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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 04:51 AM
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Damn cuerva thats a sexy clean *** truck!!!!

Spoolin's truck is awesome too!

Done right stripes look great, but seems like all the ugly *** stripes are on hondas LOL
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Old May 6, 2011 | 03:44 AM
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Cuerva,
Why did you go with stripes that don't follow the curve of the front of your hood line. It seems like you should have followed the curve along the front of the stripes to match the hood or at least be at a relative angle to the hood. I don't know if it's just me but they look kinda off being closer to the edge of the hood on the outside corners. I just got finished doing my "true ghost" stripes and will post pictures tomorrow after I can wash the car for the first time. Which leads to another question. Can you see those stripes from all angles or only when the light is hitting them just right? I like the contrast but wonder if they disappear.
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Old May 6, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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I like the dual RST stripes, I think they'd look good in black on your truck. I'd like to get a Goodmark cowl hood and have some satin black RST stripes on my truck, they'd be really subtle since my truck is black.
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Old May 6, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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you can use the blue painters tape to outline where you want your strips to be. That way you can kinda get a visual on how it will look on your truck.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by sTEVESmallS
Cuerva,
Why did you go with stripes that don't follow the curve of the front of your hood line. It seems like you should have followed the curve along the front of the stripes to match the hood or at least be at a relative angle to the hood. I don't know if it's just me but they look kinda off being closer to the edge of the hood on the outside corners. I just got finished doing my "true ghost" stripes and will post pictures tomorrow after I can wash the car for the first time. Which leads to another question. Can you see those stripes from all angles or only when the light is hitting them just right? I like the contrast but wonder if they disappear.
What's the difference between "true ghost" stripes and ghost stripes??? The stripes on my truck are nearly invisible and become barely visible only at certain angles and depending on how lighting hits the pearls on them, making them GHOST STRIPES. As you can see on the picture, there's areas you can't see them even standing right in front of them.
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Old May 15, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Stripes are cool!



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Old May 16, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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I don't see a lot of trucks with stripes that I care for too much.
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Old May 16, 2011 | 04:33 AM
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OP, what did you end up doing
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