Re: [CR]Box Lining

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Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 17:52:23 -0800
From: "Brian Baylis" <rocklube@adnc.com>
To: Questor <questor@cinci.rr.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Box Lining
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Steve,

I admire you guys who are taking the bull by the horns and trying to do the box striping yourselves. Another approach might be to seek out your local auto/motorcycle sign painter kinda guy and let him have a go at it. Not all of them can or want to deal with bikes, but a professional pinstriper will do it freehand using whatever layout tricks they have handy and then the pinstripes look more like the original on these old bikes. I have two excellent sources near me who are both quite talented and reasonable. One guy double box striped my Hetchins tandem in two colors and did the whole bike for $75 and had it two days. Hard to beat that for me. Most painting outfits I know of also sub-contract the boxstriping for the same reason. I do pinstriping around lugs myself, using the same basic method you do; boxstriping is the only thing I ever sub contract (except chrome plating of course) because that is such a specific skill that I don't have time to develope it for how little of it I do. Since box striping is a HUGE NO NO on a Baylis frame, I probably won't be seeing much of these guys in the future.

Just another way to skin the cat.

Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
>
> Hello,
>
> Check out Airbrush Action magazine at your local bookstore. They have a
> center section with a variety of video titles and books for sale that detail
> pinstriping and custom painting that could suit your needs.
>
> For pinstriping equipment, I found it easiest to use a Paasche FP 1/32" Flow
> pencil with a gravity cup (
> http://www.paascheairbrush.com/sprayers_and_guns.html ) that I picked up on
> ebay for $35. The flow pencil does not require you to mask off the lugs,
> depending on your skill level. I have found this is by far the easiest
> method for my pinstriping efforts.
>
> In general, the more complicated the lug design, the more difficult the
> pinstriping job. The trick is to make sure that your background color on
> the frame is preped and fully compatible with the pinstripe color your are
> applying to to prevent a chemical reaction. For example, enamel/enamel,
> laquer/laquer or laquer/enamel or enamel/urethane. (Try to stay with the
> same manufacturer and paint brand if possible) Be sure to thin the
> pinstripe paint enough so it will be easy to apply. Some people advocate
> using a artist paintbrush, but I always had problems with this (fat finger
> mistakes)...
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CMontgo945@aol.com>
> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:29 PM
> Subject: [CR]Box Lining
>
> > I've got a mid-70's HR Morris coming in from Hilary pretty soon.
> > Yellow paint, minimal decals. I want to Britify it with lug lining and box
> > pinstripes. The lugs are no problem but the boxes are another matter.
> Anybody
> > know the tricks for keeping them straight and clean?
> >
> > Craig "Waiting with railroad pens and Testors in hand" Montgomery
> > Tucson