Vinyl Vs Painted Racing Stripes

I d go with the vinyl and use the money you save vs.

Vinyl vs painted racing stripes.

Come join the discussion about performance horsepower modifications troubleshooting racing and more. Maybe in a couple years i ll wanna do something else. If you choose to use vinyl make sure to use cast vinyl and not callendered vinyl. I am researching both vinyl and paint and have almost decided to go with vinyl.

As long as you properly care for the vinyl it will last for years. I bought the original ford racing stripe kit. 10k is more or less a collector s checkbox on the order sheet. The only time it s ok to put racing stripes on your car.

Stripes on cars are actually a somewhat controversial topic. The best look i feel is painted stripes esp if its something you plan on having on the car for several years anyway. I m doing my bumble bee stripes this week as i ve had the plain jane look for a couple years already. Thanks for your.

Painted on stripes will normally last longer than vinyl stripes. Published on 1 21 2016 at 12 07 pm. I don t believe many will opt for it and it will make the car rare from a numbers perspective. The bar 2011 2014 mustang gt 1996 2004 mustang gt 2011 2014 v6 mustang pictures and videos.

Id decide if you want the stripes on the car for a long time. Paint is permanent and takes some skills to layout and prep and pain the area. Vinyl vehicle lettering and racing stripes are much more cost effective and allow you a lot of flexibility. Vinyl should be less than painting it.

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. Depending on what you want vinyl can be limited. 10k is the painted stripe option. Painted stripes longevity appearance.

Jump to latest follow 1 17 of 17 posts. The vinyl stripes are 1k. I want to talk to someone with vinyl stripes and get their opinion on the quality of them. Vinyl while cheaper also just looks cheaper as well.

Once professionally applied by brand it wrap it the racing stripes look the same as painted stripes. Like stl said you can always change your look later on. Paint will conform over scoops and other uneven odd surfaces better than vinyl so for difficult coutours it is great. 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.

If done correctly with quality paint they should last as long as your paint does. Ok so i just got a 07 mustang v6.