Putting the stripes on a Cobra tonight. Any tips?

[signage]

Here's a before pic. Intimidating isn't it?

NO, look like it would be fun to drive!

The hood scoop is a bitch. I'm putting on dual 7" stripes 1" apart.

Would have been better for you if you would have has re-positionable vinyl.

Have fun!

 

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NO, look like it would be fun to drive!

I meant intimidating to stripe. Actually it's intimidating to drive too. It's got almost 500hp and weighs a thousand pounds less than most sport sedans. Fun for sure but you have to be careful too.

 

[signage]

That is a newer kit car correct?

If you think that hard to control imagine what the originals were like! Suspension no were what that has under it!

 

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That is a newer kit car correct?

If you think that hard to control imagine what the originals were like! Suspension no were what that has under it!

The car handles like a dream. It's the insane power to weight ratio that us mere mortals have to get used to. As I recall there were a few deaths in these things back in the day. You plunked down 6 grand and they handed you one of these... whether you could handle it or not. You can get into a whole lotta trouble real quick.

 

[Gino]

So where's the finished picture ??

 

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Here's the finished product. Came out the dog's bollocks!

I was right... the hood scoop was a bitch.

You should hear this thing. Makes the hair on your arms stand on end!

 

[MikesSigns]

Looks Good to me. I cant see no stress from here.

 

[signage]

 

[GAC05]

Very nice!
I like the way you matched the flowers to the color of the paint.

wayne k
guam usa

 

[skyhigh]

Thought I'd share.....

 

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Thought I'd share.....

Nice car... but that's cheating... that one's hood scoop comes off.

Got a pic of the E type?

 

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Ugh. Just realized I forgot to post-heat the tricky spots like the hood scoop and chin scoop. Oh well not a big deal to head back down. I should get a digital temp gauge for this. What surface temp am I going for again?

 

[thewvsignguy]

Looks awesome from here!!! Really good job

When I did stripes I taped mono fishing line from the front bumper to the hood, over the roof, down to the trunk to the rear bumper to make sure I kept the lines straight. Once you have the stripes where you want them just move the mono out of the way and apply your vinyl.

 

[klemgraphics]

Looks awesome!, not something that I would look forward to starting on but definitely one to be proud of!

We did one that was really similar to that several years back...but we painted, cleared, then wet sanded and buffed. Almost the same color even.

 

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Thanks guys.

Klem... that colour is supposed to be the colour Carroll Shelby raced under so a lot of Cobras are painted "Guardsman Blue".

 

[john1]

Looks great!

How are you guys doing stripes over a scoop like that? Like where do you cut it so it looks flush with the scoop indent and all?

 

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Here's how I did it. I think I could do it in one piece if I used air release vinyl but with Oracal 751 I ended up with a 1/2" seam at the front edge of the scoop on each side.
The excess width of the stripe was cut after the scoop was covered. Eat a banana or two before you cut on the car!

 

[signage]

Eat a banana or two before you cut on the car!

Why eat a Banana before cutting

 

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Why eat a Banana before cutting

Bananas have ingredients that calm shaky hands.

 

[skyhigh]

Why eat a Banana before cutting

I don't even want to know what you may have been thinking.
"Why eat the banana"? .... well what in the heck were you going to do with it???????

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