My wife is a pretty good artist and wants to start pinstriping. Can any of of you recommended a kit or necessary items to start up? Thanks!
Covered many times, theres a few kits out there. Id say, couple cans of 1 shot, some mack 00 brushes, maybe a kafka 1 or 0 brush, neatsfoot oil to preserve the brushes, mineral spirits to clean and thin paint, and a chunk glass to practice on
I got the Eastwood Kafka kit. It's pretty cool. http://www.eastwood.com/kafka-pinstriping-starter-kit.html
pinstripinp brush mack 0 or kustomshop 0 ,a can of one shot, lowes or walmart cheap mineral spirits,3 in 1 oil for your brushes and a piece of glass. practice ,practice,practice,learn from your mistakes.DON'T READ ANY BOOKS..Find out which way is better for you on your own. Every pinstriper has there own style and way they do things.Find yours..If you need help after playing around.ASK... Pinstripe for the art,not the money.If you are in love with it,you will make the money.
get a french liner brush, not all pinstriping has to be done with a 00 mack brush get an old phone book to wipe off paint if you pull too much. go to a plastics store and look around back see if they have some scrap plexi or acylic, that surface is nice to practice on and if you can get it for free, well even better. keep at it. you also want a stabilo pencil to to draw the lines in white
add a thick parts catalog to pallette your brush on, and you're golden. Check your local O'reilly auto parts-some of them will have Mack brushes. Check locally for your 1-Shot, too. I buy paint and brushes from an auto paint supply store about 2 miles from home, and I live in a small town. It's cheaper for me to buy from them than online.
Yeah , whatever you do, don't read any books . After all you might actually learn something instead of stumbling along with all the other wannabe stripers . Educate yourself , try different styles and techniques , then decide what works best for you and then lots of practice . good luck
(Wanna be pinstriper), that is what the guys who wrote them damn book used to be when they started...I bet they didn't read books...I am a wanna be and a pinstriper.I have been pinstriping for over 34 years,I do over 1300 jobs a year and have work featured in over 17 magazines a year.I learn something new every time I pick the brush up.I love what I do more and more every day.I taught myself to pinstripe,I learned from my mistakes on my own.I wasn't very good when I started,I am not and never will be one of the greatest.I love what I do and I am liked by most of the people I work for.Self taught and have read books,they just screwed me up.Do what makes you feel good,your way.If it works ,it isn't wrong no matter what these so called books say. The first pinstripers didn't need any damn books. You don't need to put your faith in what other write about. Most of them are selling their own brushes ,paint or supplies from a company the sponsors the book they wrote.There are some good ideas in some of them books,but you will get more from going to shows and watching the real pinstripers . The ones that paint in the weather and not just behind closed doors.
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