Everything about Pinstripe totally explained
Pin striping (pinstriping) is the application of a very thin line of
paint or other material called a
pin stripe, and is generally used for decoration. Freehand pin stripers uses a specialty brush know as a
pinstriping brush. Fine lines in textiles are also called
pin stripes.
Automotive, bike shops, and do-it-yourself car and motorcycle mechanics use paint pin striping to create their own custom look on the automotive bodies and parts.
Motorcycles
Pin striping can be seen all over the roads with custom choppers, such as
Choppers Inc.,
Indian Larry, and
West Coast Choppers. Pin striping motorcycles has been around for a long time.
Kenny Howard, (aka Von Dutch) and
Dean Jeffries, both pioneers of the
Kustom Kulture lifestyle from the early
1950s, are widely recognized as the "originator of modern pin striping."
Vehicles
In automotive
body work, pin stripes are a thin
vinyl tape or paint. The tape versions are adhered directly to the painted surface in the pattern desired, while painted ones are done by skilled artists with 'sword' shaped brushes. The paint used by the vast majority of stripers is a lettering enamel made by
1 Shot although companies such as
House of Kolor and lately
Kustom Shop also make striping urethane.
The goal of pin striping is to enhance the
contours of the surface, and the lines are generally of a
complementary color. In any other form of decorative pin stripes, the goal is the same.
Pin stripe décor is also applied to motorcycles, trucks, boats, and surfboards.
Whilst stripers such as
Lyle Fisk,
Von Dutch and
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth are possibly the best known early practitioners of 'modern' pin striping, many of the early stripers cite Tommy "The Greek" Hrones and
Dean Jeffries as their major influences.
There are countless brush artists who carry on the tradition, not only in the US but across the globe — The Doc in Compton, Preacher (Peter McDermott) in San Antonio Texas, Steve Kafka in Arizona, Victor in Nebraska, One Arm Bandit in New England, Anthony White in Florida, MWM from Hot Rod Surf in San Diego and Herb Martinez to name a few of the US stripers. Neil Melliard in the UK, Tom Plate in Germany, Simon Watts from Australia and Makoto in Japan show that pin striping has become a worldwide art form.
The technology used by contemporary stripers has changed little since the '50s. Mack still make brushes the same way they did when Andrew Mack started the company, although their product line includes more than just swords. Stripers such as Steve Kafka and Mr J have designed brushes suited to their striping styles, the Kafka brushes make the swirls and complicated designs, which make up Kafka's signature style, much easier to do and Mr J's Xcaliber brushes have shorter hairs than the traditional Mack, making them more suited to beginners.
Most stripers will stripe all manner of things, including
toilet seats and office furniture--pretty much anything that will hold still. Stripers can often be seen demonstrating their craft at car and motorcycle shows.
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