De-Striped

[Colleton]

De-striped it today. Wasn't hard, took a little over an hour. I am going to eventually have to pull the rear spoiler to get the remaining vinyl up, but it's good for now.

I think it looks better. Ruby Red already make the car stand out and I ended up thinking that the stripes were too much.

I'm about to clean and wash it, and it's going in for a paint correction and cquartz application on Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing it after that.

 

[Zemedici]

Looks fantastic

 

[5 DOT 0]

Looks terrific!

 

[CobraBob]

Look really good without the stripe package. Boy, a lot of GT-350s showing up lately in threads.

 

[Tob]

Way better sans stripes. Car looks wider and much classier. Good move.

 

[Colleton]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words. It's at a detailer's shop for the next few days having a paint correction performed to remove the swirlies caused by my dealership's 1st Rate "detail" crew, and to have a ceramic finish coating applied.

Having it out of my control for a couple of days like this is scary as hell. That's when bad things happen. Hate it.

 

[Cattivo]

I've not seen this color yet in person. Is it as burgundy as it appears in pictures? I really like this over basic red.

 

[shelbygt500_897hp]

looks good Colleton ......


don

 

[Colleton]

I've not seen this color yet in person. Is it as burgundy as it appears in pictures? I really like this over basic red.

It depends on the lighting, but it is a darker red than Race Red. In bright sunlight it pretty much glows. It's a very eye catching and beautiful color, IMO.

looks good Colleton ......


don

Thanks Don!

 

[Colleton]

Ordered the 3M tape and adhesion promoter that I'll need to reinstall the spoiler after I pull it to fully remove the stripes.

Now I just need to read through 50 Deep's build thread to see how he did it. I figure that ought to work pretty well.

 

[Tob]

By the time you get through his build you are going to want to make even more changes. I guarantee it!

 

[Colleton]

Yeah, I've read through his thread several times and there are a few things I would like to do. Right now I think I'm just going to get it tinted.

 

[Colleton]

A pic of the car after paint correction and Ceramic Pro coat.

 

[jtfx6552]

Love Ruby Red! Car is cool too ;-)

 

[03Predator]

De-striped it today. Wasn't hard, took a little over an hour. I am going to eventually have to pull the rear spoiler to get the remaining vinyl up, but it's good for now.

I think it looks better. Ruby Red already make the car stand out and I ended up thinking that the stripes were too much.

I'm about to clean and wash it, and it's going in for a paint correction and cquartz application on Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing it after that.

I de-striped mine a couple weeks ago, too. Much better!

 

[50 Deep]

Good looking machine

 

[TaraFirma]

Looks awesome. That's how I ordered mine. Striped were a PITA on my GT500. Delivery date in August though. Gonna be a long wait.