Need Suggestions! Time to paint stripes. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

InfernoMan2011 · 07-26-2011, 01:06 AM

Ok, well I finally found a place to have my stripes painted on. A guy I work with had them work his 95 Camaro and has known the shop owner for a long time. They are a collision center but do lots of custom paint as well. The painter has been there for a long time and and everyone in the shop is PPG certified. They are a local shop that has been in business for 27 years and offer a lifetime warranty on their paint work. I am going by this week to talk with the painter and see some of his work. Soo......it's decision time for me. I am definitely getting stock style white rallys on the hood, decklid, & spoiler. I am going to have them blend the stripes and re-clear so they are flush. I plan to go with a glossy white rather than flat in a PPG paint. Any suggestions on the shade of white/type of paint to use? Just gloss white? Pearl white?

The other decision I have to make is whether to stop the hood stripes at the front of the hood or to have them extended onto the front fascia (stopping at the frontend lip above the grill). The car is not a SS so no mail slot. Also do I stop the decklid stripes on the top of the spoiler or go down the back edge of it?

If anybody has any suggestions or pictures they could post it would be much appreciated. I plan to have the work done about 3 weeks. Thanks for any suggestions and input.

-infernoman2011

SLO RYDE · 07-26-2011, 04:01 AM

I have wrestled with this since day one. ( 4 1/2 months ).

What I have decided is; if I do add stripes they will be White Diamond ( a Cadilac Pearl White ). I am almost pulled the trigger this past week while getting my new hood and mailslot fill in painted; however decided to hold til I see how the new hood looks in IMO only.

Here is a post on how a member did these stripes :
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29532

Hope this helps. Personaly I like the stripes on the decks only. The full stripes just do not remind me of an Old School Camaro.

FL1CK · 07-26-2011, 10:32 AM

http://www.houseofkolor.com/speedsha...pes_pearls.jsp

White pearls are awesome!

Sir Nuke · 07-26-2011, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLO RYDE

I have wrestled with this since day one. ( 4 1/2 months ).

What I have decided is; if I do add stripes they will be White Diamond ( a Cadilac Pearl White ). I am almost pulled the trigger this past week while getting my new hood and mailslot fill in painted; however decided to hold til I see how the new hood looks in IMO only.

Here is a post on how a member did these stripes :
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29532

Hope this helps. Personaly I like the stripes on the decks only. The full stripes just do not remind me of an Old School Camaro.

+1! My Camaro is IOM w/ White Ralky Stripes........I also have a STS Caddy that is Diamond White......I would paint my stripes that color is a HEART BEAT!!

hot_rod · 07-26-2011, 11:14 AM

Let the painter help ya. The guys working with the paints know what goes together better than us that don't.

+1 on the pearl paint, and maybe......throw in a little gold metal flake.

PS.... Post pictures when completed!

68vert · 07-31-2011, 02:09 PM

As Hot Rod suggested, get suggestions from the painter for something different. I have a SIM with black painted stripes with just a touch of sapphire blue pearl over the black. You don't see the dark blue until the light comes from the right direction. Subtle but different.

07-26-2011, 01:06 AM	#1
InfernoMan2011 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 1LT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 199 View My Garage	Need Suggestions! Time to paint stripes. Ok, well I finally found a place to have my stripes painted on. A guy I work with had them work his 95 Camaro and has known the shop owner for a long time. They are a collision center but do lots of custom paint as well. The painter has been there for a long time and and everyone in the shop is PPG certified. They are a local shop that has been in business for 27 years and offer a lifetime warranty on their paint work. I am going by this week to talk with the painter and see some of his work. Soo......it's decision time for me. I am definitely getting stock style white rallys on the hood, decklid, & spoiler. I am going to have them blend the stripes and re-clear so they are flush. I plan to go with a glossy white rather than flat in a PPG paint. Any suggestions on the shade of white/type of paint to use? Just gloss white? Pearl white? The other decision I have to make is whether to stop the hood stripes at the front of the hood or to have them extended onto the front fascia (stopping at the frontend lip above the grill). The car is not a SS so no mail slot. Also do I stop the decklid stripes on the top of the spoiler or go down the back edge of it? If anybody has any suggestions or pictures they could post it would be much appreciated. I plan to have the work done about 3 weeks. Thanks for any suggestions and input. -infernoman2011

07-26-2011, 04:01 AM	#2
SLO RYDE SLO RYDE Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS/RS 400hp+ / K&N CAI./ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Winter Spings, FL Posts: 355	I have wrestled with this since day one. ( 4 1/2 months ). What I have decided is; if I do add stripes they will be White Diamond ( a Cadilac Pearl White ). I am almost pulled the trigger this past week while getting my new hood and mailslot fill in painted; however decided to hold til I see how the new hood looks in IMO only. Here is a post on how a member did these stripes : http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29532 Hope this helps. Personaly I like the stripes on the decks only. The full stripes just do not remind me of an Old School Camaro. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS IOM. / K&N CAI./ V Max Throtle Body / Pypes Headers & Pype Bomb exhaust. / Texas Speed 231/236 112 Ls3 cam/ RX Catch Can/ SLP Under Drive Pulley/ American Racing Torque M Wheels painted. / CBD Rear Wing, SunCoast Creations Bumbble Bee Hood, Heritage Grill/ SLP "SS" Badges and tuned by "TampaTuning.com" & Next Level Performance

07-26-2011, 11:14 AM	#5
hot_rod Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,222 View My Garage	Let the painter help ya. The guys working with the paints know what goes together better than us that don't. +1 on the pearl paint, and maybe......throw in a little gold metal flake. PS.... Post pictures when completed! __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain "Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Unknown

07-31-2011, 02:09 PM	#6
68vert Drives: 2010 SIM SS/RS, 1968 RS convertible Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 744 View My Garage	As Hot Rod suggested, get suggestions from the painter for something different. I have a SIM with black painted stripes with just a touch of sapphire blue pearl over the black. You don't see the dark blue until the light comes from the right direction. Subtle but different. __________________ 2010 SIM SS/RS see garage for mods

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FL1CK Switchin' n Twitchin' Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA (Eastlake) Posts: 3,145	http://www.houseofkolor.com/speedsha...pes_pearls.jsp White pearls are awesome!