I saw this in Lowrider Magazine thought I'd share. This '59 Impala was painted to give the design the appearance of engraving on bare metal or a 3D effect. This paint technique is called Jack Pot Flash and was developed in Japan. It is achieved thru a series of masking and paint applications. The surface is smooth and uniform in thickness. Pretty cool check out the pics, heres a link to the full article:

1959 Chevrolet Impala - Lowrider Magazine

 

That car looks amazing! Perfect model for the technique

 

That's pretty awesome!