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John Duden · 04-26-2016, 11:57 AM

Where do find french gray pinstriping paint? i cannot find it through one shot
john

Tiny · 04-26-2016, 12:16 PM

You might need to mix the proper french gray from several different colors. Most old time pinstriper's I know mix the correct color on their pallet. My guess would be grey + a dab of blue

Mitch//pa · 04-26-2016, 12:23 PM

Get a hold of Jim brand here on the barn... Jb-ob

Bruce_MO · 04-26-2016, 01:16 PM

I had to make up "straw" for my tudor, and I purchased yellow, white and tan from 1-Shot. It took me maybe 10 minutes to get what I liked that matched a chip I had. Make a little bit to get the approximate proportions, then mix a larger amount to provide what you need to stripe the car.

FWIW... the grill insert on a '32 Ford is French Gray. There may be a color you can buy or match

C26Pinelake · 04-26-2016, 01:45 PM

my pin striper had my color premixed when he arrived. I will attempt to contact him to ascertain where the paint was derived from. Wayne

glenn in camino · 04-26-2016, 08:05 PM

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You'll have to mix it to match the chip in the paint guide.

30 Tudor and Coupe · 04-26-2016, 08:05 PM

John, You can also consider 3M pinstriping tape. It comes in several widths and colors. I don't know if they have one close to what you want but I found one that matched Tacoma Crème that I used on my coupe.

billy myers · 04-26-2016, 09:16 PM

when I stripe French gray I mix white and black I do my own

BILL WILLIAMSON · 04-26-2016, 11:01 PM

John,
Even if you did it in BATTLESHIP GREY, who??? would notice? If they did, who cares. Vermin has straw wheels, I'll put a 1/8" dark blue body COLOR stripe on the wheel rims, to "tie" them to the body color! (IT'S MY CAR!)
Bill Ownman

04-26-2016, 11:57 AM	#1
John Duden Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,854	French Gray Pinstriping Where do find french gray pinstriping paint? i cannot find it through one shot john

04-26-2016, 12:16 PM	#2
Tiny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Redding Cal Posts: 1,388	Re: French Gray Pinstriping You might need to mix the proper french gray from several different colors. Most old time pinstriper's I know mix the correct color on their pallet. My guess would be grey + a dab of blue __________________ Blackwall Panthers Nor Cal chapter

04-26-2016, 12:23 PM	#3
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: French Gray Pinstriping Get a hold of Jim brand here on the barn... Jb-ob

04-26-2016, 01:16 PM	#4
Bruce_MO Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 433	Re: French Gray Pinstriping I had to make up "straw" for my tudor, and I purchased yellow, white and tan from 1-Shot. It took me maybe 10 minutes to get what I liked that matched a chip I had. Make a little bit to get the approximate proportions, then mix a larger amount to provide what you need to stripe the car. FWIW... the grill insert on a '32 Ford is French Gray. There may be a color you can buy or match

04-26-2016, 01:45 PM	#5
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: French Gray Pinstriping my pin striper had my color premixed when he arrived. I will attempt to contact him to ascertain where the paint was derived from. Wayne

04-26-2016, 08:05 PM	#6
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: French Gray Pinstriping Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You'll have to mix it to match the chip in the paint guide.

04-26-2016, 08:05 PM	#7
30 Tudor and Coupe Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 26	Re: French Gray Pinstriping John, You can also consider 3M pinstriping tape. It comes in several widths and colors. I don't know if they have one close to what you want but I found one that matched Tacoma Crème that I used on my coupe.

04-26-2016, 09:16 PM	#8
billy myers Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: east granby conn. Posts: 70	Re: French Gray Pinstriping when I stripe French gray I mix white and black I do my own

04-26-2016, 11:01 PM	#9
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: French Gray Pinstriping John, Even if you did it in BATTLESHIP GREY, who??? would notice? If they did, who cares. Vermin has straw wheels, I'll put a 1/8" dark blue body COLOR stripe on the wheel rims, to "tie" them to the body color! (IT'S MY CAR!) Bill Ownman __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"