Offset racing stripe fail

JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:13 pm

Well it went from an offset racing stripe to dodge SRT fender stripes really quickly after a disaster of vinyl on my hood... but ya know, I kinda like it.

What do you guys think?

sw4nny · Post by **sw4nny** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:19 pm

Not my style but think it would look better if it went further up onto bonnet,to point of position of drvers windscreen wiper

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:20 pm

Not for my car.

JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:35 pm

sw4nny wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:19 pm Not my style but think it would look better if it went further up onto bonnet,to point of position of drvers windscreen wiper

Yeah it was going to be an offset stripe down the entirety of the passenger side of the vehicle but the. Backing paper stuck to the vinyl and it was extremely visible

Was practicing with the scraps and feel like it could be a lot worse but nice to get some practice

DevonPaul · Post by **DevonPaul** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:15 am

Agreed, it could do with extending on to the bonnet.

Also might mess with your OCD now, but is it actually parallel to the angle of the crease in the wing?

Johnny h · Post by **Johnny h** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:33 am

Does it come off….?

Simon 3.2M · Post by **Simon 3.2M** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:39 pm

It’s your car so it’s only if you like it. Agreed though, needs to be parallel to the wing crease!

JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:08 pm

Johnny h wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:33 am Does it come off….?

Yeah its just a vinyl sticker basically

JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:12 pm

DevonPaul wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:15 am Agreed, it could do with extending on to the bonnet.

Also might mess with your OCD now, but is it actually parallel to the angle of the crease in the wing?

Now that's all I can see lol I have another stripe coming if I mess that one up then I'll do this again

DevonPaul · Post by **DevonPaul** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:09 pm

Have you thought about going a bit more retro?

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EDIT - just had a thought, I wonder what the wife would think of this?

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JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:15 pm

DevonPaul wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:09 pm Have you thought about going a bit more retro?

I do like what they did with the z on the bottom there. Never really seen anything like that done before and whoever installed it is surely talented.

The smart car made me laugh though they always will. Those things are hilarious.

PointedMarlin · Post by **PointedMarlin** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:41 pm

I quite like the sense of humour to basically turn a Smart Car into the A Team Van

But I suspect it would be lost on your average person as I now make references to the 80’s at work & find I’m in an ever diminishing select group that get my references

DevonPaul · Post by **DevonPaul** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:00 pm

JustWantAclassic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:15 pm
DevonPaul wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:09 pm Have you thought about going a bit more retro?
I do like what they did with the z on the bottom there. Never really seen anything like that done before and whoever installed it is surely talented.

Why thank you. I painted it.

Or at least I did it in "paint"

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:09 pm

A big Mustang, Cobra or GT 40 can deal with a bold stripe but that’s about It !s

JustWantAclassic · Post by **JustWantAclassic** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:07 am

DevonPaul wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 1:00 pm
JustWantAclassic wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:15 pm
DevonPaul wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:09 pm Have you thought about going a bit more retro?
I do like what they did with the z on the bottom there. Never really seen anything like that done before and whoever installed it is surely talented.

Why thank you. I painted it.

Or at least I did it in "paint"

Had me fooled I thought it was on an actual vehicle. Was thinking man that's a huge vinyl to keep straight and bubble free

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