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  • Chula Vista, Ca
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KONG and douche-A-saurus are now friends
September 14
Met BOBBO at one of Tony Perez's brush bashes a few years back when I was just starting out. Everytime he would get ready to work on something he would hunt me down and show me what and why he was doing something. I learned alot in just a few hour...
September 1
KONG and Pablo "Degre576" Mendoza are now friends
August 28
Locky Smith and KONG are now friends
August 14
I've had most of the above. Number one is "you must have a steady hand"... I bet you didn't drink last night. Is that vinyl? - even when they have seen me paint the lines on!! How do you keep it all symmetrical? Thats a real talent... followed by...
August 11
and ive had my share of ppl sayin ' aww that shits easy i can do that' or ' i used to do that back in the day, if i had my stuff, i could show u' i have yet to have any takers when i set up a panel, etc. for em to go to town on. and once or twic...
August 7
awesome topic. gotta agree w/ kong on the 'steady hand' comment. im pretty sure ive heard em all even down to my friends tryin to make me laugh when im workin sayin stuff like ' damn u got some big ass feet, can u walk on water too?' but id have t...
August 7
KONG is now friends with Pinstripin' Mikey and Flathead
July 30

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Who is your Daddy and what does he do?
He is retired Navy after 30 years. Then retired again from another job.
What do YOU do?
I work for the City of San Diego in what is more easily referred to as the old Building Inspection dept due to my architectural background. My retirement plan is to pinstripe. I have been pinstriping since 2001and spend my evenings and weekends striping anything that will hold still long enough. If I could pinstripe full time, I would.
How long you been doing it?
Been striping since 2001
You any good at it??
I can hold my own. I will put my line work against anyone. Speed in doing long lines is where others might get me. But that just comes with time.
Where are you from? Where are you at?
I am originally from Corpus Christi Texas, but have lived in the San Diego area for approx. 40 years.
How did you hear about Kustom Kulture Gallery's Sketchkult?
Through various webpages and links.

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KONG

What is the thing you hear the most when working a show, whether your a pinstriper, airbrush artist or tattoo artist

I think the one thing I hear the most at a show when I am working is... ready for it..... wait... wait.... here it goes.."that takes a steady hand". I bet nine out of ten people will say that when watching. I am just curious what others hear the most when working a show. Feel free to add your comments.
KONG

Posted on September 29, 2008 at 4:32pm — 19 Comments

KONG

Another summer all but done.

Its another summer done. Car shows for the season are pretty much coming to an end. Cruise nights are also pretty much done. The biggies for me are now SEMA in November and then striping at the Grand National Roadster show in Pomona at Hot Rods pinstripers reunion. Did it last year and it was a blast. This was actually my first really big year as far as working shows and cruise nights and I must say I am looking forward to next year and doing more. Since I am in the San Diego area and I still co… Continue

Posted on September 19, 2008 at 12:24pm —

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At 10:48am on March 28, 2009, KIT KAT VON BITCH said…
" is that all free hand ?".........no duh its not a free hand its a very expensive hand.
At 12:24pm on February 26, 2009, jeppa said…
I dig your work Kong!
At 7:34pm on December 6, 2008, Sam Voltmer said…
I work at San Diego Rod and custom. we're in el cajon
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Dick Trom

Rockabella's, Girls As They Should Be

Hi everybody! On the first of November 2009 Roderick & Henry will be striping at the verry first convention from Rockabella's Modelling Agency in ''The Avenue'' in Breda, Holland. They have been slingin' paint for a couple of months now, and think they're ready to go live!


Not only these daring pinheads will be there, but also alternative lifestyle shops, photographers, a burlesque show, and what to think of the catwalk-show by the Rockabella-Models, Candygirls will meet you at the door. I… Continue

Posted by Dick Trom on October 7, 2009 at 5:00am

Lazy Leo

Kustom Kulture Kommunities

Hey ho ink and paint slingers,
This is my first ever Blog, I been around on the WWW but always as a lurker, never participated much, apart from some less than sensible comments here and there, sorry for that !
I am a not so young but aspiring pinstriper and a hopeless midlifer haha
You know, "been there-done that-was that all?" kind of guy, and now whats next.....
I rediscovered pinstriping years ago when digging through the Hotrod scene, I was reaccainted with the art of it and found a lot of r… Continue

Posted by Lazy Leo on October 4, 2009 at 2:02pm

Geir Sønnesyn

Practice practice practice.........

Well, who haven`t heard these words before...No secrets are revealed without years of practice.
I`ve just startet my journey into pinstriping and I find most difficult, irritating and exciting. I sit for hours just practicing lines and once in a while there comes a straight line and I can smell a bit of hope in the darkness.
In the beginning there is always alot of "AHA" and "F#$?%" moments...but never before have I felt this kind of calm and at the same time impatient feeling when studying some… Continue

Posted by Geir Sønnesyn on September 12, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

steve kafka

Steve Kafka will be in Rui Doso New Mexico sept.16 -20 for his 32nd year striping the Golden aspen m…

Steve Kafka will be in Rui Doso New Mexico sept.16 -20 for his 32nd year striping the Golden aspen motorcycle rally with his close friend Steve Cox from abilene tx. then Kafka will be at Barnetts Harley Davidson in ElPaso ,Tx.21-24th striping brand new bikes for the showroom.come by and say hello.On the way home steve will also stop for one day in Las Cruces Harley .this happens twice a year sept & may Continue

Posted by steve kafka on September 5, 2009 at 5:35pm

Von Hot Rod

Labor day show

Von Hot Rod's Pinstriping Circus will be at the Great Labor day show in Costa Mesa, CA. Von will also have his retail booth there, So grab your surf board and get her striped by one of the Circus freaks. and stop by or just hang with the Circus. Also remember the Shindig is coming Sept 18, 19

Posted by Von Hot Rod on August 31, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

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