Pinstriping - How do I work around pinstriping?

[sleepy]

Pinstriping - How do I work around pinstriping?

I have the opportunity to do my father-in-laws '34 roadster replica. But I am not sure about how to work on it because of the pen stripping. Does anyone have any experience with pen stripping?

This is an awesome looking car,will show lots of pics with this one!

[Bounty]

Re: pen stripping

I have the opprotunity to do my father-in-laws '34 roadster replica. But I am not sure about how to work on it because of the pen stripping. Does anyone have any experiance with pen stripping?
This is an awsome looking car,will show lots of pics with this one!

Just detailed a customer's Cadillac STS-V with custom hand painted pinstriping along both sides (front to back) and the hood. Carefully trimmed some painter's tape in half and covered them for the heavy polishing work. Removed the tape and hand applied mild polish to the area to clean it up as best I could. Unlike a vinyl graphic I could just buy again, this pinstriping had been hand painted by a gentleman who is since deceased.

Let's just say I used a very light touch...

[MyFirstES300]

Re: pen stripping

Oh, Pin striping! I thought pen striping was something new and I was behind the times...

[sleepy]

Re: pen stripping

Will claying the pen strip hurt it? Because of the size of the trunk and the amount of pin stripping, the pin stripping pretty much covers the whole trunk.

[Bounty]

Re: pen stripping

Will claying the pen strip hurt it? Because of the size of the trunk and the amount of pin stripping, the pin stripping pretty much covers the whole trunk.

Is it vinyl or painted? How thick is it?

[sleepy]

Re: pen stripping

Oh, Pin striping! I thought pen striping was something new and I was behind the times...

Sorry, can't spell. Spent 5 years in college and never learned how to spell. Must have gotten by on my good looks!!

[SHYNEMAN123]

Re: pen stripping

I have the opprotunity to do my father-in-laws '34 roadster replica. But I am not sure about how to work on it because of the pen stripping. Does anyone have any experiance with pen stripping?
This is an awsome looking car,will show lots of pics with this one!

Is it painted srtipe or tape ?

[sleepy]

Re: pen stripping

Will claying hurt the PIN stripping? I also was thinking of using #7 as a good touch. So, using a real lite touch is the answer? Because of the size of the trunk the pin stripping covers a good amount of the trunk.

[sleepy]

Re: pen stripping

Is it painted srtipe or tape ?

It is hand painted.

[sleepy]

Pin Stripping

I am going to post this again with the correct spelling. I have an opprotunity to do my father-in-laws '34 roadster replica. The problem is he has hand painted pin stripping. As I have stated before the pin stripping covers most of the trunk area because of the size of the truck. Has anyone else have suggestions on how to handle this.

Bounty, thanks for the tip, I will keep this in mind while working on the car.

[CieraSL]

Re: Pin Stripping

I am going to post this again with the correct spelling. I have an opprotunity to do my father-in-laws '34 roadster replica. The problem is he has hand painted pin stripping. As I have stated before the pin stripping covers most of the trunk area because of the size of the truck. Has anyone else have suggestions on how to handle this.

Bounty, thanks for the tip, I will keep this in mind while working on the car.

You mean pinstriping? Not sure I know what pin stripping is.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Pinstriping - How do I work around pinstriping?

We merged your two threads and edited the title with one of the approved methods of spelling pinstriping. If you do a google search you'll see a lot of people also spell it as two words; pin striping. Pretty sure either way will get the message across.

As for how to work around it... carefully with a light touch.

How durable or rugged the hand painted pinstripes are depends upon the type of paint used to do the striping. Of course the softer the paint, the easier it will be to abrade and that's where you have to be careful as you don't wont to remove any of it.

This then makes it incredibly difficult to do any correction work in-between the pinstriping design.

Like Bounty said, go in with a light touch, you'll see color or pigment coming off on your applicator pad and that's normal.

Maybe stick to doing some very light prep-work with a light cleaner like either Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner or M09 Swirl Remover 2.0, (you can apply both by hand), using a clean soft foam applicator pad.

Then apply a coat or two of your favorite wax. If the paint has swirls in the sun then maybe stick with a coat or two of NXT Tech Wax as it can mask fine swirls.

Have fun with it and good luck!

[sleepy]

Re: Pinstriping - How do I work around pinstriping?

We merged your two threads and edited the title with one of the approved methods of spelling pinstriping. If you do a google search you'll see a lot of people also spell it as two words; pin striping. Pretty sure either way will get the message across.

As for how to work around it... carefully with a light touch.

How durable or rugged the hand painted pinstripes are depends upon the type of paint used to do the striping. Of course the softer the paint, the easier it will be to abrade and that's where you have to be careful as you don't wont to remove any of it.

This then makes it incredibly difficult to do any correction work in-between the pinstriping design.

Like Bounty said, go in with a light touch, you'll see color or pigment coming off on your applicator pad and that's normal.

Maybe stick to doing some very light prep-work with a light cleaner like either Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner or M09 Swirl Remover 2.0, (you can apply both by hand), using a clean soft foam applicator pad.

Then apply a coat or two of your favorite wax. If the paint has swirls in the sun then maybe stick with a coat or two of NXT Tech Wax as it can mask fine swirls.

Have fun with it and good luck!

Thanks Mike! Pinstriping, from what I have heard for several years, is becoming a lost art. The man who did my father-in-laws does not do it anymore. I have been to several car shows over the years. 17-18 years ago I would see one or two people pinstriping at a car show, now I might see a person pinstriping once a year at the most. Wish I had that steady of a hand.

[Bounty]

Re: pen stripping

It is hand painted.

For a hand-painted stripe, like the one on my customer's Cadillac, I would stay away from harsh polishes or mechanically abrasive pads/applicators. As I stated before I would tape off the line and polish normally around it.

After removing the tape, since we have no clue if it's been cleared over or what paint material was used I'd use a chemical cleaner like Wolfgang Paintwork Polish Enhancer or Meguiar's Paint Cleanser to remove contamination.

Use a foam applicator (not terry or microfiber) to apply a very thin coat of whatever finishing glaze you're using with a light hand. There may be mild paint transfer but if you see discoloration or excessive transfer stop immediately. Goal here is to mask swirling and defects, not to remove them. You're impregnating the surface with oils to fill in defects and match appearance as best as possible with the remaining portion of the panel.

Coat it with the same wax used on the rest of the car and you should be fine...

[sleepy]

Re: Pinstriping - How do I work around pinstriping?

You mean pinstriping? Not sure I know what pin stripping is.

As I said before,

Sorry, can't spell. Spent 5 years in college and never learned how to spell. Must have gotten by on my good looks!!