Letterpress - Paint and Pinstripe

Written By Chelsea Cuykendall

Part 3 in a 4 part series of restoring my letterpress in 2014

Day 3 was much like day 2, lost of cleaning/rust removal and painting all of the pieces! But day 4 meant pinstriping! A very daunting task, I'm a bit of a perfectionist so doing anything by hand for the first time is stressful. I was certain I would mess it up or it would look awful! Thankfully it turned out okay and I'm super happy about it! 

The flywheel with a fresh coat of paint

The flywheel with a fresh coat of paint

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I used gold hobby paint, enamel so it will stick around for a while, and a squirrel hair pinstriping brush for clean, long lines!

Pin-striping the flywheel

Pin-striping the flywheel

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We used Rust-Oleum paint for the entire press- after 6 years it has held up perfectly!

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Pinstripe details

Pinstripe details

Chelsea Cuykendall https://inkypress.co
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