Pin Striping

[George Ryals]

Check this out in the Royal Enfield Factory!

http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/pe ... _19624.asp

[dougie]

When I bought the red paint for my stripes, thay had about 2 dozen pinstriping brushes available.
This guy does it all with one brush!

[Major Softie]

Anyone who has watched a good pinstriper knows how simple and easy it is to do . . . until they try it themselves.

[vanzen]

Anyone who has watched a good pinstriper knows how simple and easy it is to do . . . until they try it themselves. :shock:

AMEN !

[George Ryals]

I bet when that guy first tried it, he was just like all the rest of us.......all over the place.

Practice, practice, practice under a skilled mentor.

[Chuey]

The consistency of the paint must have something to do with the work he's doing. I've tried to start on a line I've run out of paint on and never had any luck.

It was interesting to read the comments below the video.

Chuey

[dougie]

The consistency of the paint must have something to do with the work he's doing. I've tried to start on a line I've run out of paint on and never had any luck.
It was interesting to read the comments below the video.
Chuey

A pinstriping brush has a narrow chisel point but the upper area is quite fat and carries a lot of paint.
The sign paint I used has a lot of pigment so the red covered the black very well.

[Deleted User 62]

"One Shot" sign painters enamel is the bees knees, but you have to thin it to get it to flow correctly for this application.

[Chuey]

I think that's my problem. I hadn't been thinning the paint. I have one shot and the proper sword brushes. My hacksaw and ball peen hammer and floor jack handle are all a little fancier as I was trying to learn some proficiency with the brush.

Chuey

[dougie]

I think that's my problem. I hadn't been thinning the paint. I have one shot and the proper sword brushes. My hacksaw and ball peen hammer and floor jack handle are all a little fancier as I was trying to learn some proficiency with the brush.Chuey

I have a rather fancy CD player from my attempts.