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Looks good, curious if anyone has done white decals on a white car? I know the sounds silly, but I'm thinking along the lines of "ghost flames" where you don't see it immediately unless you look closely.
Funny you ask that. I just did that last week. I actually really like the the look. And I embossed ‘4S’ in the spoiler portion of the stripe.
that mistake is a lot more common than you think. Even pros do it from time to time. I'll add another pro tip. When you layout the stripe cut off the part that is going to go on the front fender and lay that separately after you've layed the rest of the stripe. If you try to do the whole stripe in one shot, when it hits the front fender its going to want to start going downhill because the fender juts outward which makes decal not parallel to the fender/rocker join line. Look at a lot of pictures of side stripe installs and you'll see what I mean. When it doesn't match that line its pretty obvious and looks a bit off. Separating the fender part makes it easier to follow that join line of fender/rocker because the transfer tape is not really flexible enough to pull it properly as one piece into position, if that makes sense. Good luck!
you mean on the front bumper in front on the front wheel or behind the front wheel?
Originally Posted by zuffi9elf
Do you need to remove the factory stone guard film from the rear panels before applying the triple stripes?
anyone have an answer for this? I would think yes, but would like to hear from others.
The side stripes were a CXX option from Porsche. You can order any historical stripe you like. I wanted something to complement the GT Silver paint and the wheels; You have to choose a European 3-M color chip which is difficult to find in person from North America. I am happy with my choice;
Mid-Grey
Pantone 423C
100-822
Interestingly, looking at this grey, the stone guards still appear to be in place.
I might be able to help you... I have the car in Maine right now, but should be back soon. Any specific measurements or can I mark up certain spots on this photo?
But, this one (and I think this is from the factory) doesn't appear to have the stone guards in place. IDK...some do, some don't it appears.
04-07-2019, 10:24 AM
that mistake is a lot more common than you think. Even pros do it from time to time. I'll add another pro tip. When you layout the stripe cut off the part that is going to go on the front fender and lay that separately after you've layed the rest of the stripe. If you try to do the whole stripe in one shot, when it hits the front fender its going to want to start going downhill because the fender juts outward which makes decal not parallel to the fender/rocker join line. Look at a lot of pictures of side stripe installs and you'll see what I mean. When it doesn't match that line its pretty obvious and looks a bit off. Separating the fender part makes it easier to follow that join line of fender/rocker because the transfer tape is not really flexible enough to pull it properly as one piece into position, if that makes sense. Good luck!
