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GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Crystalvoyager » Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:08 pm

hi folks,
are the GT side stripes avaliable from anyone?
thanks in advance
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby pbottomley » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:32 am

No sorry, I don't think anyone does the stripes, BUT you could make your own and use the following information (if your wanting a MK1 stripe).

http://www.annteak.com/viva/2012/05/18/ ... formation/
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Colin » Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:25 am

I'm having to carefully measure and photograph my MK II's stripes prior to bodywork restoration to enable replication on the new paint finish. I think the MK II's thicker stripes are going to require a specialist if anyone can suggest one?
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Neville » Sun Mar 29, 2015 12:31 pm

I know the stripes on both mine caused much hair pulling out and that after research......
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Crystalvoyager » Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:04 pm

gettin the stripes to go round that 90 degree was a bit of a tall order I bet?
how did yer manage that I wonda?
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby pbottomley » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:02 pm

Not that the stripes are on my car yet, but i have no intention of sticking things on... I am electing to get a signwritter in to do the work :lol: Oldschool to the max
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Colin » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:06 pm

Those brilliant orange MK II stripes look great, Neville.

I think the signwriter may be the way to go with mine too, but there's a lot of work to be done ahead of that.


(The black spreading out from under the engine bay is carpet by the way, not oil!)
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby Kraken » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:54 am

Sign-writer sounds about right! My girlfriend's grandad is a retired sign-writer, so he'll be doing my coach lines when I get to that stage, not that he knows it yet :lol:
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Re: GT stripe - any thoughts?

Postby ADRIAN » Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:06 pm

Frosts restoration supplies do a thin pinstrip masking tape thats 100% ideal for the Mk1. Once taped onto the body, the paint is applied by pen brush. (thats the factory finish) If it is the Red colour wanted on a White car, I used Signal red enamel from my local hardware shop which was perfect. The Le -mans blue cars had a Elkhart yellow stripe (like lime green)
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