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Hi all

So I'm looking to put some lotus style stripes on my mk1 Cortina but white, I wandered does anywhere sell them ready made? I bought white vinyl to make them  but failed miserably as the lines aren't actually straight but curved slightly an my shakey hands aren't up to it. A local shop could make some but it'd cost a fortune due to the length of vinyl 

So I was just going to get some white spray but thought I'd ask here first 

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Just take your time masking up same when your painting it, you can get some good results with rattle cans especially if you lacquer over the top of it. Use a mild cutting compound to bring out the shine and smooth out any discrepancies or over spray. Your main question is what colour is going to best against your blue ?

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Also make sure you cut back the area you are going to paint first with some very fine wet and dry, get a good key for the new paint going on top. I personally think the painting is the easy bit, make sure you put the time into the prep. and as Col has said above, give it a good few days to dry properly even a bit longer if you in no rush, then depending on the finish you have got, some very 2000 - 2500 grade wet and dry if there are any rough spots, but if not just compound, polish and when you happy with the finish, a good coat of wax.

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On 23/10/2018 at 20:30, dt36 said:

Pics or it's not finished. :-)

The blue lines at the rear look wonky in the photos but from the Back you can see they're shaped in the lines of the car 

A few reasons for the blue lines at the rear 

1, I didn't want 'those people' sneering it's not a lotus why try to pretend?

(I'm not trying to pretend hence the chrome trim, the colour, it's a 4 door, the non lotus touches) 

B, I wanted it a bit different than other white striped blue cortinas

3,the f***ing vinyl was nearly the death of me through stress and it WOULD NOT stick in those two areas ?

D, I couldn't afford to buy more and try again ???

 

So that's my excuses and I'm sticking to them ????

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