pinstripes

[mga]

i have an '81 that is two tone silver and charcoal. there is a pinstriping around the center of the car that i need to replace. the striping is grey and light grey. does anyone know where i can order this from? apparently it's a decal or tape and not painted on. thanks for any help. i've looked on line and in alot of catalogs but can't find this colour combination.

 

[78SilvAnniv]

Painted pin-stripes

If you can't find them in the Corvette Catalogs, I'd suggest having them painted on. When we had 78 repainted last year, the shop painted in the pin-stripes. I must say, the points look much better than stock!
Silver

 

[79er]

re:

Like 78SilvAnniv said I would have them painted in. Just make sure that they paint the pin-stripes on the put the clear coat on. This way you will not be able to feel or see the bulge from the stripes in the paint.

 

[78SilvAnniv]

under clear coat

..I forgot about that!
Ours are painted onto the body color and the clear coats were the final layers over everything. I like not having ridges where the stripes are, this will make for longer wear as they won't have edges to catch on things.
Silver

 

[Silver/Char81]

Pinstripes

Hi mga

I have a silver/charcoal 81 also. When I had it painted I watched as the body shop did the stripping separating the two colors. It's tape, mine was originally like yours, a dark gray and a lighter gray. I changed mine to a red on ligher red (saw a model in one of the corvette catalogs and liked it). The bottom piece of tape is about an inch thick and the top color is about 1/2 inch thick. You could probably clear coat over it if you wanted.

Charlie

 

[mga]

thanks for the replies all, but it came from the factory with the "decal" stripe and i would prefer to keep it that way if possible. i may have found one place that has them. thanks again.........