Wheel pinstriping

[Jim Yergin]

David,
I was looking at the oneshot paint colors. Thanks for confirming that that is the way to go.
elmo54,
I had planned on buildng the stand and jig you described and I was going to practice on an extra wheel. Thanks for the good advice. I will let you know how it goes.
Jim Yergin

[elmo]

Jim
I  doubt if there is many or any that still use a pin striping brush. we didn't even use them in the sixtys when i was learning my trade as a car painter, we used a beugler pinstriper which came with a variety of different width wheels. i stiil have the one i learnt with.To make the job easier when doing wheels i have made up a stand with a spare hub a stub that i had welded to it . I have found it a lot easier to do do the wheels when looking down on them, plus you can hold the striper in one place and slowly turn the wheel with the other hand. I found if you tried walking around the wheel moving the striper you were likely to get a build up of paint or a crooked line every time you stopped or hesitated. I don't know if you have ever used a stiper before, if not i would suggest that you practise on an old wheel first , it can also take a bit of practise to get the paint the right consistany, to thin and it will run out and make a mess, to thick it either won't come out at all or will in lumps

[David Pollock]

Gold bronze sounds like "school bus yellow" to me.   (no kidding, there is such a colour listed in the Fleet books.)
You have no doubt tried to brush auto enamels before with disappointing results because they dry so fast,  Signwriters use a paint called "oneshot" which brushes out very well.  For the amount you need, and the colour which will undoubtedly need to be mixed on a palette, starting with chrome yellow and adding just a little red, it would be a good idea to talk to one of these true artists.  Good luck.

[Jim Yergin]

Thanks David. No free hand pinstripping expert here. I am going to try and do this myself with a Beugler pinstriper and a jig. I still wish I had a better idea what "gold bronze" looks like.
The information I am relying on I found at Old Mopar.com (www.geocities.com/p15/oldmopar/colorchart.html). The infomation on wheel stripe colors is described as coming from an article in Plymouth Bulletin #180.
Jim Yergin

[David Pollock]

Gold-bronze would look sharp.  There used to be a product called LUXOR powder which could be mixed with clear enamel and would result in very rich gold colours.  If you have found a pinstriper who is talented enough to freehand three parallel stripes arpond your wheels, I am sure he will be able to mix a colour which pleases you.

In my experience, most marroon cars had silver stripes.

[Jim Yergin]

I want to pinstripe the maroon wheels on my P-12. I found information that states the pinstripe color should be Gold Bronze. Does anyone know a source for that color paint or even where I could find a color sample to try and match?
Thanks.
Jim Yergin