has anyone used metallic vinyl stripes? I read a post where metallic stripes would look good with redfire paint. anyone seen metallic black stripes?
comments? Sam |
almost all stripes are metallic, it would look awful if they weren't. I am assuming you meant Reflective stripes. Just so you know refelctive vinyl is really only meant for a flat surface. You wouldn't be able to do bumpers properly.
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Well no, not reflective, mettalic. I went to a couple of online graphics places. you can order standard glossy vinyl for stripes (without any hint of metallic in it) or you can order vinyl with mettalic in it. I will try to find a link to the graphics place so you can see what I am talking about.
thanks Sam |
:-D Sweet, another opportunity to show off my Metallic Hi-Fi Blue Shelby Stripes:
http://www.autothing.com/images/Fun%...ngleShot01.jpg One reason you can't use Reflective for stripes is that at night, some of your vehicle will glow bright and some will glow really dim, a combination that looks Bad with a capital B. Never get Basic (aka. flat) color stripes b/c when they fade after a few years, they'll like like poozu unlike metallic stripes -- they fade too, but you can't tell due to the metallic "shimmer" effect. :nice: |
Also in some states and in Canada Reflective stripes are illegal. Don't ask me why cause I don't know but I do know that if you put reflective writing or stripes on your car in Ontario it is illegal. Makes me wonder why cop cars have reflective stripes on them :scratch:
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I was going to go with silver on my sonic blue, just went to the shop thats going to be doing it and they recommended a metallic stripe, anyone have a photo of what the metallic silver looks like on any color? just to get a better idea. I actually told them to go with the metallic pewter which is a little bit darker than the silver but not much. Getting it done next week, the only photos I've seen of a silver appear to be flat silver.
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I had metallic silver on my Midnight Atlantic Blue 97 GT which is almost the same colour as sonic blue. It looked very classy. I only went with white this time because I had the silver on blue for 4 years.
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If I remember I will post a pick of my 97 GT so you can see what it looks like
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Originally posted by sams66@December 3, 2004, 9:05 AM Well no, not reflective, mettalic. I went to a couple of online graphics places. you can order standard glossy vinyl for stripes (without any hint of metallic in it) or you can order vinyl with mettalic in it. I will try to find a link to the graphics place so you can see what I am talking about. thanks Sam Also, glossy vinyl shows scratches very easily and should never be used on a vehicle. |
Originally posted by adrenalin@March 30, 2005, 8:33 AM If I remember I will post a pick of my 97 GT so you can see what it looks like |
My best advice, find a graphics shop and go in and talk to them. You may want to call ahead and set up a time so they aren't too busy to talk to you. We have a great relationship with the shop who is going to be doing my stripes, and I went in one day with a stack of pictures and ideas for my car. We sat down and discussed all the options, and I left with about 15-20 samples of vinyl in all different colors. They told me to lay them on the car in the sunlight and see what we liked best. After all that I decided to go with black, but one that has a metalic in it the same as the satin silver paint. All in all, there are a ton of options out there, so do your homework and research and you'll end up happy with the job.
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Or just talk to me :jester:
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Mine are medium charcoal metallic.
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Sam, I forgot to mention, not too many companies actually make metallic black stripes. They are normally called Dark Charcoal Metallic. Personally, I like Bright Silver Metallic or Pearl White on Redfire.
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Originally posted by azlitigator@March 30, 2005, 10:32 AM My best advice, find a graphics shop and go in and talk to them. You may want to call ahead and set up a time so they aren't too busy to talk to you. We have a great relationship with the shop who is going to be doing my stripes, and I went in one day with a stack of pictures and ideas for my car. We sat down and discussed all the options, and I left with about 15-20 samples of vinyl in all different colors. They told me to lay them on the car in the sunlight and see what we liked best. After all that I decided to go with black, but one that has a metalic in it the same as the satin silver paint. All in all, there are a ton of options out there, so do your homework and research and you'll end up happy with the job. I told him silver originally then he recommended something a little darker, actually he recommended the gunmetal said it would go good with the rims, but I wanted something a little brighter so told him to order the pewter, almost as bright as the silver but not exactly. Here is a color sample like the ones he showed me, but he has the actual book not just an online graphic. |
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Originally posted by dekujala@March 30, 2005, 9:51 AM Yea I went and spoke with a local shop of a guy who does alot of them, he does alot of the dealers etc around here too. I told him silver originally then he recommended something a little darker, actually he recommended the gunmetal said it would go good with the rims, but I wanted something a little brighter so told him to order the pewter, almost as bright as the silver but not exactly. Here is a color sample like the ones he showed me, but he has the actual book not just an online graphic. |
I plan on putting metallic stripes on my Redfire GT, and I like the idea of a darker color because it will be a little more subtle (I know - racing stripes and subtle sound strange together). I was originally planning on going with a Slate metallic but now I'm leaning towards the darker Charcoal metallic.
If you don't have a graphics place in the area that you work with you can also do what I did. I went to Graphics Express's website and ordered a few samples. It makes a big difference seeing them in person rather than via the computer. It only cost around $3 and you get three different samples roughly the size of a silver dollar. In case you're curious about the different colors here's the link to Graphic Express's color selection: http://www.graphic-express.com/install_vinyl_colors.htm Let us know what you decide on! Rob |
Janet, if you are nervous then you'd better not watch them install it. If they are doing the bumpers you don't want to be there when they take a razor blade to your car. :eek:
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Originally posted by adrenalin@March 30, 2005, 11:03 AM Janet, if you are nervous then you'd better not watch them install it. If they are doing the bumpers you don't want to be there when they take a razor blade to your car. :eek: |
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