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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Turbotezz on 29 May 2012, 19:37
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Wanting to add some red pinstripe to the GTi, i measured the space for it and it measures at about 6mm, Just wondering if anyone has done it or could measure theres??? :cool:
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yep its 6mm : )
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Dont get a pinstripe, it will wash right off :grin:
If i was ever to go down this route again id mask and paint... or thin brush and gentle hand
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Looks tasty Danny and breaks the bump strips up a treat.
I think I have enough red as it is though...
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Dont get a pinstripe, it will wash right off :grin:
If i was ever to go down this route again id mask and paint... or thin brush and gentle hand
Ummm, good call, what sort of paint would you go for? I'd prob mask it and brush it in
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Dont get a pinstripe, it will wash right off :grin:
If i was ever to go down this route again id mask and paint... or thin brush and gentle hand
Ummm, good call, what sort of paint would you go for? I'd prob mask it and brush it in
Why the hell would you want to paint it when you can get a perfectly good pinstripe sticker for a few ££?
It makes no sense.
Oh yeah...it washes off...
Mine has been on since the car was built in Wolfsburg in July 1996...and hasn't washed off yet!
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I used to have pinstripe on my wheels never came off in 4 years
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oh, ok, stick on it is then!!! :cool:
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Just go for pinstrip but give it a good clean with meths first to remove all the crap etc if you don't it will not stick.
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the reason it comes off easily on there is coz people over the years have used back to black or other products with silicone in them on the black bits wich makes it hard for the vinyl glue to stick to.
giving them a good scrub with thinners then once pinstripe is on run a heat gun over it helps.
id did all this to mine but it still came off after a wile.
if people have used silicone products on it it may be hard for paint to go on nice aswell.
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to be fair, if use Meths on it first and prob give it the heat treatment before the pinstripe goes down
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Yep give the plastic trim a good clean and take your time applying making sure it is straight and get all air bubbles out of it. I had trouble with peeling first couple of times as I didn't cut the edges too well. It needs to be left to stick for a while before cutting with a sharp blade.
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nice one, thanks for the heads up! :cool:
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To be fair mine probably would have been fine if i didnt attack it with a mega jet wash :grin:
I ended up super glueing the ends
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mines chrome strip :)
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red pin stripe all the way looks the nuts if done properly bit of prep work and will be fine i superglued the ends aswell just to make sure lol