Go to the local hobby/art store...**** Blick, Michael's, etc...and pick up a brush and 2 cans of 1-shot. The brush with be with the lettering brushes if you're in **** Blick. For more info/hints check out the pinhead lounge or sketchkult.
Most "beginner kits" are put together by the sales department. I would suggest a 000 mack Series 10, a couple cans of 1-Shot Lettering Enamel(black and White are good), and a can of 1-Shot High temperature Reducer for Striping. Try Earlmich.com for all of these,they will ship.
any ideas on what type or size of brush to get to start? is one shot a old style enamel. FrankBoss New merchandise at www.PintoWorks.com
1-Shot is a Alkyd Enamel commonly used by Sign Painters and Pinstripers. Other brands are Chromatic,and Ronan. For brush recomendations,see my earlier post.
I was wondering I have a gallon of Ronan that i use to paint aluminum. Any ideas on a brush....Size? How do you properly take care of a brush when in storage? I always wanted to do striping, but never been around any sign guys or stripers. FrankBoss New merchandise at www.PintoWorks.com
what about a video or book? or should I just wing it? I live in a pretty small town so I dont think ill find much help here.
Hey, Like Unk Ian said "most kits are put together by the sales department"! Ya don't need alot of gear to get a start- A brush, I like a Mack OO for starters, some thinner & a few pints of paint. Check the Mack Brush Company site, the automotive art sites, and artist supply stores for books & how to tapes/dvds. Learn to load the brush and pull a good, straight line before going on to loops and turns. I was told by "The Great Santini " to pratice on broom sticks 'till I could pull two flawless lines the length of a stick, than go on to the other " numbers". Learning striping is alot like learning to play a "gee-tar" a pratice session everyday, mastering the "basics" ,followed by design study. Good luck, S****ey devils c.C.
i recently started. still practicing my straight lines. i went to kustom kulture gallery owned by a great guy kieth. he runs the sketchkult website. my materials: 00 mack 000 mack black one shot, red one shot odorless mineral spirits ( for thinning and cleaning ) * odorless because i practice in my apartment. baby oil for brush preservation * use alittle after cleaning to preserve the brush shape as well as keep any paint i couldnt get out from drying up. as far as storing ive heard the best way is to keep the brush flat, preferably on a material that wont "****" out the brush. i also used the video "wizards basic pinstriping" good luck and practice till your eyes bleed
I've seen two GOOD books,on how to pinstripe. The new one from Alan Johnson,and the cl***ic by John Hannukaine. The rest might have some nice pics,if you are lucky.Some are misleading, some are a total waste.Don't buy anything by **** Bird,or Pinkerton and Lusk. I have yet to see a GOOD Pinstriping video,some are definately misleading. Buy AJ's book here: http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/ProductDetails_38589.ncm There have been a few threads here with answers to all the common questions.
I just got a mack 00 from a auto paint store. They dont carry anything else ( not even 1 shot) This town ****s ***! Thanks for all the input.Im off to scour the book stores and track down this one kat that i here is striping. wish me luck, and any more help will be appreciated!
You can use regular enamel.... remember this: for the one shot you have to use Mineral Spirits, not thinner.
Check out Sketchkult.com Their forums have great beginner info. Brush storage, etc.. If you didn't check Sketchkult, check there first. I purchased a recently new book: Herb Martinez's Guide to Pinstriping or anything from John Hannukaine. I didn't like the Alan Johnson book when I looked through it. I looked through the Bick Bird book and enjoyed it. As are most things, it's different for each person. Check out several books and see which you enjoy. I have heard there is a great scrollwork dvd from Kafka, but I haven't seen it.
Practice your heart out, and don't get discouraged...i prefer to practice and work with gl***, it wipes clean easy, it's always flat and picture frames are cheap...try to stick with the blue ferrule series brushes, the green series brushes are tougher to learn on in my experience...good luck
Made with a different species of hair.Feels different. Some people can make them sing,most people prefer the Series 10.
This thread got me motivated to get the toys...I was ordering my Screen Printing supplies and ordered a brush and some One Shot. the brush is a Scharff 00 .. it was labled as a 00 Sword Striper. I went to Micheals looking for a stripping brush and didn't really see anything to resemble one. whats the difference in a sword and dagger brush? is it the brush or the handle...whats with the blue and green thing you guys are posting about? is that a synthetic hair? FrankBoss www.PintoWorks.com
Scharf makes a good straight line brush. Michael's is a good place to buy stir sticks. Swords,the hairs are longer on top,which creates a point. Daggers,the point is in the middle,where the long hairs are. Supposed to turn easier. Swords are definitely more common. Blue and Green refer to the color of thread used in the manufacture of Mack brushes. The color of thread identifys the species of hair used. Mack Series 20 and 30 use Brown Squirrel hair. Mack Series 10 uses Siberia Grey Squirrel hair. Some people say they can't tell the difference,but every time I've loaned someone a Series 10,they have gone out an bought one for themselves. Try the Scharff,see what happens.
I liked the blue wrap Mack series 10 better the first time I used one, but It could have just been the power of suggestion....hmmmmm.
I will start with the Schraff and order a Mack 00 or two... I should have picked up a few more colors but I have more supplies coming in monday. So Much more to play with... Thanks guys. FrankBoss www.PintoWorks.com
We offer pinstriping starter kits, as well as the full line of Mack brushes and 1 Shot. Soon to be handling Kafka as well. Thanks. www.hotrodhabit.com
Kinda odd your first post is to post about what you sell....perhaps you should do an intro so we don't think you're here to scam and spam? I'm not trying to be an *** about your post, but that's how it comes across.
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