Vinyl Vs Paint Stripes

I have never had vinyl stripes on a car and was wondering what others experience was regarding appearance longevity and quality vs painted stripes.

Vinyl vs paint stripes.

Plus should you decide later that you don t like them you can peel them off again which you can t do with paint. I don t think i d want the whole car re cleared just for stripes it doesn t take much to mask off the panels to be painted cleared. When comparing wrap vs paint the main point of using vinyl to change your car s appearance is that it s reversible. Do i use 3m vinyl or spend for the paint stripe version.

Touching up paint is never going to look good unless yoiu strip and repaint. Geico266 jan 2 2015 23. Jump to latest follow 1 11 of 11 posts. Vinyl is much cheaper than even touching up paint.

Apr 20 2016 2 you may get bumped because this is the classic mustang section of the forum but imo i prefer paint cause its easier to get a smooth line transition. San diego display name. Vinyl stripes are much less expensive with prices ranging from 25. If you know you re gonna want the color combo for years to come paint it but if you think your taste might change like most do.

Apr 27 2001 896 68 59 cincinnati ohio. Any imperfections in your paint will show through the wrap specially those of a textured nature. Furthermore if your paint is weak such as a failing clear coat it might not resist when the time comes to peel the wrap off. Vinyl is semi permanent but if removed the paint under neath will not be as faded as the restof the car.

I had white vinyl stripes at one point on another stang they browned after 2 years then when i removed them i had of course a paint discoloration from the sun beating the uncovered paint all that time. To paint on stripes the shop will tape off the area to be striped exposing only where the paint will go. Painted on stripes are a more permanent solution if you paint them on definitely have the edges sanded smoothed and reclear over the whole area at least the whol e panel that stripes were added to. Cast is thinner will layout nicer last longer andwill not shrink over time like calenderd vinyl.

I d do the vinyl because you can always correct paint later. After finding out that painted stripes would be 10k i am now debating ponying up the 10k vs aftermarket paint vs factory vinyl. Painted on stripes will normally last longer than vinyl stripes. Vinyl takes a lot of clear coat and.

And in a stranger universe than this on the third hand i could just go down to the local auto store and get genaric strips. Then they will sand the area and spray it using either a standard or base coat clear coat method. Take them off and redo the vinyl stripes. I have a graphics designer friend who will do the design for free and i can have the local sign shop make up custom vinyl stripes.

Stinkbug cleared for takeoff. I added fairly wide vinyl stripes on my 2000 gt and they looked great.