Pinstripe? Anyone done it?
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Pinstripe? Anyone done it?
I was watching "Rides" last night (I watch a lot of car-fix shows) and they hired a pinstriper to add detail to the car.
Seems like they ALWAYS hire a pinstripe artist on these shows, right?
The guy said, "Pin stripes make ANY car look better. A car without pin stripes is like a 3-piece suit without a tie."
Which got me thinking.
I appreciate the classic roadster look of our cars, and I'm always looking for ways to make my car look better.
A lot of photos of our cars make them look stubby but the really good photos elongate the body.
Do you guys think pin striping would look good?
Or am I just really over tired?
Seems like they ALWAYS hire a pinstripe artist on these shows, right?
The guy said, "Pin stripes make ANY car look better. A car without pin stripes is like a 3-piece suit without a tie."
Which got me thinking.
I appreciate the classic roadster look of our cars, and I'm always looking for ways to make my car look better.
A lot of photos of our cars make them look stubby but the really good photos elongate the body.
Do you guys think pin striping would look good?
Or am I just really over tired?
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Ehh I honestly don't think it would look very good on our S. There is a GPW ap1 and old lady has in my town and it has a pin stripe along the side of it, and i'm not a fan. Most of the time pin stripes help on bigger vehicles because it helps fill spots in, and if you have 2-tone paint it divides it and makes it look clean. The S is already a small car and doing something like that would mess up the look imo.
Just my .02.
Just my .02.
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One of the guys local to me has a blue CR with black pinstripe. It doesn't look bad but he has a black hardtop and there's black trim on the CR lip and wing so it kinda coordinates.
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personally i dont like pinstripes. a buddy of mine just bought an ap1 in suzuka blue and the car has a pinstripe that looks ugly on the car because its like a red/silver pinstripes. also i think it looks weird on s2000's compared to other cars. it doesnt hurt to try for yourself and see how you like it on your car
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old school detail that is best done on older cars IMO, not something like an S2K, older American muscle cars or 1970 Caddy's and Lincolns for sure.
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It might work with comparable color, nothing too bold or opposite. Its definitely something I would photo-shop first though. The lines on new cars are as accepting to stripes are old ones. I don't think its likely, but you never know.
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