Originally Posted by
southpawboston
this was the most recent thread that i was referring to. there was one poster who showed some very finely detailed work, far better than any factory lug detailing i've seen.
Thanks, that's a great thread! And looks like the OP came to the same conclusions as I did about the choice of brushes.
Originally Posted by
sciencemonster
How would you go about making straight lines - pinstriping? The lugs are easy, you have something to follow along. But the pinstripes - they are amazing. Every bike I have seen with pinstripes is amazing. I wouldn't add them to my bike where they don't belong, but I'm still curious. Taped off? Metal ruler/guide?
There is special masking tape for this, with a cut-out in the middle that you peel off. I don't know what it's called though. Wish it were possible to use masking for the tight spaces around lugwork, but it's not.