local company who owns and operates dozens of McDonald’s restaurants. The van features three different graphics advertising the best price specials. It is designed to accommodate easy and inexpensive pricing changes and was printed in the highest quality format for brilliant colors.
