HOTRODPRIMER
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Post by HOTRODPRIMER on Mar 3, 2014 14:01:12 GMT -8
I've done a lot of paint and body work in the past and I already have the paint picked out for the Shasta project and have read just about everything I can find about Shasta's but I have yet to read anything about the Z stripe...what are you guys using? I still don't have the camper home yet and my old weary mind is racing.. Danny
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SusieQ
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Post by SusieQ on Mar 3, 2014 14:39:44 GMT -8
Some people polish the bare metal for the stripe and some prefer to paint it. There are people here with both.
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shastajeff
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Post by shastajeff on Mar 3, 2014 14:44:58 GMT -8
My Compact has silver tape for the z stripe. It actually looks pretty darn good and haven't had any problems with it coming loose.
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Post by Hamlet on Mar 3, 2014 17:55:57 GMT -8
We had all new skin for Hamlet, and it came pre-primed, so rather than try to strip and shine it, we went with the shiniest silver paint we saw in the paint book. It looks great.
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61 Shasta
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Post by 61 Shasta on Mar 3, 2014 20:16:39 GMT -8
Mine is painted
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txoil
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Post by txoil on Mar 4, 2014 17:58:44 GMT -8
I used 2 inch tape. Much easier than polishing and maintaining a stripe between painted surfaces where the paint edge can flake or lift.
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Siskiwit
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Post by Siskiwit on Mar 28, 2014 17:40:12 GMT -8
I used 2 inch tape. Much easier than polishing and maintaining a stripe between painted surfaces where the paint edge can flake or lift. I love the tape idea, where did you purchase it?
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txoil
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Post by txoil on Mar 28, 2014 18:22:52 GMT -8
I bought it on Amazon. Plenty of color choices and widths available.
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Siskiwit
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Post by Siskiwit on Mar 28, 2014 18:40:18 GMT -8
I bought it on Amazon. Plenty of color choices and widths available. Is it a specific kind of tape?
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Post by vikx on Mar 28, 2014 21:44:23 GMT -8
Should be automotive tape, like striping tape... I've used the 1/4 inch stuff and it sticks really well.
Our silver stripe is stripped and polished. It looks great, too.
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Post by Siskiwit on Mar 29, 2014 6:50:49 GMT -8
Wonderful, thank you so much!
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