Pin striping has been an important part of car customisation and hot rodding since the 1950s. But over the years the methods of performing this dark art and the tools used have changed. The latest instrument for one pro pin striper is the humble Sharpie marker pen.

Usually found on sale at Warehouse Stationary the Sharpie permanent pen is more often seen in offices rather than car tuner workshops. For pin striper Chris Dunlop the Sharpie pen has become an important tool in his highly acclaimed work. The latest machine to feel America-based Dunlop’s Sharpie is a Chevrolet Camaro. Without the need for cans of paint and fine brushes, Dunlop has created two magnificently detailed Sharpie stripes where the Camaro’s original lengthy pinstripes would have been. (more…)