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I'm still fairly new at pinstriping. I'd like to know if anyone wants to recommend their favorite brudh to do curves with. Right now i use the mack 00 brushes. I've been thinking of picking up the new Mack lite brushes. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Mr. J. also has (or had) X-Calibers as small as a quad 0 at one time. I have a few, and like them for the fine line stuff. Their bristles are a little shorter than some of the other brands, so they are a bit easier to control.
The other thing to consider would be to switch to a low number quill when doing real tight curves. Purists might say that this isn't real pinstriping. My answer to that is "whatever works".
For me, the brand of choice for quills is Raphael.They are pricy, but good.
Hope this helps.
-------------------- Bill Preston Fly Creek, N.Y. USA Posts: 943 | From: Fly Creek, N.Y. USA | Registered: Jan 2000
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Survey says, Xcaliber! We get more orders for this brush from guys doing flames than anything else we carry. It is available all the way down to a 0000 so you can get a real fine line.
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Mike, you didn't say how "big or small" of a curve / circle you needed to stripe. I would 1st practice on a piece of alum. blank,use a stabilo pencil to sketch out some curves. try making both right & left turns. If you need to stripe a circle, I use a compass to create my line,(w/a stibilo inserted)Only make 2 lines,not 1,it'll be easier to simply "fill in the circle". "John Hanniucane's" pinstriping book is an excellent source for "how-to"s.
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Yeah, the Xcalibers are pretty damn awesome. Before I found the Xcalibers I used 0 and 00 Mack series 10's with about 1/8" to 3/16" trimmed out of the belly.
I really dig the Swirly-Q for scroll work, and I think I remember hearing about a scroll brush called the Virus (by Mack maybe?) that is supposed to be just sweet.
-------------------- Jon Androsky Posts: 438 | From: Williamsport, PA | Registered: Mar 2002
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With me being a signcraft reader I have developed different types of brushes-took my Mack and trimed the belly-made two smaller pin brushes for very fine lines.I also have three sizes of outliners for loops and curves.So far they work fine but I am going to order an X-calaber and lazerline.
-------------------- Randall Campbell Randy's Graphics, 420 Fairfield N. Hamilton Ontario Canada Posts: 2857 | From: Hamilton Ontario Canada | Registered: Jan 2002
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Pick up one of Mr "J"'s Excalibur brushes. You won't be sorry. I just got a couple the other day and noticed a difference pulling the first line!!!!! Skip
-------------------- Skip Willis Fastwires Graphics Custom Automotive Circuits Three Oaks MI Posts: 64 | From: Three Oaks MI | Registered: Mar 2002
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