“Junebug” Goes Full Contrast

Chrome Overlay + Livery on a Harper Porsche Restored 964 (Headed to FAT Ice Race)

Some builds are tasteful. Some builds are loud. And then there’s Junebug, a Harper Porsche restored 964 that somehow manages to be both elegant and unreasonably attention-grabbing at the same time.

This car came to us already wearing something special: a chroma flair paint job laid down by Harper Porsche’s restoration team. If you’ve never seen chroma flair paint in person, imagine paint that can’t decide what color it is, then decides to be several, depending on light, angle, and how dramatic it’s feeling that day.

Our job was to take that already-wild foundation and add a chrome overlay with a livery, plus perforated window film, to crank the contrast to 11, without stepping on the craftsmanship of the restoration. The goal was simple: make it pop, make it cohesive, and make it functional enough to live in the real world.

Then it went to the FAT Ice Race Big Sky.

First: What is a “chrome overlay,” and why do it over special paint?

A chrome overlay is exactly what it sounds like: we apply a chrome film as a graphic element (not necessarily full coverage), then build the livery around it so the design feels intentional rather than “stuck on.” On Junebug, the chrome wasn’t used to replace the paint—it was used to frame it.

Here’s why that matters on a chroma flair paint job:

Chroma flair already shifts in hue and brightness.
Chrome reflects its environment and creates sharp highlights.
Put them together and you get contrast that changes as the car moves—like a color-shifting paint job with a built-in spotlight.

It’s the kind of contrast that makes people do the double take: “Wait… was that silver? No—green? No—what is happening?”

The livery: making “busy” look purposeful

A livery can go wrong fast when the base paint is already high-drama. The trick is to respect negative space and use the livery to guide the eye instead of fighting for attention everywhere.

On Junebug, we focused on:

Clean linework to complement the 964’s classic shape
High-contrast placement so the chrome reads clearly at a distance
Strategic coverage to preserve and showcase the restoration paint, not bury it

Think of it like accessorizing: if the suit is already incredible, you don’t add ten more jackets. You add one perfect watch.

Perforated window film: the cheat code for a unified look

Perforated window film (often called “perf”) is one of the most underrated tools in vehicle graphics—especially on cars that need to look “complete” from every angle.

Why use it?

From the outside, perf can carry graphics and darken the window visually, making the design feel continuous.
From the inside, you can still see out (not perfectly like bare glass, but enough for practical use depending on the application and lighting).

Educational note: Perf has tiny holes. That means it’s not the same as solid vinyl—so durability, cleaning, and visibility considerations matter. It’s fantastic when used correctly, and it adds a motorsport-style edge that fits a livery-heavy build like Junebug.

“Okay, but will it survive the real world?”

That question matters even more when the destination is an event like FAT Ice Race.

FAT Ice Race Big Sky takes place in Big Sky, Montana at Moonlight Basin, running Feb 27–28, 2026—a two-day car culture celebration centered on racing formats, show drives, and stunts on snow and ice (FAT International event page; also summarized in this coverage: PR Newswire).

Cold temps, moisture, road grime, and the general chaos of winter travel make installation quality and material choice extremely important. A livery needs to be: