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Old 02-27-2013, 04:47 PM
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Default I just finished a stripe kit for friend.

Here is his Vette with new stripe kit from Vettestripes.com









Old 02-27-2013, 04:54 PM
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Very sharp. Great look!
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You have friends??!!

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You have friends??!!

I wonder what that's like.
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That's awesome. I tried to put on GS stripes last night and failed. Going to just take it to a vinyl shop and have them do it.
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Originally Posted by Oh 2 Fun
You have friends??!!

Old 02-27-2013, 07:01 PM
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That looks awesome - I'm surprised more guys don't put those Vettestripes on their cars they really add great look to our cars
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Looks great!
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Now I can see what my car would look like with stripes! Those look really good, you're making me seriously consider doing this. How difficult with the install? Did you guys use soap to install them? Any tiny air bubbles? I would hate to buy a $300 set of stripes like this and end up ruining them during install!

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...Those look really good, you're making me seriously consider doing this. How difficult with the install? Did you guys use soap to install them? Any tiny air bubbles?...
Most of the labor time is getting measurements right and marked with tape, pulling off emblems and positioning them EXACTLY centered on the car. Yes, there will always be a few tiny bubbles but they work out in a few days of drying. Keep your car and vinyl wet and you should be fine. This was my 2nd car to do. It WILL take about 3-4 hours to do the stripes.

Used a few drops of dish detergent/water in a spray bottle.
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Do they come premasked?
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Originally Posted by TorchRedRocket
Do they come premasked?
It's your choice.

Yes....but at a extra cost....not much though.

I've never used the premasked.

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Looks good.
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SFC....seriously....you did a great job laying that out evenly and working out bubbles etc.

Looks spot on center. good job.

For me....it's just too "cookie cutter", but does look good. If I go stripes, I'm hoping for "unique" without the outcome being rejected by most.

Again....good job!
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You did a great job - the stripes look .

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