Custom painted eagle and star graphics on a race car body

Paint & Pinstriping

Paint, Pinstriping & Hand-Lettered Graphics

Traditional hand-painted work for cars, trucks, motorcycles, race vehicles, and custom automotive projects.

Traditional Automotive Artwork

Done With a Brush, Painted by Hand

From fine-line pinstriping to lettering and full custom graphics, the work is laid out for the individual vehicle and finished by hand.

Custom painted bobber motorcycle with pinstriped gold gas tank and fender

Close-up of the hand-pinstriped number 45 on the same motorcycle's gas tank

The Work

Pinstriping, Lettering & Custom Paint

Pinstriping

Fine lines, accents, scrollwork, and custom stripe layouts painted directly onto the vehicle.

Hand-lettered 'Mr. Clean' graphics on a red hot rod

Lettering & Graphics

Hand-painted names, numbers, graphics, and custom artwork for cars, trucks, motorcycles, race vehicles, and specialty projects.

Pinstriped flame design on a Harley-Davidson touring motorcycle fairing

Custom Paint

Flames, panels, motorcycles, race graphics, and one-off painted automotive work.

Hand-drawn pinstripe layout sketched on a car hood before painting

How It Comes Together

The Process Behind the Paint

The shape of the vehicle determines the work. Lines are positioned, adjusted, and balanced before the final paint goes down, then the details are finished by hand.

Layout— Shape, proportion, placement

Paint— Striping, lettering, graphics

Finish— Alignment, edges, final detail

Finished black and orange custom paint on the front of a classic roadster

Close-up of the roadster's glossy black and orange paint along the fender and running board

A Closer Look

Attention to Every Line

Good custom paint is often in the small things — line weight, spacing, balance, placement, and how the design follows the surface underneath it.

Selected Work

Close-up of hand-painted blue pinstripe detail on a car door — Pinstriping

Hand-painted Indian motorcycle chief head graphic and script lettering on a fuel tank — Hand Lettering

Custom painted eagle and star graphics on a USA-1 race car body — Custom Paint

Custom black and orange flame paint job on a hot rod coupe — Specialty Work

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