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The squirrel-hair brush behind Rolls-Royce's pinstripes

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Because using synthetic bristles would just be too terribly middle-class. Every single pinstripe on a custom Rolls-Royce is painted completely by hand by exactly one guy in their English factory. He refuses to use tape, relies entirely on muscle memory, and claims squirrel hair brushes are the only tools that hold the paint flawlessly. Eat your heart out, robots.

The squirrel-hair brush behind Rolls-Royce's pinstripes
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