Painted Stripes anyone ?
10-23-2012, 12:21 PM
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Md
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Painted Stripes anyone ?
My Mustang is in the body shop getting a new front bumper and hood and I asked about painting Lemans stripes with a 1/4 inch pinstipe while it was there. They want 1500.00 !! Anyone had this done ? is this price right ? Anyone in Md. know a cheeper place to get stripes painted ??
Thanks,
Thanks,
10-23-2012, 02:58 PM
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Littleton, Colorado
Posts: 247
Hopefully someone has better news. Having done some painting, this is a time consuming job. They are have to prep the whole top of your car and both ends. Bumper scuffs, sandblast and 5 years of general paint wear.
Anywhere a flaw crosses the paint edge becomes a challenge keeping the edge crisp. At between 8 and 12 paint edges that's roughly 120-180 feet of perfectly crisp tape line.
Are you having the stripes cleared to protect them and minimize the edges? Were you thinking of some fancy custom color? add the cost of the color and the difficulty of applying it. All things considered it's a lot of work.
The best time to do the job is when the paint is new and perfect.
Now that your car is 5 years old, If the cost is too high, I recommend getting some high quality vinyl stripes. Then, If you decide you want a different look, you can replace them later.
Good luck!
Anywhere a flaw crosses the paint edge becomes a challenge keeping the edge crisp. At between 8 and 12 paint edges that's roughly 120-180 feet of perfectly crisp tape line.
Are you having the stripes cleared to protect them and minimize the edges? Were you thinking of some fancy custom color? add the cost of the color and the difficulty of applying it. All things considered it's a lot of work.
The best time to do the job is when the paint is new and perfect.
Now that your car is 5 years old, If the cost is too high, I recommend getting some high quality vinyl stripes. Then, If you decide you want a different look, you can replace them later.
Good luck!
10-24-2012, 10:55 AM
#7
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Littleton, Colorado
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That's a good way to cut the price--Those surfaces are relatively flat and not exposed to the abuse bumpers get. They are at an easy height to work on. That said, $175/panel is a great price.
I don't know about your area, but in Colorado, they dump truckload after truckload of sand/salt mix on the roads for snow. Add that to the unavoidable flying rocks and gravel everywhere, even with Clear Bra, the paint takes beating. Most paint jobs deal with some gravel repair.
I don't know about your area, but in Colorado, they dump truckload after truckload of sand/salt mix on the roads for snow. Add that to the unavoidable flying rocks and gravel everywhere, even with Clear Bra, the paint takes beating. Most paint jobs deal with some gravel repair.
10-24-2012, 08:16 PM
#8
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Location: Orlando FL
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If it includes the bumpers, hood scoop, and rear spoilers if you have those, then it's about what it takes.
Price of materials keep going up big time...
I wouldn't charge much less for that job.
Price of materials keep going up big time...
I wouldn't charge much less for that job.
10-25-2012, 07:46 AM
#9
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Location: buying tires!
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i have the vinyl stripes and i love them...did not know if i would like the color..and a friend did the whole job parts/labor for 150$ how could i refuse..but when i repaint the car.i will have the stripes painted on.
