1st Time Pinstriping

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    Needed something to tie the wheels to the body, so this is what I did. Took about 2 hours. I love it! What y'all think? FB_IMG_1596049262932.jpg FB_IMG_1596049259194.jpg FB_IMG_1596049255287.jpg
     
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    Looks good man. What did you use? Pinstriping tape?
     
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    Thanks!
    Yeah, used the vinyl tape. Wish my hands where steady enough to paint pinstripe.
     
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    I feel you on that. Its definitely an art
     
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    dang dude, that turned out pretty sweet, i dig it!
     
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    Thanks man, my buddies say it reminds them of the A Team Van or the Adam West Bat-mobile.
     
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    Looks good. If you want paint but don't have the steady hands needed, you can "cheat". What I did many years ago was to mask off a pinstripe line and then sprayed it with a spray can. You can order cans with custom colors.
     
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    I had thought about it but after rattlecanning my truck I was sick of spraying.
     
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    silly me, thats what I thought when you said you used tape. So the red is just an applied vinyl tape?
     
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    Yeah just picked up a roll of red vinyl pinstripe at the local parts store for like 3 bucks and slapped it on.
     
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    Looks good - but what are the spots all over the trucks? Rain drops or tree sap?

    I had a Datsun with vinyl pinstripes, was one reason I bought the truck. PO said he did it like 20yrs previous, so id say they held up
     
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    it's rain drops, it started raining just as i finished.
     
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    LOL
     

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