cars and stripes . hand painted pinstriping . racing stripes . vehicle wraps . car wrapping . lettering . by jack herrera . san marcos . ca . 92078 . 760.212-5226
In 1976 Jack went down to dad's dealership and started painting used cars with airbrushed stripes.
"Pappy" had always realized that his youngest son was an extremely talented artist.
Other car dealerships began noticing the precision pinstriping work
and Pappy proudly told them that "Jackie" was doing the striping.
"Pappy" had always realized that his youngest son was an extremely talented artist.
Other car dealerships began noticing the precision pinstriping work
and Pappy proudly told them that "Jackie" was doing the striping.
1976 . Jack starting out pinstriping with his big brothers watching
Jack was custom airbrushing vans, having fun, and working on all the hot new cars.
Then the gas shortage brought "imports" over.
Stick on pinstripes, bodyside and wheel well moldings were soon the rage.
Then the gas shortage brought "imports" over.
Stick on pinstripes, bodyside and wheel well moldings were soon the rage.
1977 . Tape striping and air brushing racing stripes on thousands of dealership cars.
In 1986 Jack started hand painting pinstriping and that's when "Cars & Stripes" was born!
When Pappy retired in 1988 he joined Jack in Carlsbad,
bringing in business from even more dealerships and body shops.
This allowed Jack to hand paint pinstripes on 400 to 600 cars per month,
an average of 25 cars a day!
When Pappy retired in 1988 he joined Jack in Carlsbad,
bringing in business from even more dealerships and body shops.
This allowed Jack to hand paint pinstripes on 400 to 600 cars per month,
an average of 25 cars a day!
1986 . Cars & Stripes mobile hand painted pinstriping service was launched
The '90s saw customers asking for lettering, and Jack got the new vinyl cutters that just came out.
Jack learned graphic design in Newport Beach as a production artist and it was a perfect fit.
Jack learned graphic design in Newport Beach as a production artist and it was a perfect fit.
2006 . Jack introduced the all new printed wraps to his customers
In 2006 Jack started designing custom car wraps while learning the very precise art of wrap installation, followed by custom color change wrapping in 2010.
2010 . Jack is one of the first to color change wrap vehicles in the United States
Everything from design to production and installation is in house.
