Hand Painting the Royal Enfield

[Bodyworx]

Originally Posted by hatch

He's a skilled craftsman for sure.....I remember when America had skilled craftsmen.....they seem to be disappearing.

Isnt that the truth. It's pride that disappearing ... JMO. That Video is awesome !

[Hopper]

Originally Posted by hatch

He's a skilled craftsman for sure.....I remember when America had skilled craftsmen.....they seem to be disappearing.

Yep, same here in Oz.
When I was a teenager, we used to take our motorcycle parts to an old time bicycle mechanic who would paint them in baked enamel, do the pintstripes by hand, and sign write "Triumph" or "Harley-Davidson" on the tank all by hand. All for about $30.
Good luck finding anyone to do that today, at any price.
So when I restored my Ironhead recently, I left the old scratched up paint job on the gas tank just to preserve the old guy's handiwork. It would be crime to paint over it.

[HolyHandGrenade]

That is so cool. I can't even touch up a chip without making a mess...

[crawler07]

Guy is skilled for sure, and as for their not being any craftsmen left in the states I call bull shit! Just look around this board and you will find truck loads of skill and god given talent. I do love the guys level of concentration,,,hell it was like he was the only guy in the plant....

[vetto]

I love how he gets his Zen moment (around the 1:13 mark)...totally relaxed, but totally focused. My scatterbrain would seize up trying that.

Awesome vid!

[lilclay81]

Damn that man has some serious skill. I wonder how many tanks he does in a day.

[monkeybiker]

Excellent - road my Enfield to work today - just popped outside to look at the lines he might have laid down on my tank...!

[jw_deuce]

Ive watched this video so many times, its amazing seeing someone pull lines, let alone perfect and fast!

-Justin

[Black Knight 1]

Danm ! This guy's good .Probably good and cheap ! A combination of terms that is now impossible to use in the same phrase here in America !

[BigDawg]

Originally Posted by Chris300s

Meat robot.

This actually made me laugh out loud.

[BMF1976]

That guy rocks. And he knows it. Inspirational to see real talent in action and not a computer aided robot.

[G V Gordon]

I love watching someone that good at anything. Great video.

[Jesse_in_NY]

That was simply stellar. Really, just in awe that happened in three minutes!

[conn.rod]

Originally Posted by Loffer

He does the customer service for my credit card too.

lol

[Barz51]

Total zen like state. Be the ball, Danny, be the ball.

Very cool.

[tuki]

i saw this a while back and it was so amazing and odd at the same time..ive never even seen a striping brush that width with the long handle..and like a gal. of stripe paint..its so crazy how fast and good that guy is.its amazing

[J.A.S.O.N.]

i paint and pinstripe for a living that my friends is FAST!! and super clean, no mistakes, same brush for fat and skinny lines... He's effin cool in my book! i want that brush.

[thegreasepit]

Originally Posted by Jesse_in_NY

That was simply stellar. Really, just in awe that happened in three minutes!

That's what SHE said!

Originally Posted by J.A.S.O.N.

i paint and pinstripe for a living that my friends is FAST!! and super clean, no mistakes, same brush for fat and skinny lines... He's effin cool in my book! i want that brush.

Keep in mind, that man is a machine- he does the same thing over and over all day long. He's bound to get better and quicker as time goes on. I'll be honest I'm that asshole that stands behind the pinstriper as they are layin' lines because it's so damn fascinating!

I'm also jealous.

[El Hueso]

I came across this video a while ago. Just made me want to quit pinstipping. I guess I have a long ways to go.

[tampamatt]

just incredible work going on there, total in the moment focus. Beautiful.