Re: [CR] pinstriping

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: "Steve Neago" <questor@cinci.rr.com>
To: "alan" <worthy2@earthlink.net>
References: <MONKEYFOODNQptgFrYI0000117b@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org> <41AF52EF.6090007@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] pinstriping
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:41:07 -0500
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Pinstriping techniques (2+ pages) are currently reviewed in this month's Airbrush Action Dec '04 issue

Regards, Steve Neago Cincinnati, Ohio

"For those who dare to care!"


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From: alan
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: [CR]Re: pinstriping



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> >Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >the stuff used for pinstriping cars would work better?
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> >One Shot is what I use for stripping,would do for lining lugs too.You can buy it at Art Supply/Sign Painter supply stores.Lots of colors to chose from.
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> >sam lingo,pleasanton tx
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> Yes, One Shot signpainters enamel is "the stuff", it has more pigment
> and better flow than the model paints. Also has more harmful contents,
> as in lead and toxic pigments so DON'T put the brush in your mouth to
> get a sharper point! Speaking of brushes, the "dagger striper" style of
> brush previously described is what the pros use for creating lines,
> whether pinstripes, lining lugs or borders on signs.
> But the pros are good because they are, you still need skill and
> PRACTICE before you can match their results. But they also are very
> fast, amateurs can go as slow as they want. I have tried the Buegler
> roller tool as well as the dagger brushes and both have their uses, but
> I like the suggestion of the ruling pen for lug lining: it just might be
> the ideal tool for this speciality. You've got to thin the paint to flow
> like ink, but then it should be very controllable when used against an
> edge like a bike lug, and a very consistant line weight.
> Alan Goldsworthy
> San Francisco, CA