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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Anybody painted their stripes on?
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<blockquote data-quote="COOL COBRA" data-source="post: 16634927" data-attributes="member: 144330"><p>If I went into detail on painted stripes, it’s pretty involved to do it correctly. If cost/ease is a concern, then replacing the damaged OEM stripes would be the easy out.</p><p>But. Painted stripes for me was the way I went. MAINLY because the OEM robot paintjob that showed orange peel to the extent my OCD couldn’t hack it.</p><p>The new whizbang ‘20 GT 500, knob & all, get a Ford OEM robot spray, then go to a secondary shop for painted stripes. Pandora’s box IMO. The OEM spray was cleared. Then they sprayed stripes. Did they clear again? Did they color sand the entire body clearcoat to let the new clear properly bond/blend? </p><p>I doubt it. They more that likely blended the new clear over the newly painted/cleared stripes.</p><p>And that’s fine for a garage queen. But for exposure to the elements & long term, that won’t fly.</p><p>The 2 separate clear jobs will do just that. Separate.</p><p>It’ll be fine for a DD paint job, but isn’t what I’d consider quality for our type cars.</p><p>In other words even though I wasn’t going planning on this long version, if you decide on custom painted stripes doing it correctly requires the entire OEM clear to be sanded nearly off & re-clear the whole car. At that point, your painter can use clearcoat that’s far superior than what Fords robots use too.</p><p>So, it’s all about choices & the outcome you expect. Now I’m tired of pecking, & you’re probably tired of reading, lol.. </p><p>Let us know what direction you take!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COOL COBRA, post: 16634927, member: 144330"] If I went into detail on painted stripes, it’s pretty involved to do it correctly. If cost/ease is a concern, then replacing the damaged OEM stripes would be the easy out. But. Painted stripes for me was the way I went. MAINLY because the OEM robot paintjob that showed orange peel to the extent my OCD couldn’t hack it. The new whizbang ‘20 GT 500, knob & all, get a Ford OEM robot spray, then go to a secondary shop for painted stripes. Pandora’s box IMO. The OEM spray was cleared. Then they sprayed stripes. Did they clear again? Did they color sand the entire body clearcoat to let the new clear properly bond/blend? I doubt it. They more that likely blended the new clear over the newly painted/cleared stripes. And that’s fine for a garage queen. But for exposure to the elements & long term, that won’t fly. The 2 separate clear jobs will do just that. Separate. It’ll be fine for a DD paint job, but isn’t what I’d consider quality for our type cars. In other words even though I wasn’t going planning on this long version, if you decide on custom painted stripes doing it correctly requires the entire OEM clear to be sanded nearly off & re-clear the whole car. At that point, your painter can use clearcoat that’s far superior than what Fords robots use too. So, it’s all about choices & the outcome you expect. Now I’m tired of pecking, & you’re probably tired of reading, lol.. Let us know what direction you take! [/QUOTE]
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