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About Me

PLEASE ! DO NOT RAT ROD ME .i think those cars that you would call a rat rod are crap !.......................a traditional hot rod is not a rat rod ! ...........IT'S A HOT ROD !...................................small block ford and wire wheels ..= crap ............I BUILD HOT RODS AND KUSTOMS !

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..first and fore most .i've always been an artist .i've been drawing since i could hold a crayon ..that all comes natural .i feel that's nothing to brag about ...haha but,i'm a real car guy . never owned a little jap car ..and never will ! i drive an old car and always have . i'm real hot rodder .i started off in my dads garage working on camaros and real muscle cars. "GTO" that's real muscle. i worked at a GM plant in Texas .my father ,his brother and a hand full of uncles worked their too . i got a little shop ,before i could drink legally .haha . that's when Skratch's Garge all started .me and my friend would stay up all night and wrench.but now days .. things are a little diferent, now.. i just finished wraping up 7 episodes of OverHaulin with Chip Foose .i have a current eposode of HotRod TV on ESPN "The HeadSkratcher "it's me and my friends building a tradition hotrod in 6 months .and this season i have cameo's on hotrod tv and livin' the low life . but you might know me better as ... one of most published pin striper's in the world, you've never heard of...haha.. i am or my art work has been publish in nearly ever car mag in the nation and several world wide publications.theirs a feature on me in the new relaesed HotRod DeLuxe issue 1. i've been striping for about 15 years now .the first 5 ,i striped for free.(didn't one step on any toes and wanted to earn my way ).........just so you know.it's easy to think . i'm a cocky bastard ..but ,really i'm nicest guy you've ever met ..so pull up ,let's have a beer and lets talk car .. .contact me for any hotrod or pin striping needs. i have the answers.at least a smart ass answer...
here's the shop number 818-768-0054
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My Interests

THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE NO.4 ISSUE OF GLADITOR MAG .IT'S A MMA MAG ..check it out.on news stands now! .

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,bondo,welding,tools,torches,old friends,new friends,tattoos,tattoo removal,starbucks,flipflops,steeltoes,vans,work pants covered in paint,paint brushes,good art.good cell phones,expensive sunglasses,people who belong in this country legally,politics,and last but not least puppy dogs.......

I'd like to meet:

............................................................ CHECK THIS OUT!!!!if your into tattoos, cars,trucks,customs,hot rods and/or bikes. if your an artist, painter or striper.we're gonna be freinds....SO BRING IT!!SORRY,let's keep the tunner stuff to a minume. love...SKRATCH..!

Music:

any thing that goes good with a cold beer ,a great girl and a bitchen car .so,that covers everything between bullshit bench racing ,to a slow dance/make out session and last but not least a 120 mph game of cat and mouse ................................... and that will never include rap.

Television:

RERUNS-all in the fam,happy days(the first two seasons)m.a.s.h,duke boys,vegas,rockford files,.....CURRENT-overhaulin',hotrod tv ,livin' the low life,rides,UFC, the ultimate fighter,build or bust,first 48...

Heroes:

my mother, for buy me all those art supplies,my dad for being a hard ass,my sister for being supportive and my uncle bill for taking me for a ride in his 64 pontiac ,(just banging gears and laying rubber)when i was 5.i've been hooked ever since. other than that jim church,palmer,uncle chip,john millner

,john bender and r.e.oldsmobile .. ..

My Blog

pin striping secrets..that aren’t so secret

i get alot of Q & A on striping .. i've been striping for 15 years .the first 5 years i striped for free . why ? to earn respect and no to step on toes .if you have been tattooing for 2 years in y...
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:48:00 PST

bloody mary ?

this is easy .im looking for the best bloody mary ..EVER ! i travel alot .i always want a good drink .when i finally get settled into my hotel . i the best bloody mary , i’ve had was at The...
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:44:00 PST

Gladiator magazine no.4

wow ,what a shock ..im in a MMA magazine ..Gladiator ..it's a mag about fighting,fighting skills ..i've known to train a little my self .so it's all good . but,this is a feature on the he...
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:36:00 PST

"TALKING SHIT " pinstripers ? builders ?

i get a lot of feed back from different people who are close fans of my work ..so if your talking shit about me,my striping or my building ..well good !!i'm glade you feel that im a threat .to your sk...
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:11:00 PST

Von Dutch...Ed Roth

Von Dutch..Ed Roth ..both great in their own right..but they're dead.let them rest in peace.. this is a new start.this is are fifties.. i don't rat fink or flying eyeball anymore....
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:02:00 PST

WANNA BE a car builder,striper,painter?

if you want do these things.. quit your normal job. get a shop.don't work out of the house. that's when the hustle starts... good luck. i've been hot rodden since 1937.....
Posted by Skratchs Garage on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:14:00 PST