Pinstriping

[Kiwi_Roy]

Anyone had a go?

Any tips, paint, brushes, freehand, masking tape, air brush etc.
When I bought my old Eldorado there was hardly a square inch of the red metal-flake paint that hadn't been pinstriped in white.

I am painting it back to the original white and would like to have a go at reproducing the factory stripes in gold.

Thanks in advance
Roy

[Chuck in Indiana]

Getcha a pinstriping brush, some pinstriping paint, go to the junk yard and practice on junk cars for a few months.  ;D
Or, pay an artist to do it. It *is* an art, ya know..

[clubman]

These guys have brushes and striping paint (handles much easier than regular paint) Eastwoods.com

[RinkRat II]

 If You have an automotive paint store nearby they should carry Mack brand brushes and One Shot paints. There are a couple of books out there on the subject one of the best for technique is Kafka. A little different style but you get the idea and make it your own.  I've always found a glass of wine to settle things down and relax, freehand is the most rewarding.As anything else worth doing right, Practice,Practice,Practice. You may find it comes naturally or not, but give it a try!!

     Paul B :BEER:

[Penderic]

This has many tips on techniques and tools.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-wRs4MtrEY

 ;-T

[rodekyll]

Getcha a pinstriping brush, some pinstriping paint, go to the junk yard and practice on junk cars for a few months.  ;D
Or, pay an artist to do it. It *is* an art, ya know..

This is a time to camp with your credit card.  Your freshly painted tank is not a practice canvas (said the guy who said "Hold my beer while I learn to build a trike and learn to weld at the same time").  I'm doing all my trike paint/powder up to the pinstriping.  I'm hiring a brush man for that.

And speaking of pin stripes -- do you have a diagram for the eldo tank?  That's the tank I'm using (dechromed), and I'm looking for a good, clear guide. for my graphics guy.

[Kiwi_Roy]

Getcha a pinstriping brush, some pinstriping paint, go to the junk yard and practice on junk cars for a few months.  ;D
Or, pay an artist to do it. It *is* an art, ya know..

I might be the next Picasso, how will I know if I don't try ???
I could have said, I'm not a mechanic, leave that poor old Guzzi to rot in peace
Cheers  :BEER:

[rodekyll]

I might be the next Picasso, how will I know if I don't try ???
I could have said, I'm not a mechanic, leave that poor old Guzzi to rot in peace
Cheers  :BEER:

Roy -- Nobody doubts for a moment that you won't be the next Picasso, on account of you do everything you try to do pretty good.  We're just saying that even Pablo doodled in private while trying to figure out the basic human form (note that he never did -- but like B. Dylan never learned to sing and got famous as a singer anyway).

[Kiwi_Roy]

Thanks for the positive suggestions so far, I really like the look of that Beugler striping tool Penderic posted $113

Perhaps I'll progress from pin-striping my Guzzi to tattooing neked wimin ;D

[StuCorpe]

A few years ago I had a bike done by Scarecrow, the man is a genius with pin striping!  Uses up to 5 colors of paint on the same brush at one time.  Totally unreal to watch him work.  Multicolored flowing lines that are beautiful.  I believe he is in Wisconsin now (the last I knew) but I can check and find out if anyone is interested.  He still does a few rally's around the Midwest. :)

[Chuck in Indiana]

Thanks for the positive suggestions so far, I really like the look of that Beugler striping tool Penderic posted $113

Perhaps I'll progress from pin-striping my Guzzi to tattooing neked wimin ;D

A mechanic can use the Beugler striping tool, and with a little practice do sorta ok.  ;D An artist just does it. <shrug> What else can I say?

[Markcarovilli]

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This is a time to camp with your credit card.  Your freshly painted tank is not a practice canvas (said the guy who said "Hold my beer while I learn to build a trike and learn to weld at the same time").  I'm doing all my trike paint/powder up to the pinstriping.  I'm hiring a brush man for that.

And speaking of pin stripes -- do you have a diagram for the eldo tank?  That's the tank I'm using (dechromed), and I'm looking for a good, clear guide. for my graphics guy.

Check out Greg's thisoldtractor.com site - i believe he has the info......

Mark

[jbell]

Consistency in your lines is much harder than you would think.  If you are going to do your own, clear coat the paint first so any errors can be wiped off without hurting the paint job.  I use striping tape being careful to shoot parallel with the tape so as not to build up paint edges.  Some sharp razor knife work will keep your corners clean and then clear coat over the whole thing. Get high quality striping tape from an auto paint store, it makes a difference. 

[canuck750]

I found a young fellow on local Kijiji that pinstriped my Eldorado by brush, he did a great job and it is definitely an art. When I had the tank repainted last year I opted for tape, the hand brush is cool but the painter I used just went ahead and taped it and shot it with clear before I could even decide to go back to hand brushing.

This is hand striped, it took the pin striper a couple attempts to get it to his satisfaction, he kept washing the paint off with thinner.

[Spuddy]

Lotsa ambition to learn the art, Kiwi. More guts than me! Tally ho...