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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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hey guys, im about to start painting my new ss, needs a whole new front end, and im wanting to do the manta hood, without the pinstripe on the side, and im also wanting to continue the stripe on the spoiler and trunk, but im unsure of how it will look without the pinstripe. can anyone show me what the solid stripe would look like? the car is red, stripe will be black btw
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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anyone get what i mean?
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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pics of a comparable?
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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that, but black on red, and no pin stripe

im just afraid it would look cheap
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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I think it'll look good. I say do it
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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you need the pin strip, without it it THEN looks cheap
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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thats what i thought, i just like how much smoother it looks without it on the front. idk ill figure something out, could someone photoshop that pic so it looks like a solid stripe?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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If you have a steady hand paint solid first then pinstripe second.
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