Re: Orange Pinstriping

From: Robert Trottmann (rotrottmann@davidson.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 16 1998 - 00:27:29 EST


Now, my stripe goes straight down the quarter panel, but curves up the door before
starting again on the side of the bed. Is it possible to do it yourself and make
a curve? What about more than just lines like = such as coming to a point at the
end?Thanks for the info.

> the method i used to get a straight line was to wrap it around the edge (i.e.
> front of the bed) then have my helper hold it while i walked to the back of
> the truck unrolling the tape and keeping it pretty tight, then just slowly
> lay it against the truck where you want it to finish. go back to your
> starting point and press it against the truck. and here are my last two tips:
> 1. whenever possible have the ends wrap around something
> 2. use a dot of clear nail polish to "seal" the ends of the tape to the truck.
>
> Cuervo
>
> At 08:49 PM 3/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Seeing as I'm going to randomly paint things in my engine Hemi orange, I
> >got to thinking it would be cool to have that w/ orange pinstriping.
> >Any suggestions? How hard is it to put on your own pinstriping, or
> >should I just play it safe and have someone do it who's a pro? How much
> >should I expect to pay?
> >Thanks again,
> >Robert Trottmann
> >
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> >St. Louis, MO- May 19th
> >95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD
> >
> >
> >

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