Vinyl Vs Paint Stripes

To paint on stripes the shop will tape off the area to be striped exposing only where the paint will go.

Vinyl vs paint stripes.

San diego display name. Stinkbug cleared for takeoff. 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 takes a lot of clear coat and.

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. Jump to latest follow 1 11 of 11 posts. Geico266 jan 2 2015 23. Take them off and redo the vinyl stripes.

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. 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. Then they will sand the area and spray it using either a standard or base coat clear coat method. 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. Plus should you decide later that you don t like them you can peel them off again which you can t do with paint. I d do the vinyl because you can always correct paint later. 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 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. Vinyl stripes are much less expensive with prices ranging from 25. I don t think i d want the whole car re cleared just for stripes it doesn t take much to mask off the panels to be painted cleared. Any imperfections in your paint will show through the wrap specially those of a textured nature.

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. If you choose to use vinyl make sure to use cast vinyl and not callendered vinyl. When comparing wrap vs paint the main point of using vinyl to change your car s appearance is that it s reversible. Vinyl is much cheaper than even touching up paint.

Apr 27 2001 896 68 59 cincinnati ohio. Jun 27 2014 messages. Touching up paint is never going to look good unless yoiu strip and repaint. After finding out that painted stripes would be 10k i am now debating ponying up the 10k vs aftermarket paint vs factory vinyl.

Vinyl is cheaper than most paint shops will charge for paint. Vinyl is semi permanent but if removed the paint under neath will not be as faded as the restof the car.