Saw this on FB, enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! https://www.facebook.com/reel/13764...0NplV_RP9O9q8_bNWOEmuNU-wXwO5Xa30Q&__tn__=H-R
Dougl*** refers I believe to Mitch Kim, a PNW (and arguably, the entire US) legend. I am fortunate enough to have his lines on two of my current cars. He retired at the end of last year.
This was a done by a former college student friend who I only found out about his striping abilities 2 weeks b4 he graduated from Texas A & M 10 years ago.His striping handle was Big Johnson!!
Jim Holguin aka @Sanford&Son does hand painted pinstripes, lettering and signs at his garage in Visalia, CA and at customers locations. Jim has designed and painted three suitcases as gifts for me. Some of his work … Jim
Coo man. Happy Thanksgiving, Billy. And everybody. I was admiring a very nice flame job against black paint. I looked closer and realized it was pinstriped with multiple colors. Light blue, light green, purple, pink... It was bewtifooo.
The work is very impressive but am I the only person who sees irony in doing all the work to shave the emblems. Filling the holes doing metal/body work just to paint them back on?
Was at an event and this old dude had a sign that said pinstriper. He was nothing but nerves, every bone shook and his hands were nervous wrecks, constant movement. Honestly I felt sorry for him and decided i'd have him do a little on the trunk of a coupe, just that--figured i could get it off fairly easy. Everyone laughed when he sat down to do it, until his hands became rocks and his work was fantastic-so good i had him do the rest of the car. Afterward, he had a line of rodders waiting for him. For years, i had folks ask who did the work, some of the best they had seen. The old saying of "never judge a book by its cover" sure fit that fella.
I’ve really been liking striped louvers lately. Thinking about doing this hood once I get the car done and painted. But worried my buddy will charge me per louver
I tried it and have zero talent. I found Bob Coslett in the SoCal area and he did a fantastic job on my Mysterion clone.
In the Pacific North west Mitch Kim and the late Bob Hill always turned out work that was just a few steps above the rest. Bob p***ed away in 2009 and was a true artist with a brush or paint gun. A couple of his prints that Mcallister museum of Avation that he was involved with has listed.
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