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brian, i got the stripes of ebay 1x 150mm and 1x20mm i got 11meters just in case i messed up it cost me around £22 including postage

Why not get a picture posted up in the competition thread, you never know

You've got to be in it , to win it (other lottery catch phrases are available)

bryan young wrote: wrote:

rog1963 wrote: wrote:

Bear in mind that if you leave it on for a year or so and then decide to take it off you are likely to be left with two tone paint where the exposed paint has faded and the covered paint hasn't.

I dont agree with that, the water based two pack paint that is used does not tend to fade and the base coat is protected with clear top coat. :cheer:

Just thought Id post as a caution, I'm delighted to stand corrected. One colour I did seriously think about when buying mine was red, but having had red cars in the past, which had all eventually faded, I decided against .... sounds like my fears were unfounded there then!
Still ... Im happy with grey:)

rog1963 wrote: wrote:

bryan young wrote: wrote:

rog1963 wrote: wrote:

Bear in mind that if you leave it on for a year or so and then decide to take it off you are likely to be left with two tone paint where the exposed paint has faded and the covered paint hasn't.

I dont agree with that, the water based two pack paint that is used does not tend to fade and the base coat is protected with clear top coat. :cheer:

Just thought Id post as a caution, I'm delighted to stand corrected. One colour I did seriously think about when buying mine was red, but having had red cars in the past, which had all eventually faded, I decided against .... sounds like my fears were unfounded there then!
Still ... Im happy with grey:)

The Reds in celluose paint did fade like there was no tomorrow, but i have not seen a Red MGF with faded paint! ~ now someone is going to post a photo of a faded one

This red MGF looks pretty badly faded

Rich in Vancouver wrote: wrote:

This red MGF looks pretty badly faded

I JUST KNEW THERE WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO WOULD FIND A FADED RED!!!!!!!!!!! thanks Rich for your kind words ~ Black fades too

Mine is pre-faded (Charcoal)

Rich in Vancouver wrote: wrote:

That does look nice!

I am getting more and more tempted to stripe my Charcoal F.
I think a similar shade to yours, or possibly chrome would do the trick.

The vehicle sign writer who did the stripes for me told me the chrome vinyl is a real pain to work with and does not shape to the curves of the bodywork like the ordinary vinyl.

Aaah...Good info Paul. Thanks!

I've seen a couple of cars with subtle striping a few shades different from the paintwork. That also seems to work.
I| must say Paul's white stripes on dark blue look great.

Here's Phil-Hex's Tf.


Comparison. Subtle-not subtle.