Vinyl stripes vs Painted stripes

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Jun 20, 2006 | 08:57 PM

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Boltzman

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Originally Posted by adrenalin

In most cases you just need to polish the panel.Generally it is the clearcoat that is oxidized that was not protected by the vinyl. I have had vinyl on cars for up to 15 years, removed the vinyl and polished the panels and you could not tell that vinyl was ever installed.

This is true if you are very meticulous in waxing your car,etc.Most People that I have met don't have time to put on 5 or 6 coats of Zaino religiously. There are also lots of people not fortunate enough to have their car garaged.

Jun 21, 2006 | 07:16 AM

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adrenalin

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and you can still "polish" it and restore the paint. The paint would have to be extremely damaged, which at that point makes no sense to remove the vinyl and not repaint anyway.

Jun 21, 2006 | 08:09 PM

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Boltzman

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Originally Posted by adrenalin

and you can still "polish" it and restore the paint. The paint would have to be extremely damaged, which at that point makes no sense to remove the vinyl and not repaint anyway.

True

Jun 22, 2006 | 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 05fordgt

... Plus at shows, the reactions I get when people who ask about my vinyl stripes find out that the stripes are painted, is priceless. They can't believe how smooth the stripes are along the edges.

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