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Pinstriping by hand - tommymck - 02-16-2023
These came up as I was wandering down a Youtube rabbit hole.
Hand pinstripers are amazing. I wonder how much practice goes into it....
RE: Pinstriping by hand - GoldOxide_imp - 02-16-2023
... yeah, never get bored watching 'em.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Charlie Bravo_imp - 02-17-2023
My daughter-in-law's brother did pinstriping on the side, and I tried for months to get him to pinstripe a black helmet I had to mimic BMW stripes. Always too busy, don't have the right paint, my brushes are in hock, always something. I got some white pinstriping tape and did it myself. From ten feet away, it looked great. A guy I used to ride with in SoCal had some great purple and red stripes on his gray Victory, done by a guy in the parking lot at Cook's Corner in Trabuco Cyn while he had breakfast. I could never find the guy there, tho.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Gone in 60 - 02-17-2023
Man, Charlie, when I had my black BMW with white pinstripes, I was commuting past Cook's Corner every day, and I dreamed of having a matching black helmet with white stripes. Wonder if I ever rode past while that striper was there!
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Nachodaddy - 02-17-2023
I tried my hand at it in my teens. Did a few designs on friend's cars for a few bucks. I was young. It was fun and I was good at it (he said modestly) and I was acutely aware of how easy it would be to mess up a really expensive paint job, so I lost interest in it. Still have my striping brush, which must be sixty-five years old now. Time flys when you are having fun.
Thanks for sharing these videos. These folks are really something. Very impressive.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - the Ferret - 02-17-2023
I did all the paint work including pinstriping on this panhead chopper my brother and I built back in 1970 or 71, but it was hardly show quality lol.
![[Image: fd38945ed91ff2f0211dc36f67ab4e43.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/202302/fd38945ed91ff2f0211dc36f67ab4e43.jpg)
A true pinstriper is an artist.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Cormanus - 02-17-2023
Extraordinary skill.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Frulk_imp - 02-17-2023
Ferret. You’re sitting on my dream chopper. There should be a forum policy that you’re required to post that picture once a quarter.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - Nachodaddy - 02-17-2023
Ah, Ferret, that's a beauty. Thanks for sharing.
RE: Pinstriping by hand - GoldOxide_imp - 02-17-2023
(02-17-2023, 07:24 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I did all the paint work including pinstriping on this panhead chopper my brother and I built back in 1970 or 71, but it was hardly show quality lol.
A true pinstriper is an artist.
One of my favourite Ferret photos.