1 A friend at work recently bought a 2013 Dodge Ram pickup. He's a scuba diver and had one of the carpenters build this wooden divider to keep his stuff organized in the bed. I offered to pinstripe it for him.
| 2 If this was mine, I'd have sanded it until it was as smooth as glass, but this is how he gave it to me, so this is how I'll start.
| 3 Today is June second and we've been having temps in the 90's for the past few days, so I brought this up onto our porch into the shade to keep the paint from drying too fast. It doesn't flow well in those conditions.
| 4 I taped off the edge to give me an even outline as a guide.
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5 Since he's a traveler and a truck owner, I decided to use the brand name as a play on words for an unofficial title. I used Saral paper to transfer the lettering onto the boards. This is like carbon paper, only it is white, so it'll show up on the dark blue background.
| 6 I 'm using 1 Shot Peacock blue to start.
| 7 Pawprints are part of his logo, so those will decorate the bottom.
| 8 I started painting in the letters in metalic silver 1 Shot.
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9 Here's the completed silver lettering. I switched the Mopar M into the name to give it a bit of automotive ooomph.
| 10 The pawprints were a lot easier to fill in.
| 11 This is the right side.
| 12 Now I'm outlining the silver with Kansas City Teal 1 Shot. This paint is on it's last legs and doesn't flow well at all!
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13 Here's the outlined title completed.
| 14 The pawprints are also outlined to keep some consistency.
| 15 As I said, I'm no pinstriper by any stretch of the imagination. Like most pinstripers, I've got to start somewhere. The brush I chose has a hook in the tip, so I had a hard time pulling a straight line. I switched over to a script liner brush which was only marginally better. The paint was drying fast and was rather sticky, so I decided to quit and try again when the temperature was more forgiving.
| 16 Today is Fathers' Day, along with buying Dad a gift, I also bought a new pinstriping brush. I put it to work today. I chose an existing design, since my imagination brain cells have long since been killed. Tracing the pattern was surprisingly easier than the other bursh I tried.
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17 It came out better than I expected. If someone else had done it, I'd be mercilessly picking it apart. So any pinstripers out there, fire away!
| 18 I briefly considered adding some of the silver to the pattern, but then thought the better of it and quit while I was ahead. I did add my signature.
| 19 John Sabatella will have the agony of owning the first piece of my pinstriping!
| 20 I'm using a two part catalyzed clear for the first time. It is from Eastwood, a source for good quality products at reasonable prices. If you look closely, you'll see a ring on the bottom of the can. There is an internal cylinder which contains the other ingredient. A smack on a hard surface and some vigorous shaking yields a clear coat similar to what autobody shops use.
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21 I put down a generous coat on the first few passes. Once they're dry, I'll flip it over and do the rear. Then Mr. Sabatella will get his divider back.
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