Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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I've been thinking when I have my FE5 Duster repainted I'll have the stripes painted on semi- gloss black possibly. I'll go with a base/clearcoat paint job.
I'd appreciate some opinions on having the stripes painted on instead of stripe decals.
Does it add much to the cost of the paint job?
TIA
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1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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Depends on whether your doing the paint job yourself or not. I painted a set of chevy racing stripes on my 80' malibu and they look great if not better than decals. Paint is going to last longer than decals IMO. I won't be painting the decals on my roadrunner cause that takes a lot of measurements to get the exact factory look, along with the pinstripes on the hood and what not. 
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383 4 speed with air conditioning
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
[Re: HemiDave]
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I did mine on a 1970 Dart. The decals are a matte. I bought the set of bumblebee stripes from Year One (which was apparently made on 3M backed paper) and I applied them with a help of a friend...they went on very easy. 2 years later the top stripe was faded away and the sides were still semi gloss. A year after that stage the top decal on the trunk started peeling apart. I eventually had mine painted on at the next paint job, under the clear coat and it looked Fan  tastic.
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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I prefer paint. These stripes don't really show up unless there is a lot of sunlight.  Kinda like 'stealth' stripes. 
-James
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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If it does not have to be factory correct for a restoration, the painted on stripes (with base/clear) is the way to go. The decals fade and discolor, and start to crack after several years. The rear R/T stripe (white) on my '69 Convertible is faded, discolored, and starting to get small cracks, while the rest if the paint still looks decent.
I painted the black stripes, and hood blackout on my '71 charger, This was a base/clear paint job, and the paint and stripes still look great, but it did take quite a bit of time to lay out the stripes using the fine-line tape. Also, with the paint in stripes, The stripes were painted further into the trunk area.
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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Stripes painted on or decals? A matter of personal preference. Painted on last indefinitely. Decals fade,crack,etc. I chose decals because I wanted to be factory correct. 
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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Painted stripes- Everything has to go just right with the fine-line tape and removal so you don't get bleed-through under the tape or something go wrong on removal.. Decals- Wide decals going over body contours can be a pain to get flat and get all air bubbles out.. Myself- 3 year old Pheonix-Graphics decals that still look just like they did the day I put them on, when I messed one of them up going on they sent me another one of that piece dirt cheap
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
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If you are going with the factory style 1970 dual longitudinal stripes, they are pretty easy to layout and paint. As others have said, if your car is outside a lot, they with probably last longer plus it will give you a more custom look if they are painted on. On the other hand, if you are looking to do the upper body stripes like on a 71 or 72, they are harder to get right unless you order a stencil/mask kit. Truthfully, it boils down to personal preferences. Me, I'd prefer if you bought some stripes from me  but I can see the benefit of painting them on as well. Even though I actually produce stripes myself, I sometimes paint them on based on my "vision" for the car/truck I am building. Of course the biggest con of painting on stripes is if you change your mind and want to do something different down the road.
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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Pro's:
- last longer
- easier to clean, wax, etc.
- looks very clean
Cons's:
- not correct
- more work/more expensive to have done
- texture/gloss is incorrect
- repairs are more complicated and expensive
- painted stripes sometimes "get lost" in the reflection of light of the panel compared to traditional vinyl stripes and decals.
Dave
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Re: Pros and Cons of painted on stripes?
[Re: ChallengerGary]
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If you are going with the factory style 1970 dual longitudinal stripes, they are pretty easy to layout and paint. As others have said, if your car is outside a lot, they with probably last longer plus it will give you a more custom look if they are painted on.
On the other hand, if you are looking to do the upper body stripes like on a 71 or 72, they are harder to get right unless you order a stencil/mask kit.
Truthfully, it boils down to personal preferences. Me, I'd prefer if you bought some stripes from me but I can see the benefit of painting them on as well. Even though I actually produce stripes myself, I sometimes paint them on based on my "vision" for the car/truck I am building.
Gary,
If I don't have them painted I'll buy from you. I'm just kinda looking for opinions right now. The side stripes will be the 71-72 style with 360 callouts.
Thanks!
1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD
1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD
Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
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