Witte 05 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Well after seeing numerous Shelby GT owners here on the forum with these stripes I decided to try my hand at it. Whether or not you like them...One reason I went with vinyl is I can remove them if I get tired of them. I went to my local sign shop and got some good quality 3M 6 year vinyl. He had multiple colors and I went with a red that matched the red in the "Powered by Ford" fender badge. He cut me 8 strips (in case I made some mistakes)...cost about $25. I used the wet method to apply them. A bottle with mostly water and a dap of dish oil. First I layed my blue painters tape down and I used a yard stick and a level to give me my starting mark from the center cap of the wheel up to the fender. I then went from that center mark to the small rubber bumper inside the hood which provided about the correct angle. Worked the water out slowly and then let the main area of the stripe set-up a while before tucking and cutting the ends. I then let it bake in the sun for a while to dry it and remove any bubbles. For my first attempt I think it turned out pretty decent. You just have to be patient! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildAzCat Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Nice work. I ended up wrapping the stripe all the way into the engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelTownStang Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 I actually used a 4' level and transposed the wheel center point onto the fender, then used the blue painters tape. Nice write-up. They look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRocks1 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Nice choice of stripes and color of car :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Looks like the stripes turned out great. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Looks good...welcome to the Pit Stripe Club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hill Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 You were told it adds a couple of horse power wern't you? It looks really great. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACERX009 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Well after seeing numerous Shelby GT owners here on the forum with these stripes I decided to try my hand at it. Whether or not you like them...One reason I went with vinyl is I can remove them if I get tired of them. I went to my local sign shop and got some good quality 3M 6 year vinyl. He had multiple colors and I went with a red that matched the red in the "Powered by Ford" fender badge. He cut me 8 strips (in case I made some mistakes)...cost about $25. I used the wet method to apply them. A bottle with mostly water and a dap of dish oil. First I layed my blue painters tape down and I used a yard stick and a level to give me my starting mark from the center cap of the wheel up to the fender. I then went from that center mark to the small rubber bumper inside the hood which provided about the correct angle. Worked the water out slowly and then let the main area of the stripe set-up a while before tucking and cutting the ends. I then let it bake in the sun for a while to dry it and remove any bubbles. For my first attempt I think it turned out pretty decent. You just have to be patient! Nice work !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowCar Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Looks great. The stripes are a nice touch to any shelby. I have silver on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyguy470 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 The stripes look great. I had mine painted on when I had the stripes done..to cut down wind resistance Great job, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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