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gp02a0083
12-14-2012, 09:12 AM
Some of you guys may have seen my posts on facebook, but ill post some of my work and progress here regarding pin-striping and painting various items. The goal right now is to get some seat time only using my pin-striping kit that has been sitting on my shelf for almost a year now. Last year i used a few spare parts from my sisters wrecked civic and tested out some techniques for line thickness and curves.

Here is the mess i came up with:

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/lawren71/Pin-striping/DSCN2647.jpg

Then i tried a free hand design, not this was my first time trying this , i dont think it came out all that bad.

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/lawren71/Pin-striping/DSCN2644.jpg

First I wanted to do something a little bit fun and related to what im working on, some of you may know i have a 86 Oldsmobile cutlass 442 clone project that i have been working on for a long time now. Wanted to pay tribute to the olds and came up with this:

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/lawren71/Pin-striping/204989_997095525726_1068623324_o.jpg


Just this morning I finished up this design, my father passed away last January, he was a master ASE mechanic for well over 30+ years. I took a few ASE tests with him for auto-body and paint. We made a great team.....

A few mistakes here and there but nothing that cannot be touched up or fixed

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/lawren71/Pin-striping/DSCN7860_zps03675d9c.jpg

Dr_Snooz
12-15-2012, 04:12 PM
Looks good! When you get it down, come over and repaint my factory stripes. They disappeared when the car got repainted and I miss the '80s touch they added.

2drSE-i
12-15-2012, 10:32 PM
http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af208/lawren71/Pin-striping/204989_997095525726_1068623324_o.jpg

Not going to lie, that is pretty cool!

cubert
12-16-2012, 04:20 PM
Thats awesome! I love watching people pinstripe stuff, its almost mesmerizing :lol:

A18A
12-16-2012, 06:15 PM
+1 with that oldsmobile one!

Dr_Snooz
12-20-2012, 08:39 AM
I'm just imagining all the places I could slop paint with a brush that long. LOL

MessyHonda
12-25-2012, 12:17 PM
this is an art. nice to see old school cars with custom pin stripes