I want to play, practice on my truck,I want to get some different colors widths etc to mess with. I am having trouble finding the rolls of pinstriping. I hate to just google it, who knows what I'll find. I found a few but would rather go on a recommendation from you folks.
Thanks so much.
-------------------- Ronda Neb Custom Imaging 912 Denver Ave. Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Posts: 20 | From: Fort Lupton, CO | Registered: Jan 2006
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check the merchant page with finesse pinstriping (to your left here) Cat
-------------------- Catharine C. Kennedy CCK Graphics 1511 Route 28 Chatham Center, NY 12184 cck1620@taconic.net "Look at me, Look at me, Look at me now! I't's fun to have fun, But you have to know how!" Posts: 2173 | From: downtown Chatham Center, NY | Registered: Feb 2004
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There are several kinds of pinstripe tapes available out there. 3M is one of the most widely used in the automotive shops, but they are all just vinyl tapes, no different than the stuff we cut on plotters every day. Some of the residents here in Letterville have pinstripe patterns they have created for clip art collections that can be cut in vinyl as well.
One investment to consider is a tape slitter. Great to have around if you need to have a precise thickness of a color, especially if you have it in leftover vinyl pieces. The thickness can be adjusted and you can make plenty of lines with scraps for later on.
Finesse tapes are an excellent masking tape that comes in a wide variety of line measurments and hold a clean edge when painted. Again, there are other companies who make fine line masking tapes, most of which can be found at auto body suppliers and auto parts stores.
If you get a chance, head out to a live meet. There are usually some very talented pinstripers there showing the mechanics of the art and have a great deal of brush knowledge to share. One of my favorite things to see is when several of the pinstripers get together for a "Jam". Nothing like watching some of the best race the clock and work around each other's lines...very cool.
Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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I bought some from Canadian Tire still looks great after 9 years the other side was replaced by an auto body shop and it only looked good for about one year.
-------------------- Steve Eisenreich Dezine Signs PO BOX 6052 Stn Forces Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 2C5 Posts: 774 | From: Cold Lake | Registered: Mar 2000
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When you are first starting out I would suggest you go with rolls of pinstriping. Trying to cut it on a plotter is a major headache as far as I am concerned. I find the striping that has the clear masking that you have to remove is the easiest to work with as it doesn't stretch or sag. It seems a lot more forgiving to me as you can pull it up an dreposition it some without it stretching.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Kelly said "Trying to cut it on a plotter is a major headache as far as I am concerned." ----------------------- Depends on how long you cut it. I had a habit of making stripes in areas of vinyl that otherwise would have been scrap. For instance, 2 or 4 feet long by 4 or 6 inches tall. They turned out to be right handy.
Of course, scrap vinyl is no substitute for Finesse. But if you want to practise and learn, may as well use up the cheap stuff first.
-------------------- Bruce Williams Lexington KY Posts: 945 | From: Lexington, KY, USA | Registered: Mar 1999
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