Vinyl Vs Painted Racing Stripes

The vinyl stripes are 1k.

Vinyl vs painted racing stripes.

Painted stripes longevity appearance. Like stl said you can always change your look later on. I want to talk to someone with vinyl stripes and get their opinion on the quality of them. I don t believe many will opt for it and it will make the car rare from a numbers perspective.

I am researching both vinyl and paint and have almost decided to go with vinyl. 10k is the painted stripe option. Id decide if you want the stripes on the car for a long time. If done correctly with quality paint they should last as long as your paint does.

If you choose to use vinyl make sure to use cast vinyl and not callendered vinyl. Come join the discussion about performance horsepower modifications troubleshooting racing and more. 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. Stripes on cars are actually a somewhat controversial topic.

Depending on what you want vinyl can be limited. Vinyl is semi permanent but if removed the paint under neath will not be as faded as the restof the car. The only time it s ok to put racing stripes on your car. Painted on stripes will normally last longer than vinyl stripes.

The best look i feel is painted stripes esp if its something you plan on having on the car for several years anyway. The bar 2011 2014 mustang gt 1996 2004 mustang gt 2011 2014 v6 mustang pictures and videos. Paint on some other mod. Maybe in a couple years i ll wanna do something else.

I d go with the vinyl and use the money you save vs. Jump to latest follow 1 17 of 17 posts. I have done several vehicles with vinyl stripes. Vinyl while cheaper also just looks cheaper as well.

Paint will conform over scoops and other uneven odd surfaces better than vinyl so for difficult coutours it is great. Vinyl vehicle lettering and racing stripes are much more cost effective and allow you a lot of flexibility. I bought the original ford racing stripe kit. Ok so i just got a 07 mustang v6.

With painting you are looking at prep and clear coating a lot of panels especially if you dont want to be able to feel the stripe after it is painted. As long as you properly care for the vinyl it will last for years. Vinyl should be less than painting it. Once professionally applied by brand it wrap it the racing stripes look the same as painted stripes.

10k is more or less a collector s checkbox on the order sheet. Thanks for your.