I live in Maui Hawaii. I can’t find anyone here to teach me this art form to keep it alive. So thank you for taking the time to put these videos together, they are really a great. Especially coming from a legend like Steve Kafka!

I can't help but chuckle to myself a little bit watching you just effortlessly lay down some incredible lines. Fantastic work and demonstration.

Glad to see you posting videos again enjoy watching you work. Amazing pieces as usual.

found your videos recently, you are an absolute madman with that brush. much respect

This is just amazing, learning so much from your works, what a true inspiration!

Very nice lines and very good instructional video. Thanks for what you do.

im glad you are back to making videos steve

awesome work, love the colours

Amazing work! Wonderful!

that #5 is awesome one of my go to brushes on all of my work!!

It's almost like he knows what he's doing! I love watching someone so good they make it look easy.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Leo Roberts I’m doing Live at five with David Monnig at Coast Airbrush next Wednesday at 5 pm, if you could spread the word...

Keep up the awesome work Steve! Glad to see you're uploading videos again! Your brushes and videos got me into learning the art years ago and I enjoy every project I get to work on with them.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

WillFi5h I’m doing a Live at Five next Wednesday with my friend David Monnig, showing my brushes off..

@fish3rboy

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Steve, I will certainly check it out!

@jimmartin7881

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevekafka On this channel?

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmartin7881 I think so…

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Oct17 th the History Channel will air “Fully Torqued” about the restoration of Von Dutch’s bus, I’m even in it a little bit…

amazing work. I'm a beginner striper/leader right now and I'm saving up for your brushes.

Simply stunning

Amazing, im a big fan about your work! Saludos desde México.

Hope to see some new videos soon. Love your style and what you have to say.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

thatstickerguy you can tune into Alive at five ,on Wednesday at Coast Airbrush next week from my home , with my friend David Monnig from Coast

Love your work

Lovely work confidence is the gain of years of practice and shows in your workmanship . Brilliant i use a mahl stick which i find helps and at the age of 63 being a signwriter starting at 14 i find it gives me far more fluidility as i havent got long enough left to reach your skill level totally freehand . A real pleasure to watch thanks for the video cheers mel

wow....thanks. Great music too!

So good!

Thanks for the video, I just ordered the grid template.

Love the #5 scroller

Love the striping that you did! I might start striping myself.

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Gem State TV I’m easy to find if you need help..

I love your work. I am just starting out. you are a huge inspiration for me getting into this art. I am learning how so I do not have to spend bookoo bucks on paying someone.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Caleb Purvis you can also make a very good living and have a blast doing it, check out the work of Monte Roach and Sean Glover-they both started with the System

Dear Steve. I find it a shame that you haven't posted more videos in 7 years. The work and the way you teach is gold. So with that in mind, thinking about how long it has bin since, I hope you are doing well. Regardless of what you are doing these days. Many loving greetings from a fellow ½ viking! - M

The Kafka#3 scroller is incredible....#5 is too.

kafka we need u in the shop

Hope you are still pulling lines my most talented friend !!!!!! It’s been a long while since you put up a video

@richardphilpot9193

3 жыл бұрын

Ya..wonder if he is ok..I'm new to pinstriping so I just learned about kafka. hope he will post again one day....

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

I’m doing a Live at Five next Wednesday with David Monnig from Coast Airbrush at 5 pm, tell anyone that might want to watch..please

Steve wasnt Full of it when hawking is brushs. I've been practicing for 6 months and have been buying up everything to try painting. I got his Saturday and they make painting curves super easy with no blow outs

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Navyav8r 65 thanks for saying that but I’ve always told people what works great for me ,just so that they can have success, no matter what I was involved in.

@navyav8r653

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevekafka How do you find your inspiration on a job? I've got a lot better and have been doing wrenches and gas can and such. The hardest part for me now is an idea or direction. I cant come up with my own darn style.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Trying to fill a void with design and color, no matter what the shape ,involves the client’s wants and needs, the level of monetary involvement, and frankly the reaction of both the client and all the viewing public. Don’t be concerned with developing your own “style “ at the early stages of development, more important to develop good looking quality lines. You’ll get ideas.once you have developed a solid foundation. Do as much research on this art as you can. Be inspired by all you can.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Navyav8r 65 ya know it’s probably easier to work on a bike at a show with input from the owner and wife, than just go for something at the spur of the moment ,spontaneous design, try this, pull a nice single center line in a darker color, now assuming what hand you favor is right, I want you to put the brush with the same color down with the tip up and start doing circles all the way down ,alternating the size of the circles, until you reach the bottom or run out of paint, now repallet the brush, and do the reverse on the opposite side. There ya go the framework for an original design, add other colors with weight for balance in your design...keep going ,do another, these are for practice and muscle memory... do you have my “System” ? That has helped thousands fast track the learning process, watch some of my KZread videos ,they may also inspire you, have fun wit( it.

@navyav8r653

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevekafka Thanks for the Advise Steve. I really appreciate it!! I have watched everyone of your videos on here more times than I could count, zooming in on your brush trying to watch how its rolled in the finger's. I've been pondering your system and the disk of designs you have for a year. I've held off on buying your system because I figured that 90% was posted here on KZread and didn't want to pay for stuff that's been posted. Is that' true or not? I'm about 1.5 years into pinstriping now and haven't made a dime yet or painted on a car or bike at all. I have become the master of old gas cans and Snap-on tools wrench sets for the guys in my truck shop. I do have my 1st big job lined up when I'm ready. A coworker has a large bright white snap on tool box who wants scroll work done it and a big design when I'm ready. So how has Von Dutch's Bus been coming? I haven't found any good posting about it in a few years.

i just purchased this brush. they have them at Blick Art if your having a hard time finding the #5

@jimmartin7881

3 жыл бұрын

Is that a website, are they Kafka brushes?

Unreal

Hello Steve I found ur channel by a friend really enjoyed watching ur videos just a question I want to start penstriping myself wat brushes do you recommend me to start with thank you

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

BIG Tiny & Goldilocks Hernandez please go to stevekafka.com and see the “System” lots of successes like Monte Roach,Sean Glover, have fun!

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

BIG Tiny & Goldilocks Hernandez try stevekafka.com ,you’ll see a fast track learning product called the “System”” it has helped thousands learn this art form, have fun.

a cada traço uma nova dimensão

@namescartwright2517

6 жыл бұрын

SO. Cool

Where can I find the grid stencil you use, this tool would save so much time!

2:55 "And I just duplicate that on the other side"...... Steve....you don't understand.... one side I can probably do it.... but tihe other side.....

Well I just turned 45, so hopefully by 95 I can become this badass and pinstripe the flying cars in the future!!

@dementisvir8899

Жыл бұрын

Flying cars have been cancelled, we are going back to horse drawn carriages.

How are doing Steve !!!! I am REALLY NEEDING A NEW VIDEO !!!!!!

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Eric Gauthier I’m trying ,have zero energy because of chemo and radiation treatment I’m getting better but slowly, I’ll be turning 73 in 7 days too...at least I lost a bunch of weight..

Very nice ...... how about adding some more videos Steve? You know, like some fresh updates so we can all watch your great techniques.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Tom McDaniel I’m doing a show with my good friend David Monnig from Coast Airbrush called Alive at Five starting on Wednesday next week

I am interested in learning this technique, it seems very interesting to me apart from the practice that another advice can give me to start ... at 51 years old ...

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

The best way is with the “System” see it at Steve Kafka.com, look at the work of Monte Roach and Sean Glover , they both started with it.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Roberto Mercado go to stevekafka.com ,look at the “System” Monte roach and Sean Glover both started with it, what I recommended to my own Son ,max too!

How much time do you allow between colors? It seems like the newest color would smear the last color or maybe even cause the colors to blend and make it look like a screw up. It amazes me you dont seem to have any problem like this ? Have you ever run into this and how do you combat it? It has taken me a long time to trust the grease pencils you lay down first for NOT bleeding thru! I wish you would talk about this stuff more cus its always on my mind and I'm sure everyone else has the same thoughts......

@villapinstriping

6 жыл бұрын

butsqueaker they don't blend if you reduce correctly. This paint glides over wet paint easy

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

butsqueaker when your on a bike or car ,the first color has more time to dry,no problem, on a panel it should be tacky before adding the other colors

What do you recommend holding one shot paint in?...... I mean, like a Jar or squirt bottles.

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Gem State TV I love mine in bottles, I do a lot of mixing and color changes

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Gem State TV I only recommend the type bottles that I sell, they don’t do all the wrong things to your paint,stevekafka.com

Hey Steve I live in phx and want to buy some of your brushes. Where can I find them here locally?

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Dad Collins S.W. Corner of Peoria and cave creek road

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Dad Collins shop # 602 943 8119 call ahead

I hope your doin okay steve

Is smooth stroke about the same as one shot's flow enhancer ?

@kafkapinstriping

7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Battershell actually Smooth Stroke is a gloss and flow enhancer,fish eye eliminator and makes the finished product more mar resistant, it is used by the drop.

Hey Steve! Any demos on you Long-Liners?

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

francisco martinez I’m doing some Alive at Five with David Monnig my friend from Coast Airbrush starting at five on Wednesday, like it if all could tell any interested friends, thanks

been 5 years since dude made a video. Hope homie is doing fine lol.

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

Benevolent just finished a year and a half of chemo and radiation ,and I’ll turn 73 in 7 days, I’m on the mend so soon..

@Steve Kafka what happened to your Phoenix videos??

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Noe Melara been sick,getting better,planning anew series of videos

How's the sale coming?

How do you remove the grid once your finished?

I paint with airbrush, but I'm craving to even try pinripe ... Too bad i'm chess ..😁 Very good rewarding video, thanks / Chris🇸🇪

what is the pencil that you use to mark you grid

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

william Pennell omnichrome, they don’t melt! Stevekafka.com

steve maybe the gold panel could be clearcoated first, then mistakes could be fixed?

@stevekafka

3 жыл бұрын

texas tough that probably work with a rattle can clear...

Thanks for sharing! Wheres your shop located?

@kafkapinstriping

9 жыл бұрын

I'm in Phx.Az. On cave creek road and Peoria,s.e. Corner

@JustSomeGoy

9 жыл бұрын

Steve Kafka well damn, that's a long trek from Maryland...either way LOVE your work!

Wish you had the camera closer,

Is there a website link to buy brushes?

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

silverlom60 stevekafka.com

What do you do with the grid after finishing the piece? You leave it just as it is?

@chrismartinez9089

7 жыл бұрын

Lokalna F. it wipes right off with a damp paper towel and doesn't leave any ghost lines

@szatanica1

7 жыл бұрын

What pencil is used to do it? Steve mentions something that sounds like 'omicron' pencil :)

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

The Why Traveller go to stevekafka.com all is there for you

Where do you buy this stuff, the grid and his brushes??

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Parker stevekafka.com

Do you sell the pencil

Are you using ONE SHOT paint?

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

JIMMY N yes with additives

It's hard to see after the black from the angle of the camera

where are you man!

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

Ntense Velocity phx.Az.

@stevekafka

4 жыл бұрын

I’m on the SWCorner of Peoria and Cave Creek Road suite 101

Great work. Your speech is difficult to hear over the music though.

you gonna come back to youtube sr. >>,?

"Then I'll just duplicate that on the other side"....

that camera is too far away...bro

Pinstriping is extremely difficult to film. Trust me. Great video Steve!

im glad you are back to making videos steve