Custom Stripes Installed on Mach 1

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I bought the kit from AutoDesign, I worked with them for a week or two to get the design right, they do a lot of Martini stripes for Porsches and I wanted the same colors, and they were able to match it up with the OEM Mach 1 design while keeping some of the Martini design as well.

For prep I cleaned the car and then used a 70% Alcohol mix to prep the surface where the vinyl was going on. We'll see if I get good adhesion, seems like it right now, but time will tell.

Stripes were dry application 3M, pretty easy to work with and as I got the hang of it I minimized some of my early mistakes.

This was my first time doing auto vinyl, and my wife was my extra pair of hands when needed. It took about 4 hours total, with about 30-45 extra minutes for the sharkfin.

The hood stripe is the one that is the least perfect with some obvious flaws, if I'm still loving the kit in a year or so, I'll probably pull the hood and order a new one to try again with.

Surprising challenge was removing the stupid shark fin to lay the vinyl underneath. Just not a lot of room to work under the headliner to get a wrench in there to loosen up the antenna and remove it.

Main reason I did it myself was that I was getting quoted 500-600 dollars to have it installed, the kit itself was only $380.00, so I figured I could mess the whole thing up, but learn how to do it, order the set again, install it, and still be ahead.

I tried to get them to work with me on mine and never heard back from them. Ended up going with a semi-local shop and it ran about a grand installed. The materials were about $450 and the rest was labor.

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[RocketGuy3]

I like it a lot, @astronaut45! Good way to spice up a neutral color.

 

[Ericc B]

Nice work on the install astronaut, and very creative design as well.

 

[FlatRock]

At first I was like hmmmmm….but now I am like yeah! Good work, I wish we had a video of them being applied by the outside vendor in Michigan. Do we know who that shop is by the way?

 

[derklink]

So after getting a few quotes from some local shops, I decided that I had the talent to install my new stripes myself. I wanted a one of a kind Mach 1 and I definitely have it now.

I now know why some might let a pro do it though, tons of work to get everything lined up, and even still it's not perfect. I also crimped the vinyl slightly in 3 places, but you can only see it from certain angles

Anyway here's how it came out.

Decals look good. How do you like the Telluride? I just got one, too, and am really impressed.

 

[spankybranch]

Wow this looks great on the white. Gives me Martini/Gulf Porsche vibes. Love it!

 

[f00man]

That looks surprisingly good! The colors match the Mach 1 font quite well.

 

[cobruh]

So after getting a few quotes from some local shops, I decided that I had the talent to install my new stripes myself. I wanted a one of a kind Mach 1 and I definitely have it now.

I now know why some might let a pro do it though, tons of work to get everything lined up, and even still it's not perfect. I also crimped the vinyl slightly in 3 places, but you can only see it from certain angles

Anyway here's how it came out.

Looks so damn good!

 

[astronaut45]

Decals look good. How do you like the Telluride? I just got one, too, and am really impressed.

Telluride has been good so far, we had a 2016 Explorer Sport, so it's down a bit on power from that, but in terms of the features, it's way above the Explorer.

 

[S550 HPP]

Stripes are not my jam. I had the hood stripes removed from my HPP before delivery. That being said, it is YOUR Mustang so do what you want.

 

[astronaut45]

Stripes are not my jam. I had the hood stripes removed from my HPP before delivery. That being said, it is YOUR Mustang so do what you want.

I totally get that sentiment, and I owned a Bullitt for a while, so the clean look appeals to me as well.

But this car for me is intended to be a race car. I am lucky enough where I can own a daily driver + a race car, and in my opinion, race cars have stripes. So from the beginning when I was looking for my Mach 1, I knew that I was going to experiment with some bold stripes to set it apart and make it more of a race car to me.

 

[Brisvegas]

I totally get that sentiment, and I owned a Bullitt for a while, so the clean look appeals to me as well.

But this car for me is intended to be a race car. I am lucky enough where I can own a daily driver + a race car, and in my opinion, race cars have stripes. So from the beginning when I was looking for my Mach 1, I knew that I was going to experiment with some bold stripes to set it apart and make it more of a race car to me.

Spot on brother you do you and everyone else can do what they like . You like it , thats all that matters but i like it to .

 

[Kidd]

That’s awesome! I really dig that you went with a Martini racing theme on a Mach 1, just feels right imo

 

[tripleyellowmustang]

At first , but the more I look at it.You did a hell of a job OP. Clean looking.

 

[OLD8BA]

great job OP i love outside the box things looks excellent in my eyes

while on subject of stripes has anyone here ran the stripes down from the boot and onto the plastic boot panel im pondering at the moment never seen one done like that ??

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