dale560 Posted September 18 Posted September 18 The old school way. Surprising how every local area had someone that lettered trucks and signs years ago. The good ones hand painted designs. Looks like yours did a good job. 2 Quote
Lazy WP Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Send me the phone number PLEASE? I have been trying to get mine updated for 4 years!! I didn’t realize you were at Dorchester! 2 Quote
edwardporter1 Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Another dying art. Now decals with no idea of color. Most you see dont stand out from the background. I had my logo hand painted on my tree spade trucks. Guy who did it was an artist. Hand painted semi trailers. He was the real deal 1 Quote
Farmall1066 Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Love pinstripes, and hand artwork like that! 1 Quote
lorenzo Posted September 19 Author Posted September 19 6 hours ago, Lazy WP said: Send me the phone number PLEASE? I have been trying to get mine updated for 4 years!! I didn’t realize you were at Dorchester! I dont live in Dorchester but i have some irrigated farm ground there. This gal you see in the photo did three trucks for me. I waited nearly 5 months because she is booked up solid. On top of that she is 6 months pregnant and i was literally her last job until the baby is old enough for her to resume. The work she did for me took 6 days while waiting for different colors to dry on all three trucks. If you really want her number and are willing to wait send me a Private message. Also keep in mind depending on what you want done you will be without your truck for a while. Its a process she dosent do in a hurry. Quote
vtfireman85 Posted September 19 Posted September 19 I wish we had someone like that here to do the Ford fire truck. 1 Quote
Ihfan4life Posted September 19 Posted September 19 9 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: I wish we had someone like that here to do the Ford fire truck. Used to be able to find these artists at any car show. Northeast Nationals(?) in Essex might be this weekend, take a drive up? https://cvexpo.org/event/32nd-annual-northeast-street-rod-nationals-2/champlain-valley-fair/essex-junction-vermont/ 2 Quote
Lazy WP Posted September 19 Posted September 19 11 hours ago, lorenzo said: I dont live in Dorchester but i have some irrigated farm ground there. This gal you see in the photo did three trucks for me. I waited nearly 5 months because she is booked up solid. On top of that she is 6 months pregnant and i was literally her last job until the baby is old enough for her to resume. The work she did for me took 6 days while waiting for different colors to dry on all three trucks. If you really want her number and are willing to wait send me a Private message. Also keep in mind depending on what you want done you will be without your truck for a while. Its a process she dosent do in a hurry. Yeah, I had it scheduled to go to Ponca City Oklahoma, right after I hit a deer and I was going to be without it for close to a month. I want all the vinyl pulled off and everything painted. 1 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Maybe talk to local body shops the high end shops that do restoration work!! 1 Quote
twostepn2001 Posted September 19 Posted September 19 l had my last Goldwing pinstriped. lt amazes me how they can do that free handed. Even more amazing is how it will be almost identical on the opposite side. 2 Quote
560Dennis Posted September 19 Posted September 19 I like , very impressive. kudos for supporting the local artists ! Well done ! 1 Quote
SASW6 Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Way back when I could do that, I shake too much to do it any more. 1 Quote
Diesel Doctor Posted September 19 Posted September 19 On 9/18/2026 at 12:04 PM, lorenzo said: Getting a little art on one of my trucks Looks like she has a bit of art on her too? 1 Quote
vtfireman85 Posted September 19 Posted September 19 14 minutes ago, Diesel Doctor said: Looks like she has a bit of art on her too? That is probably why you don’t see pinstripe artists.. ink is more profitable 3 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Ask at tattoo shops and see if they do any painting work too. A friend of ours has a brother who has a tattoo shop. She said that he paints about anything also. He paints mailboxes, hard hats, and goes to people’s houses or businesses to paint murals for them. 1 Quote
lorenzo Posted September 20 Author Posted September 20 17 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: That is probably why you don’t see pinstripe artists.. ink is more profitable On the contrary, tattoos are cheaper 1 Quote
vtfireman85 Posted September 20 Posted September 20 2 hours ago, lorenzo said: On the contrary, tattoos are cheaper Cheaper maybe, but i bet they sell a lot more of em. 1 Quote
Lazy WP Posted September 20 Posted September 20 2 hours ago, lorenzo said: On the contrary, tattoos are cheaper I know think I was quoted nearly 10 grand to do mine, 6 years ago. Quote
ChrisNY Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Love pinstriping on stuff. It adds a nice touch of class. I have pinstriping in my logo on truck doors and some small pinstripe accents. No one local here does it and if you can find someone it is expensive. I had my local vinyl graphics shop draw it and do it in vinyl. Not as nice as hand done but a lot cheaper. Now if my artist looked like yours, that might change my mind. 😆 2 2 Quote
sandhiller Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Nothing adds class to a vehicle more than quality free hand pinstriping by a talented artist! This is a bit different and I should go down and see if I can get better pics The windows on my 72 Diamond Reo are "etched"? (I think is the proper terminology) 2 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted September 20 Posted September 20 1 hour ago, sandhiller said: Nothing adds class to a vehicle more than quality free hand pinstriping by a talented artist! This is a bit different and I should go down and see if I can get better pics The windows on my 72 Diamond Reo are "etched"? (I think is the proper terminology) Apparently you can etch glass with a sand/media blaster with the pressure turned down. I saw a small blaster advertised somewhere for etching glass. Always wanted to tape up an old window and try it. A local guy has a CNC plasma table that he can switch over to something else to etch glass. 2 Quote
SASW6 Posted September 20 Posted September 20 This is in the door coming off the porch into the living room in my house. My great grandparents built the house in 1890. The picture did not turn out very good sorry. 3 Quote
junkandcattle Posted September 20 Posted September 20 3 hours ago, Alan Dinan said: Apparently you can etch glass with a sand/media blaster with the pressure turned down. I saw a small blaster advertised somewhere for etching glass. Always wanted to tape up an old window and try it. A local guy has a CNC plasma table that he can switch over to something else to etch glass. Yes I have a mirror in the house that a local headstone sandblaster did for me from a sales brochure of a Massey Combine like I had years ago. Mirror was probably made around 1981 8 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted September 21 Posted September 21 49 minutes ago, junkandcattle said: Yes I have a mirror in the house that a local headstone sandblaster did for me from a sales brochure of a Massey Combine like I had years ago. Mirror was probably made around 1981 That’s cool!! 1 1 Quote
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