Vinyl Vs Painted Racing Stripes

I want to talk to someone with vinyl stripes and get their opinion on the quality of them.

Vinyl vs painted racing stripes.

Vinyl is semi permanent but if removed the paint under neath will not be as faded as the restof the car. Vinyl should be less than painting it. Once professionally applied by brand it wrap it the racing stripes look the same as painted stripes. Ok so i just got a 07 mustang v6.

Paint is permanent and takes some skills to layout and prep and pain the area. I don t believe many will opt for it and it will make the car rare from a numbers perspective. I m doing my bumble bee stripes this week as i ve had the plain jane look for a couple years already. I have done several vehicles with vinyl stripes.

I am researching both vinyl and paint and have almost decided to go with vinyl. As long as you properly care for the vinyl it will last for years. 10k is more or less a collector s checkbox on the order sheet. The best look i feel is painted stripes esp if its something you plan on having on the car for several years anyway.

Vinyl while cheaper also just looks cheaper as well. Maybe in a couple years i ll wanna do something else. Published on 1 21 2016 at 12 07 pm. Paint on some other mod.

The bar 2011 2014 mustang gt 1996 2004 mustang gt 2011 2014 v6 mustang pictures and videos. 10k is the painted stripe option. I d go with the vinyl and use the money you save vs. The vinyl stripes are 1k.

I bought the original ford racing stripe kit. Stripes on cars are actually a somewhat controversial topic. Paint will conform over scoops and other uneven odd surfaces better than vinyl so for difficult coutours it is great. She s compietely white and there are a few things i m going to do to dress her up a bit the first thing i want to do is put silver racing stripes from bumper to bumper.

If done correctly with quality paint they should last as long as your paint does. Vinyl vehicle lettering and racing stripes are much more cost effective and allow you a lot of flexibility. Painted on stripes will normally last longer than vinyl stripes. Come join the discussion about performance horsepower modifications troubleshooting racing and more.

The only time it s ok to put racing stripes on your car. Id decide if you want the stripes on the car for a long time. Thanks for your. Painted stripes longevity appearance.

If you choose to use vinyl make sure to use cast vinyl and not callendered vinyl. Like stl said you can always change your look later on.