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Very nice, I stripe myself and I'm still hypnotized when watching someone else striping. Best video I've seen. Now if someone could explain to the viewer how the striper twists that brush and pallets the paint, they could make a good how to video.
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Fantastic, the best striping video I've ever seen
I didn't recognize any of those guys, I wish they would have given credit and gave some background on when and where this was filmed. Kinda looked like a production bike painting shop. A lot of Macks being wielded and that was a seriously cut down brush the dude was using on the straights on the Mustang.
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George, Kurt Silva who was striping that black tank with blue flames also wanted to know where that video came from. BTW, the Mack fast-lite which was used on the Mustang wasn't cut down, it only lost its hairs on bottom of the ferrule which they do, one of the reasons I've cut Mack out of my life years back.
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Thanks ... I never even thought to search for pinstriping on you tube until now (there is a bunch there)
one thing I did notice was I didn't see anyone pull the full flame lick in one stroke ... makes me feel better ... I thought I had to pull the turn and both sides of the lick in multiple pulls because I suck (but I'm still working on it) ... if someone doing that nice of lines pauses I don't feel so bad.
second thing noticed. The guy pulling the white lines on the tanks drags his fingers right ove the white lines ... is this because he's using a urethane and it dries that fast?
-------------------- Compulsive, Neurotic, Anti-social and Paranoid ... but basically Happy Posts: 2677 | From: Rochester, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Mark, most every professional uses the correct material for a particular project, this said over and over but yet some never get it. The striping on the motorcycle sheet metal is done in HoK urethanes or an equivalent and dries quickly compared to sign enamels, less then 5 minutes in most cases. Using urethanes stops the wait time as well as keeping the clearcoat from rising on top of the striping, ya know that bumpy feeling you get when clearcoat goes over 1Shot because 1Shot is oil based, not so with the urethanes which are compatable with all clearcoats. The black tank w/ blue flames on video is being striped by Kurt Silva of Bend Oregon, soon I'll find out who all the others are.
BTW, it you keep the stripe wet, it can easily be brought up and through the other end without seeing where it stopped or began. Depending on the graphics or flames dictates what is better for the striper to do, either continue the lick or stop and be brought up from the other side. It all depends on how comfortable you are at this particular time.
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Mark, most times when you try to pull a lick all the way through, you either end up pushing the brush or your arm/hand gets tied up in a knot. Every now and then you'll run up on a situation where the size and access is just right and it's possible but it's pretty rare.
On stuff that's too tight to comfortably pull the inner curves with a striper, I sometimes use a long liner or scroller to do the inner curve and then switch to a sword to pull the licks. When using this method, avoid the temptation to do all the inner curves at once or they will dry up on you and you'll see the start origins that Joey mentioned.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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I completely understand about using the uros under a clearcoat, just didn't realize they dried fast enough to drag your finger over while doing the next lick without f'n it up. No, I don't know that bumpy feeling because I don't do that type of work ... I still have a bit of practice to go first. Looks like I need a uro adventure sometime soon.
Thanks for the link ... and the tips (Joe and George)
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Mark I wasn't pointing my finger at you regards to the bumpy 1Shot/Clearcoat as I was just pointing out the overall difference between the 2 paints. I'm sure you will make the correct decisions when the time is right. I think very highly of your talents and abilities to get it done, so to speak.
I had to add this. For persons who don't know what I mean by the bumpy feeling, its the feeling of oil based sign enamel rising against the acrylic or urethane automotive clearcoat. This has to happen and does happen on vehicles, signage and anything where these two properties meet, even when you colorsand the clearcoat. Its the way it is
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Ahh1 that was so great. I'm gonna have to watch that every now and then to remind my brain how it's done.
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Fantastic! After watching this, I got out my striping brushes and had some fun in the shop. That was great!
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Too bad I couldn't download that and share it with my youth group kids! Good video!
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Thanks, Joey, just poetry in motion... mind and matter, etc. Very enjoyable and inspiring.
John
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joey, i enjoyed your "share" of the talented folks. i always enjoy watching the panel jams @ Signworld , Atlantic City....but they have corny dentist office music in the background not that hip stuff jammin' during the video ! one of the most talented folks i ever saw was Bob Bond pulling some long lines in Cannonsburg Pa a while back. man.....i gotta practice on some yard of my really high-end yard sale signs for these local yuppies !!! hmmm 1-shot or ronan ?
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Man That was fantastic.. It amazing how they just flow and Go.. They make it look easy.. And I know its not.. I have tried a many times and my straight lines look like a Heart monitor during an attack. I know Practice practice practice then some more practice.
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Thanks for sharing, Joey! BTW, anyone who's gonna be at the Dixie Sign Circus Meet and want's to play with that paint, we have all of the HOK Lettering & Striping Enamel pallet on hand.
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That was a neat video Joey. It's amazing how much faster and "matter-of-fact" those guys who do it everyday for a living are than those of us who only get to do it every once in awhile.
I still haven't swung over to the urethanes....creature of habit, I guess. I used the metallic gold years ago and wasn't happy with it....never went back. I'm sure it's probably been improved by now.
It's good to see that most normal stripers DO stop and start from time to time. I never did give much credence to the old tales of Von Dutch "pulling a single line all the way around the car" and such baloney.
Like many of us, I also like to watch other stripers at work. It's interesting to see how many different styles there are. Some stripers, like Steve Kafka, have a distinctive style that you can pick out in a crowd. I've never liked to get into a rut in my sign work (vary styles, colors, etc.) and I guess I carried over to my striping. I vary styles, looks, color combinations, etc. so no two jobs look alike. I don't know,from a recognition standpoint, if that's good or bad. I just always figured if you give someone a good job, that's what counted.
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