Does anyone here dabble in Pinstriping?...

[locOleoN]

Just wondering... thats all...

I've always had an interest in the art and decided that I'd pick it up as a hobby to keep me busy during the upcoming winter months... (other than finish off my Triumph, Im not doing a winter project this year...)

so far, Im about 70% proficient at consistently pulling horizontal and vertical straight lines and c-curves at a consistent thickness with various striping swords and brushes... Still working on getting a nice consistent scrolling method...

Im just curious whos striping lines and what tools are being used... So far, Im torn between the Mack swords and the Kaftka brushes... I also have a Beugler tool that I havet used yet... ( I feel using that tool is cheating!!..)

 

[Kev Nemo]

I dabbled when I first bought my Impala. I liked Macks-easy to use. Keep some magazines around for the excess. This is a good forum: http://www.pinheadlounge.com/

 

[locOleoN]

I dabbled when I first bought my Impala. I liked Macks-easy to use. Keep some magazines around for the excess. This is a good forum: http://www.pinheadlounge.com/

thanks for the link Kev..

After doing many many many lines using the Mack swords, I find that they are great at pulling straight lines... curved lines however are a different story, you have to twist the brush as you pull... not doing it right will get you the dreaded calligraphy effect...

I find that that I can pull nice curves and flames using the Kaftka burshes without rolling the brush because of its design...

 

[JRK5892]

my brother used to... but since halloween and he saw me air brush he is in a new world now... he has the KZ200 completely torn down and about 1/2 the paint done... i have been over there showing him how to airbursh, he wants to pinstripe to accetn the airbrush work... sould be different but cool

 

[locOleoN]

my brother used to... but since halloween and he saw me air brush he is in a new world now... he has the KZ200 completely torn down and about 1/2 the paint done... i have been over there showing him how to airbursh, he wants to pinstripe to accetn the airbrush work... sould be different but cool

yeah... airbrushing is a completely different world.... and when those 2 worlds collide, it pretty darn amazing!

I've always underestimated the complexity and skill needed to do a hand striped design... looks easy.. how hard can it be?...

Now I totally respect that art.. Im sure airbrushing is the same!!

 

[ryanglade]

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=17426.0

I have been learning and I must say that I have mack and kafka brushes and I like the KAfka for an overall easier feel. I pretty much do not use my mack anymore.

It is a ton of fun, and even though I am not good yet I feel confident that when my bobber is done if will have my pinstriping on it (and I will like them).

 

[AaronW]

I've been painting on and off for 5-6 years now. I use mack 00 brushes the most. Get the blue thread brushes not the green, the green ones suck. I use a kafka but I don't like it as much. Yes you have to roll a mack but with practice you can get nice tight curves. I'm still learning and do not consider myself a pro at all. I do it for fun, usually on my own stuff or friends stuff. A paint shop near me was going out of business and I got nearly every color of one shot for a buck a can so I can really get creative with my colors.
I've got a page on the pinhead lounge, under Aaron Weeks most of the stuff is pretty old, I have not been doing it as much as I'd like to latley.