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Dual stripes on atomic orange

Old 09-21-2017, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Vet Interested
Exactly! Belongs on a muscle car.
Whatever floats your boat.

Old 09-21-2017, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
Homie don't like stripes either!
Old 09-21-2017, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
At least the response to mine has a nice rack.
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How do the stripes hold up over time? Any problem with weathering? Do you wax them or leave as-is?
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Originally Posted by sjw91
At least the response to mine has a nice rack.
Winner, winner, winner!
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Old 09-21-2017, 09:57 PM
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tough color to choose on the orange but gotta love the full length!!
Old 09-22-2017, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Grmvettes
Was wondering if anyone did the dual stripes on their atomic orange c6. Love the looks of this car but wondering if the stripes would make it pop. Any pics?

I. may know someone that has added stripes to their AO C6...

I think White or silver would be my choice if I did it again. but these work fine for me as well..

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Old 09-22-2017, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bhoch
I. may know someone that has added stripes to their AO C6...

I think White or silver would be my choice if I did it again. but these work fine for me as well..




To me the stripes look better when they are narrow at the nose of the car and widens as it goes up following the contour of the hood vs. stripes that are one width all the way down the car.

Like what Corvette_Ed has on his car.







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Old 09-22-2017, 02:36 PM
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Default Stripes on mine

I have an 07 orange of course and i have the grand sport stripe (like on the 96 C4) in flat black on both sides and i also have the rear tail panel blacked out (satin)
Old 09-22-2017, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Not So Fast
Well lets see, we could all drive (insert your color here), all have the same interior color, all have (insert your color wheels here), we could all vote for Bernie , we could all drive the same car, I think you get the point, we all have DIFFERENT TASTES so celebrate it if you like it or just move on.
How boring would a car show be if they were all (insert color here)
NSF
Henry Ford the First didn't seem to think so....

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Old 09-25-2017, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by AORoads
Henry Ford the First didn't seem to think so....
You can have any color you want; as long as it's black.
Old 09-25-2017, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bill gsport
How do the stripes hold up over time? Any problem with weathering? Do you wax them or leave as-is?


I have a pace car that's 10 years old now and a couple of months ago I purchased an Adams Swirl Killer polisher and products from Adams while at a car show. I spent about 5 hours polishing with Adams Finishing polish and followed it with Adams Patriot wax. I went over the stripes and it did no harm, if anything it really brightened them up and made them pop. A couple of weeks later I took home a trophy for best C6 Convertible at a car show.
Old 09-25-2017, 12:38 PM
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Not a fan of adding stripes to Corvette. IMO, trying to make the car into something it's not, like a Viper or old muscle car. That said, it's your car to do anything you want that will create more enjoyment..
Old 09-26-2017, 01:17 AM
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here's mine. Not "striped" in the normal sense but has the 2 tone look

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I've got an 04 Z16 Z. The car overall handles well at the track and the 600hp 416 adds some mechanical pop. I personally like the grey stripes on the blue, but I've grown bored with it.

Considering an orange wrap with the same style of stripes in black for some aestheticc pop. Working on getting some orange samples. Needs to be a little darker then AO and have some metal flake in it as well as the black stripes.

I'll have to post pics if it ever gets done. I'm a fan of stripes, but rarely do I spend $ on aesthetic things when I still have performance mods (nitrous) I'm considering. GO before show...

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Would not own a car without stripes!
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I like silver stripes on orange.
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