stripes

[polywideblock]

 my paint /panel guy wants to clear over the new  vinyl stripes on my car after the new paint . anybody had this done ?advantages/ disadvantages ? any comments would be helpfull ,I'm thinking no just put them on last but he insists this is the way it should be done!

[68 CHARGER R/T]

i was gonna do the same, but was told by a few shops the clear coat would start cracking on the stripe after time   

[Mopar Nut]

If you want to clear the stripes, I would paint them on. Vinyl stripes move with temp changes making your clear crack.

[Kern Dog]

Your "Paint guy" needs a refresher course in auto painting.

[polywideblock]

I've seen a lot of his work , all A1 show quality but I'm in Australia and he hasn't dealt with the thick original 3m stuff( performance car graphics) off US cars  the stripes on Aussie cars are a lot thinner material or painted

[projectanimal]

We were asking the same thing a month ago. my paint and body guy said decals to afterwards on top of clear.  Only clear if hand painting the stripe! 

[tan top]

 not a good idea  , clearing over stripes 

[Dino]

The material used to paint over is not the same as the stripes.  You can't paint over them without asking for trouble.  If that painter insists that's the way it's done then I would insist he do it on his own car while I looked for another painter.

Paint > offgassing > sand > more offgassing > buff > install stripes.  That's how it's done and there's no reason to mess with a formula that's been working for decades.

[Fred]

If you want to clear the stripes, I would paint them on. Vinyl stripes move with temp changes making your clear crack.

Bad idea.  You will definitely be sorry. You're the customer. He may offer suggestions but in the end it's down to you. You get to tell the painter what to do not the other way around.

[Nacho-RT74]

no