forced_induction

I want to get some black stripes painted on my car. I want them to run from the bottom of the front bumper to the bottom of the back one. Anyone got an idea on how much i can expect to pay for some paint work like that?

streetracinazian

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you can get black vinyl from ebay specially made for the cobalt
or check out cobalt-addiction.com !

forced_induction

i was thinking bout that, but my dad is friends with a guy that owns a car body and paint shop so i should be able to get a decent deal on it. I just wanted to see how much to except to pay to see if this guy gives me a good price or not

tattoodNruderacing

i dont want to be a ass but why do you want stripes? they dont make you car anyfaster! sorry i'm just not a big fan of the stripes

firestorm

you need to reclear the entire panel that your painted graphic is on. id say no less than...
you realize that is everything but the doors, 1/4's,fenders?........3k?
hard edge painting of them wont look as good, and the edges generally tend to flake off over time, that im sure you an find for under 1k. if your gonna go paint, g all out and hire an artist to paint the racing stripes burning ito nothing or some other wld effect only achieved by paint. set your cooki cutter apart from the croud, downside is theres no going back cto stock easily. decals are fast, easy, less costly,and reversible.
nothing beats a nice paint job tho...

forced_induction

I wasn't sure about stripes on my car, but saw a pic someone put up the other day of a red one with nice stripes on it and i just liked the look. Everyone has their own tastes, we all see some of the things people do to there cars on this site, some like it and others dont. I think as long as your happy with the way your car looks then thats all that matters

ReggaeRampage

Hey, I think it looks hot. I'm curious as to how much it would cost paint-wise.

I wouldn't do it tho, mostly cuz I don't have an SS. Maybe when I get turbocharged...

firestorm

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forced_induction

I like that, looks good, but thats not the kind of stripes i was talking about, i want them to run from the front bumper to the hood, roof, trunk, wing, and rear bumper

firestorm

i knw exactly what you meant, i was showing you mine is all.

splink

what a douchebag you are. do you actually think he wants stripes to make his car faster? it is not your car and just because you dont like stripes doesnt mean he shouldnt put them on his car.

on topic...mine are vinyl and clear coated over. cost was about 800 from dealer. pics in my gallery

this is the format i would suggest rather than being painted. it would save you some cash

g5mike

I paid 150.00 for mine installed

forced_induction

I'll ask the guy about doing that first then, thanks for the idea

LewiSS

And I thought I got a good deal for $100 each for the hood and trunk ($200 total)!!!

Nice price!

g5mike

vinyl can be reused,I'm taking my silver stripes off anyone want them??????

fballman1987

^^^ yea but isnt your paint going to be faded after you take them off?

firestorm

bahahahahaah, not!

g5mike

only had them on for six months

saw a thread awhile ago saying we could,me bad.lol

firestorm

your paint will be newer under the decals, your paint will apear more scratched everywhere else, a polish usually fixes this up.

DC52NV

i don't want to be an ass but why do you put an SS badge on your front grill? it doesn't make your car any faster. neither will doing 92mph on a 40mph zone. sorry, i'm not a big fan of SS badges on the front grill and of doing well over double of the posted speed limit.

g5mike

people will do mods that they like,some people do paint jobs,others do stripes..some even relocate dealer badges to other parts of their car,its individual taste is all,anyways you're sidebusting anf this member was asking the price of the vinyl

stg2cobalt

thanks i was thinking the samething

I will be paying $500 i used to have vinyl before but i took them of and no you cant reuse vinyl i hope this will help you

this is a pic of my car before (vinyl)

djcasper_bpm

i have painted stripes on many-a-cars. for painted stripes i charge around 700 to 1000. just cause of the time it takes.. now for a complete custom airbrushed job. prices start at 10,000 up to 20,000. jobs like that can take more than 2 weeks.. it all depends how much you want to spend. vinyl is the easiest way to go..

firestorm

i believe i said that a page or two ago. i have painted them as well as vinyl. i refuse to paint anything anymore, i value my health. heh