Vinyl Vs Paint Stripes

Any imperfections in your paint will show through the wrap specially those of a textured nature.

Vinyl vs paint stripes.

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. 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. San diego display name. 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.

Take them off and redo the vinyl 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. Jump to latest follow 1 11 of 11 posts. Jun 27 2014 messages.

Vinyl is much cheaper than even touching up paint. Touching up paint is never going to look good unless yoiu strip and repaint. Do i use 3m vinyl or spend for the paint stripe version. 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 is cheaper than most paint shops will charge for paint. Apr 27 2001 896 68 59 cincinnati ohio. Stinkbug cleared for takeoff. Then they will sand the area and spray it using either a standard or base coat clear coat method.

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. When comparing wrap vs paint the main point of using vinyl to change your car s appearance is that it s reversible. 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. Cast is thinner will layout nicer last longer andwill not shrink over time like calenderd vinyl.

Painted on stripes will normally last longer than vinyl stripes. 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. I d do the vinyl because you can always correct paint later.

I added fairly wide vinyl stripes on my 2000 gt and they looked great. Vinyl stripes are much less expensive with prices ranging from 25. If you choose to use vinyl make sure to use cast vinyl and not callendered vinyl. Vinyl is semi permanent but if removed the paint under neath will not be as faded as the restof the car.

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. After finding out that painted stripes would be 10k i am now debating ponying up the 10k vs aftermarket paint vs factory vinyl.