Father Of The Pin Striped Cladding

Roy · Dec 30, 2002

Johnny_D,

I searched through the archives, then also looked at about 150 or so of your 368 posts, but I couldn't find the answer to my question.

In your signature line, the picture in the lower left looks like you have pinstriped, in red, the indented sculptured line in the lower cladding. That was one on my first unsuccessful attempts at moding. I could never get the tape to stick and I bought "Professional Grade pin stripe tape". I did get the "Avalanche" letters from StripeMan. They stuck and have been on my AV for about 6 months with no problems.

What methods did you use to get the pinstriping to stick? Or is it paint?

Roy :B:

Johnny_D · Dec 30, 2002

TexAVfan had the same problem, I not sure why but I haven't. ?One thing that may have helped is that I quit applying any protective coating (I use Maguire?s and Detailer?s Choice) in the crease the pin strip is in about two months before I tried the tape. ?I washed it with Dawn soap and used alcohol to clean it before the install.

I first applied a cheep 1/4 inch pin strip from Auto Zone and had it on for two weeks to see if I liked it. ?Once I decided to keep it I ordered the same color pinstripe from Stripeman to match the AV letters as the ones from Auto Zone were a shade off. ?I just pealed the first strips off and put the new ones on with out any additional cleaning. ?I did let the AV sit in the hot Texas sun to get it warm and when I finished put it back in the sun. ?

It?s been over 2 months and so far no problems. ?I hose them down weekly when I wash the AV, I wish the stripman letters were holding up as well. ?Even the ones in the font are holding up and they were much harder to apply as the crease is much deeper. ?

Hope that helps Roy, here?s a close up. ? ? ? ?

Roy · Dec 30, 2002

Johnny_D said:
Hope that helps Roy, here?s a close up. ? ? ? ?

Johnny_D,

Definitely looks good. Since I see you have had success at the pen striping on the cladding and my Stripeman AV letters are doing fine on the cladding, I think I'll see about trying it again.

Thanks for the info and the close up pic.

Roy

Johnny_D · Dec 30, 2002

Roy said:
Johnny_D,

Definitely looks good. ?Since I see you have had success at the pen striping on the cladding and my Stripeman AV letters are doing fine on the cladding, I think I'll see about trying it again.

Thanks for the info and the close up pic.

Roy

Roy, I'll find out what brand the pin strips are when I get home tonight and post it. I did remove the protective film over the strips before installing them.

golfdude18 · Dec 30, 2002

That does look great!! Especially since my Av is Victory Red as well.....how about painting that stripe?

txyank1 · Dec 30, 2002

I don't know what kind of of prep you do/is required, but seems like if you sanded the cladding to get it as smooth as possible before applying that the tape would stick the best.

Johnny_D · Dec 31, 2002

The creases in the cladding are smooth without any texture so it doesn?t need to be sanded for the tape. I would think painting the creases with a paint pen would work quite well as long as you have a steady hand.

Roy · Jan 1, 2003

Johnny_D said:
The creases in the cladding are smooth without any texture so it doesn?t need to be sanded for the tape. ?I would think painting the creases with a paint pen would work quite well as long as you have a steady hand. ?

Johnny_D,

Are you sure about the creases being smooth without any texture? I looked at mine today, with a magnifing glass, and the texture was the same in the creases as it is on the actual body of the cladding. I looked on the embossed "Avalanche" and the surface and sides of the embossed "Avalanche" is smooth. My Stripeman overlays on the smooth embossed "Avalance" stuck just fine, but the tape in the creases didn't.

I'm still going to test it out again and see if I can get a tape that will stick, seeing that you had success. My AV is an 2002 1500 Z66. I really like the like it gave my AV, when I had it on, but it was hard getting it to stick when I applied it, and it fell off within a few days. I used bottled alcohol to clean the creases.

Roy :B:

RJLACK · Jan 1, 2003

I also tried the tape in the crease - my crease is smooth, but alas it would not stick. I bought some paint pens and as soon as time permits I will attempt to paint them. ( I have some reservation on painting as it is so permanent. I may wait for warmer weather and try the alcohol and reapplication of pinstripe one more time). I just cant decide right now.

Roy · Jan 1, 2003

TexAVfan said:
I also tried the tape in the crease - my crease is smooth, but alas it would not stick. I bought some paint pens and as soon as time permits I will attempt to paint them. ( I have some reservation on painting as it is so permanent. I may wait for warmer weather and try the alcohol and reapplication of pinstripe one more time). ?I just cant decide right now.

I bought my AV in April 2002. The best that I can remember, I read on somewhere on my AV that it was made in Oct. 2001. So, somewhere, along the line, GM changed it. I wonder what the reason was that they would change this during the manufacturing process. I think if mine was smooth, I would have a better chance of getting it to stick. I definitely wouldn't do any good trying to sand or paint it. Still going to buy some more tape and try it again.

Roy

zeeya2000 · Jan 1, 2003

What size stripe are you using to put in the groove. I may try this as well since i have had no problems with my stripeman graphics that i installed.
Used alcohol and rubbed down three times to clean all the old 303 off and they have held fine.......
thanks for any info on size of striping.
zeeya

Johnny_D · Jan 2, 2003

zeeya2000 said:
What size stripe are you using to put in the groove. I may try this as well since i have had no problems with my stripeman graphics that i installed.
Used alcohol and rubbed down three times to clean all the old 303 off and they have held fine.......
thanks for any info on size of striping.
zeeya

Zeeya, it's 1/4 inch size pin stripe and it fits right in the crease of the cladding.

Johnny_D · Jan 2, 2003

Roy said:
Johnny_D,

Are you sure about the creases being smooth without any texture? ?I looked at mine today, with a magnifing glass, and the texture was the same in the creases as it is on the actual body of the cladding. ?I looked on the embossed "Avalanche" and the surface and sides of the embossed "Avalanche" is smooth. ?My Stripeman overlays on the smooth embossed "Avalance" stuck just fine, but the tape in the creases didn't.

I'm still going to test it out again and see if I can get a tape that will stick, seeing that you had success. ?My AV is an 2002 1500 Z66. ?I really like the like it gave my AV, when I had it on, but it was hard getting it to stick when I applied it, and it fell off within a few days. ?I used bottled alcohol to clean the creases.

Roy

I know the creases on the front cladding around the lights are smooth, I need to double check the sides but I think they're smooth too.

You may want to use a hair dryer or heater to get the cladding warn before and after you install them. ?LOL

AvalancheTexas · Jan 2, 2003

Concerning sticking of vinyl appliques : Rubbing alcohol will not do the trick - to prepare thesurface, go to an automotive paint supplier and buy a can of Prep-sol. This is used by repair facilities when painting a fender etc(or more) It is a specific solvent for complete removal of ANY OILY OR SILICONE BASED RESIDUE. Use sparingly, not letting it drip on surfaces not to be cleaned.

Success in adhering the vinyl will be the result

Roy · Jan 2, 2003

AvalancheTexas said:
Concerning sticking of vinyl appliques : Rubbing alcohol will not do the trick - to prepare thesurface, go to an automotive paint supplier and ?buy a can of Prep-sol. This is used by repair facilities when painting a fender etc(or more) It is a specific solvent for complete removal of ANY OILY OR SILICONE BASED RESIDUE. Use sparingly, not letting it drip on surfaces not to be cleaned.

Success in adhering the vinyl will be the result

AVTx,

How do you think the Prep-sol will effect the cladding. Just in case some drips on the cladding or the striping is removed later. Just need to have some idea before I start testing on the cladding.

Roy

Roy · Jan 2, 2003

Here's a picture(see attachment) of my cladding texture: regular cladding texture and texture in the creases are the same. This is a combined picture of side creases and creases in the front.

Roy :B:

byron · Jan 2, 2003

I applied my cheapo Autozone Pinstriping in 40 degree weather about a six week ago and have had no problems at all with it.

Johnny_D · Jan 2, 2003

byron said:
I applied my cheapo Autozone Pinstriping in 40 degree weather ?about a six week ago and have had no problems at all with it.

Looks great Byron! I Guess the strips will only stick to Victory Red AVs in Texas

Did you do the front too and where's that new sport wing?

byron · Jan 2, 2003

Johnny_D said:
Looks great Byron! I Guess the strips will only stick to Victory Red AVs in Texas ?

Did you do the front too and where's that new sport wing?

I did the channels on the doors and the rear cladding. And here is a picture of all of it with my new sportwing.

Johnny_D · Jan 6, 2003

byron said:
I did the channels on the doors and the rear cladding. ?And here is a picture of all of it with my new sportwing.

Byron,

Your new sportwing looks very

byron · Jan 6, 2003

Johnny_D said:
Byron,

Your new sportwing looks very ?

Thanks! Its by far one of my favorite Christmas presents!

I'm one of the few guys in the world who truely has a mother-in-law that just rocks!

FSUGUY · Jan 7, 2003

Why haven't more people done this?

I just did mine with the Auto part store tape and it really looks great. cheap and fast.

GREAT IDEA!

Johnny_D · Jan 7, 2003

I'm beginning to think this is a Victory Red Texas thing we have going on here ? ?

My original post on this way back in November looked like a chat session between Bryon and I.

Pinstriped cladding

byron · Jan 7, 2003

Johnny_D said:
I'm beginning to think this is a Victory Red Texas thing we have going on here ? ?

My original post on this way back in November looked like a chat session between Bryon and I.

Pinstriped cladding

Yep. I think the Victory Red Texans have it wrapped it up.

BTW....your URL needs work.

Father Of The Pin Striped Cladding

AvalancheTexas

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