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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Unimpressed by vinyl stripes
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<blockquote data-quote="cidsamuth" data-source="post: 16372197" data-attributes="member: 110091"><p>With the S197s, you can clearly see that, from the factory, they stop short as they approach the end of body panels.</p><p></p><p>When I had stripes applied to my 08 by a reputable shop, they ended up having to do them three times. Reason being, I had made them round the corners and complete the look rather than stopping short or overlapping two connecting pieces . . . and it didn't hold; the vinyl quickly began to pull up. They explained to me that this is why the factory stops short - mitigates risk of this problem. This is really the case on the rear of the early S197s as you go over the rear bumper and especially if you try to continue the stripe in the license plate area.</p><p></p><p>Another issue when the shop did it . . . as you move across body panels and make directional changes, an otherwise straight stripe can appear like it is no longer running in a true, straight line. You see this most when looking directly at the front of the S197 and follow the stripe down the hood, then parallel to the ground on the front bumper, then down the front of the bumper perpendicular to the ground.</p><p></p><p>The "kits" used at the factory compensated for that. But, in the aftermarket, you are reliant upon the skill of the person applying the stripe to stretch and caress the vinyl to appear straight to the naked eye.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cidsamuth, post: 16372197, member: 110091"] With the S197s, you can clearly see that, from the factory, they stop short as they approach the end of body panels. When I had stripes applied to my 08 by a reputable shop, they ended up having to do them three times. Reason being, I had made them round the corners and complete the look rather than stopping short or overlapping two connecting pieces . . . and it didn't hold; the vinyl quickly began to pull up. They explained to me that this is why the factory stops short - mitigates risk of this problem. This is really the case on the rear of the early S197s as you go over the rear bumper and especially if you try to continue the stripe in the license plate area. Another issue when the shop did it . . . as you move across body panels and make directional changes, an otherwise straight stripe can appear like it is no longer running in a true, straight line. You see this most when looking directly at the front of the S197 and follow the stripe down the hood, then parallel to the ground on the front bumper, then down the front of the bumper perpendicular to the ground. The "kits" used at the factory compensated for that. But, in the aftermarket, you are reliant upon the skill of the person applying the stripe to stretch and caress the vinyl to appear straight to the naked eye. [/QUOTE]
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