How to Become a World Class Pinstriper in 3 Easy Steps By Randy “Harley Doc” McCamey, Correspondent
1. Purchase samples of t he highest qualit y automotive paint specifically formulat ed for pinstripe use in every color imaginable. 2. Pick up a handful of t he best Russian Sable hair brushes you can find and trim t hem to fit your st yle. 3. Get 22 years of experience at t he craft and t hen ...
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mmm, step number 3 seems to be the most challenging, wouldn’t you say? Anyone can buy the materials, anybody can read the books, but not just anybody can do the work. Experience and doing the work is what sets Tex McDorman apart from the competition and with that experience comes an impressive resume of paint and stripes on all manner of cars, trucks, and bikes. Tex does a significant amount of work on NASCAR cars and the driver’s helmets. His work has been featured in various magazines including the April 2009 issue of American Bagger. He makes it to a lot of rally’s each year, big and small, including Sturgis and the Lone Star Rally in Galveston. I notice that Tex uses his phone a lot as he works. “I use my phone these days rather than huge catalogs and reference books. Clients can send me sample pictures so I can see what they are thinking or I can send them pictures to give them some ideas of what I can do.” Tex continues by saying, “The camera on the phone also helps give me something to look at as a reference when I’m trying to make a symmetric pattern on both sides of a bike.” So, how does he do it? How has Tex become the name in pinstriping? Tex was born and raised in Brownwood, Texas. Always interested in art and drawing, Tex nurtured his creativity and after a stint in the U. S. Navy, he went into the paint and penstriping business full-time. A self-taught master, now with over 22 years experience, Tex says, “I love to stripe bikes and I work to make every bike look different. I work with the owner to make his or her bike a reflection of the personality that is unique to that individual.”
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