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02-14-2010, 10:40 AM

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Re: Vinyl

What ever you decide is all that matters. If I was too put vinyl on my car, it would be silver, red or blue.

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02-14-2010, 01:12 PM

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Hey guys well I cant get my tent thing to hold enough heat so its going to have to wait until I can figure out how to get it to hold heat. Pat that is the reason why im doing it in vinyl so I can take it off later if I start to not like it. Any one have some ideas on how wide I should make the strips.

I would make the stripe about ten feet wide and trim around the edges, I like white Xfires.

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02-14-2010, 07:16 PM

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I would caution you on putting them on in any cooler than about 70. Warmer the better. Seriously. The vinyl gets really stiff and trying to get it down is a nightmare, but when warm it goes on like paint. Patience grasshopper, the summer will be here soon.

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02-14-2010, 07:39 PM

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Re: Vinyl

6" wide for the main stripe and 2" for the pinstripe runner.
jmo but start it from the hood so the headlight doesnt break the pattern up

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02-14-2010, 08:34 PM

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6" wide for the main stripe and 2" for the pinstripe runner.
jmo but start it from the hood so the headlight doesnt break the pattern up

+ 1 to that.

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02-14-2010, 08:46 PM

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6" wide for the main stripe and 2" for the pinstripe runner.
jmo but start it from the hood so the headlight doesnt break the pattern up

Im going to do the bumper just to see what it looks like. I can always take it off in 10 minutes. I got a 24" x 60" sheet of the stuff so I have alot to play with.

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02-15-2010, 08:56 AM

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Re: Vinyl

Here is another crossfire with stripes I saw in the gallery for you to get an idea what it will look like. Member name wdgibson.

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02-15-2010, 10:45 AM

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Good luck with it! If you do it right it will look great!

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02-21-2010, 09:50 PM

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Re: Vinyl

If you do this consider the surface you are working on as a smooth continuing plane. Don't take it into the cuts into the body such as the recess of the grill and headlights if you take it into the front at all; which you should think over carefully. The front will most likely come out looking like strange shapes and not a continuation ot the striping.

Good with it,
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03-19-2010, 01:07 PM

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Re: Vinyl

Ok guys well its getting warmer out. What is the best was to remove the wax? It wont be done for another week or two its still all taken apart.

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03-19-2010, 01:11 PM

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A wash with some Palmolive should do the trick with the wax.

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03-19-2010, 01:20 PM

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Re: Vinyl

Who defaced my baby? LOL

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I tried the heater idea but no help. Our garage does not hold heat at all. Tomorrow i will try to zone off the area around my car to see if I can get it warm enough. I was going to save it for a surprise but now it might take to long. Here is a really bad photoshop of the idea. Im planning on doing it on the hood and the rear spoiler. Thats srt six's car.