Mary Tipton applying accent stripes on Cadillac automobile
Description:
View of Mary Tipton applying accent stripes on a Cadillac automobile at Cadillac's Detroit assembly plant. Label on back: "Detroit. Did you ever wonder how those sporty accent stripes magically appear on a new Cadillac? They're applied in a unique manner, as shown by Mary Tipton, who performs one of the more artistic jobs in Cadillac's Detroit assembly plant. A large fixture with a gradually banked leading edge surround the area to be striped on each automobile. The stripe color is determined from a computerized option sheet, and the paint is applied from a large tube resembling a felt marking pen. The specially designed edge of the paint applicator is placed on the guiding edge of the fixture, and in less than one minute the employe [sic] directs the paint tube around the car, affixing the distinctive dual accent stripe. A special feature of this paint is that during the operation it can be wiped off and the paint stripe restarted at any point on the car. With more than 700 cars each day requiring accent stripes, Cadillac utilizes this quality technique which combines the individuality of craftsmanship with the flexibility, precision and speed of modern technology."
