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When I asked Jason if it made a difference if you removed the paper from the top down or the bottom up I got the "You have to be kidding?" look. |
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Here is the freshly peeled stripe with the majority of the bubbles pushed out. At this stage you have to resist the temptation of running the squeegee over the stripe, as it will scratch the vinyl. Any bubbles left should be small ones and if you let them dry over a week or so they will disappear. |
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Now that the two sides are on Jason is checking the center stripe for the alignment marks he made earlier with the grease pencil. Take you time and measure and fit it until it is correct. |
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Here the real boss, Jason's son, looks on as he sprays the trunk lid with the soapy water. As you can see don't be shy about the amount you use. As the stripe goes on the excess will be squeezed out by the action of the squeegee. |
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Jason has laid the stripe back on the car and is starting to squeegee the water out from underneath the stripe. Again, work from the center to the edges with smooth even strokes taking car not to press too hard and distort the vinyl. |
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A little booger under the stripe caught Jason's attention so he fished it out before the stripe has dried. His attention to detail impressed me and I felt good about having hired him to apply my stripe. |
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As Jason starts to peel the backing paper from the stripe extra care must be taken as this is close to the edge of the stripe and you don't want to pull the end of it off the car. |
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The stripe is looking good in this shot as the paper comes off. The combination of the black stripe and the deep metallic green paint is just too good. |
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Zen And The Art Of Striping. Here Jason is just showing off with how he can stripe a car with his eyes closed. Actually he is sealing down the ends of the stripe. Burnish these a little to ensure that the stripe is truly seated to the paint and it will hold forever. |
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Looking good! I think this is a great look with the subtle look of the black against the dark green and the black vinyl roof. |
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The stripe has taken about a week to dry and all but one of the bubbles has dissapered. The directions say not to try to push the little ones out just wait for them to dry but damn, it sure is tough to wait a week for it to smooth out. |
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All the layout time is worth the reward of having a smooth, straight stripe. |
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By the way don't forget to paint the marker surrounds the same color as the stripe. I shot mine in semi-gloss black and followed the direction and made an "X" in the stripe and bolted them in. |
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Jason put about 4-hours in getting the stripe on the car and the results show his efforts weren't wasted. The stripe is smooth, even and bubble-free and will be there for quite some time to come. If you need to contact him just click on the card and all his info is there. |
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