| Automobile pinstriping can be transferred in automobile collisions similar to the transfer of paint. No work has been done to determine the usefulness of analyzing this evidence to aid in making an association between the source of the pinstripe and the object it has been transferred to.;The objective of this study was to determine if there were variations present in pinstriping that could be detected using analytical instruments. A Perkin-Elmer FTIR spectrophotometer, a Shimadzu pyrolysis gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, and a SEE microspectrophotometer were used to analyze the decals.;The results are significant because they provide a useful analysis scheme that will allow the examiner to differentiate between some automobile decals. This study should also be used as a starting point for future work in this area. |
