I wanna stripe my car, anyone got any useful info?

bam · Postby **bam** » Sun May 28, 2006 6:54 pm

if anybody has done it and could give me advise or tell me where to look for different ideas it'd be great. im in melbourne, thanx heaps

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Sun May 28, 2006 6:55 pm

From what I can gather it's a pr*ck of a job. Much better to pay some poor unsuspecting person to do it for you. :mrgreen:

bpt4w · Postby **bpt4w** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:31 pm

can of petrol and a match .lol.

lol seriously its a pain in the rear end and is labour intensive , it can be done with some chemical stripper (very messy and bad for you) or a hired bead blaster (special beads not sand ) and a conex container or a shed you hate (leaves tonnes of crap everywhere) and then you have to prep the surface with prepsol , and spray your undercoat and make sure it is etching type (of the correct type for your paint and surface ect ect ) since this will help stop lifting later on if you have done a bad job..

i do recomend that you either leave it to a pro or get someone in who has done it before and you help and learn for next time .

me im going to do a tafe course (automotive spray painting i think its called) first then will do it there since its part of the course to paint a car.

Lucky_Luke · Postby **Lucky_Luke** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:49 pm

I was thinking to stripe mine too, but have since changed my mind.

Apparently you can get some graphics places to print you full vinyl stripes (like contact), this way you can take it off again easily if you didnt like it..

not sure how feasible an idea it is, or how expensive it is but it might be worth investigating.

Postby **Okibi** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:59 pm

Nahh don't paint them on, just use a vinyl sticker stripes.

bpt4w · Postby **bpt4w** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:22 pm

lol i read it as strip , not stripe lol , ignore all of the above and buy some stickers for the local sign makers just make sure you mark it up with pencil or wax pen first.

Postby **Okibi** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:29 pm

I think you cover the paint with a lot of soapy water so you can slide the stripes into position.

I think there's a \"how to\" on miata.net

Postby **Okibi** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:31 pm

How to stripe a Miata

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:00 pm

If you have a Red NA, whatever you do ....do not put silver stripes on it.....a certain Vic club President of Vice would have a pink fit if yet another Red Silver striped NA turned up on the roads..

Then again it might be fun to do it just to p!ss him off. ....

Heres an example of two Tassie cars with stripes.

J

bam · Postby **bam** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:17 pm

thanx heaps for the link and pics, mines white i wanna put blue stripes. like the blue and the yellow car have but only putting them up the left side (one thin, one thick stripe). guess i've only got half as much work to do.

Juffa · Postby **Juffa** » Sun May 28, 2006 9:37 pm

Here is another link. This time to an old post on this forum. Pics of a white Vic Club car with blue stripes. Also details of a local company that might be able to assist.

http://archives.aus-cartalk.com/viewtop ... ght=stripe

J