next up for skratch was tv, where in 2004 he landed a reoccurring role as “the striper” on tlc’s hit car makeover show overhaulin’. the show’s star chip foose was so impressed with his striping and his fabrication skills that he has been continuously invited back into 2007’s season 5. from his success on overhaulin’, the producers approached him to star in his own episode of hot rod tv on epsn2. the head skratcher episode follows skratch as he marries a model a roadster with a ’58 cadillac, using nothing but parts he acquires in junk yards and through the classifieds. starting with a drawing on a napkin, he immerses himself in building “the classic american hot rod.” the episode stretches his talents to new heights while the cameras roll, and sleep becomes a distant memory as he bounces between the head skratcher, striping shows in japan and germany, and season 5 of overhaulin’. skratch is hot! the hot rod tv episode featuring skratch debuted in september to be the highest rated episode in the entire 20 episode season, the head skratcher was featured on the cover of the re-launch of hot rod deluxe magazine and in a spread in an upcoming issue of rodders journal, and skratch and the car will be at sema in las vegas promoting the brand with several potential corporate brand partners.