Can anyone in Toronto recomend a place to get stripes done?

 

Many of the Toronto area dealers are using Chris at Auto Graphics (905) 464-2704.
He has done the full Lemans stripes (valance to valance), the '70 Boss 302 style or the '69 Boss 302 style.
He does quality work so he is not the cheapest in town. You get what you pay for.

 

thanks, ill give him a call eventually

 

Thanks mstang. If I opt to get stripes I will give him a call. I am not a big fan of stripes per se. However, I may put em on for 6 months or so then take em off eventually.

 

Summit Ford is putting stripes on many of their cars. They look pretty good from far away. They told me a whole "Mach 1" package was $800 or so dollars so I figure stripes would only cost a fraction of that.

The good thing is they paint their stripes on.

 

They are doing a whole Mach 1 package for the 05? with a shaker?

 

Paint is a good thing on white, black and maybe torch red, but when you clearcoat over any of the other colours you will see a shade difference - hood versus fenders, decklid versus quarter-panel.
If you don't clearcoat, the rough edges will look worse than decaling.
The Lemans stripe won't be much less because the cost is in the painting - a little more masking doesn't make much difference.
Decals will stand up. They won't fade or peel. They are also removable if you change your mind down the road.

 

If you feel brave enough to do it yourself, you can get the vinyl from www.decalboyz.com and Shinzoworks, both located in Toronto.

 

Im brave, but extemely doubtful in my ability to get the stripes straight.

 

Paint is a good thing on white, black and maybe torch red, but when you clearcoat over any of the other colours you will see a shade difference - hood versus fenders, decklid versus quarter-panel.
If you don't clearcoat, the rough edges will look worse than decaling.
The Lemans stripe won't be much less because the cost is in the painting - a little more masking doesn't make much difference.
Decals will stand up. They won't fade or peel. They are also removable if you change your mind down the road.
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The only problem with removing any vinyl is that if you decide u dont want them anymore and take them off in about 5-6 years then theres gonna be 2 stripes on the paint because the paint under the vynils will be protected from the sun and other elements and the exposed paint will fade a little so u will notice the color change...so now u still have to repaint it...i recommend u make up ur mind now decide what color or what pattern u want and go with it!!! Hey every car should be unique make it 1 of a kind B)

 

No, that's the thing, no shaker. To me they look odd without it.

 

My Performance White GT is coming in the week of February 21, and I am getting Chris to do the Shelby stripes on it. I saw his work on a black GT with gold stripes in Oakville, and it really looked nice!