![]() If you are mixing an activator into the paint, you want to mix just as much as you need, because otherwise the paint will kick in the can while sitting on the shelf. You can also catalyze it with the hardener/activator you use for the clear coat paint. If your 1 Shot stripe is going to be under a coat of clear, you should wait 24 hours for drying to prevent lift. For a more durable paint, you can add 10% of 1 Shot hardener to catalyze it and make it harder. Eastwood sells many colors of this paint, as well as the other compatible chemicals that go with it. ![]() There are also urethane striping paints by House of Kolor, Custom Shop and others, which are base coats meant to be cleared over.ġ Shot enamel was originally created for sign painting more than 60 years ago, and it is still the most popular paint for custom lettering and hand painted pin stripes on cars. 1 Shot Paint is perhaps the most popular brand, and Eastwood sells many colors of their popular enamel. Many of them came from the sign painting industry, where brilliant, long lasting, easy flowing paints are needed in order to hand letter signage. There are several different paints you can use for custom pinstriping. These pictures are mostly taken from a live stream event he did with Kevin Tetz for the Eastwood YouTube channel. Back in the 90s when the American car companies had a big problem with delaminating paint, he was one of the guys who redoing the warranty work. Over 2 years in the Gibson factory he striped over 1000 custom Les Paul guitars. He can production stripe factory cars, He’s striped custom electric guitars for Gibson, he’s hand lettered and striped NASCAR race cars, and more. Rick Harris is one of the best pinstripers working today.
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