Build Thread - Daytona 3 Window Coupe

[daytonagary]

I spray the stripe using a little touch up spray gun putting as little paint thickness on as possible so no paint line is noticeable after clearing the whole car again. I cringe when I watch those tv shows where they lay down a beautiful finish and buff the clear to a mirror finish then come on top of it and hand paint a pin stripe. When building a "50's" period correct car I can see to do that. With my 48 International truck I drive now I painted it semi-gloss black and had a pinstriper lay down some stripes and artwork on top of the paint. But when it is just a stripe down the side of the car I want all my stripes under the clear so it will never be damaged.

[rspears]

I spray the stripe using a little touch up spray gun putting as little paint thickness on as possible so no paint line is noticeable after clearing the whole car again. I cringe when I watch those tv shows where they lay down a beautiful finish and buff the clear to a mirror finish then come on top of it and hand paint a pin stripe. When building a "50's" period correct car I can see to do that. With my 48 International truck I drive now I painted it semi-gloss black and had a pinstriper lay down some stripes and artwork on top of the paint. But when it is just a stripe down the side of the car I want all my stripes under the clear so it will never be damaged.

That makes very good sense. The tape is just a single line of 3M fine line, not something that goes down wider with a 1/8" "pull line", right? Just thinking about taping a consistent line, arrow straight and then laying down a second tape line precisely 1/8" away....