Vinyl shadowline maybe??

[318driver]

This is just a thought, but has anyone every done there shadowline using vinyl that they make use for decals on cars? I think it would be good for what im doing, because, I dont want It to be perminant(so paints out of the question), and i think that using electrical tape would look bad up close due to a bunch of lines. What do you guys think?

[aaron_silva]

Why dont you want it to be perminent. Dont do vinly, I dont think it woudl turn out well.

Aaron

[318driver]

Well im not sure if its something that id want to keep for ever. I might want to change it back one day. My chrome is in pretty good shape right now.

[M-technik-3]

So take off your chrome good ones and put some beat chrome ones after you spray it with sem paint back on.

Trim is cheap at yards.

[bimmerphile]

so.....let me get this straight, you don't want to paint your chrome, but you want to cover it in adhesive to attach black vinyl, which will fade a LOT faster than paint, and then can't be painted over? Not to mention you're going to have your shadowline in a glossy black, while therest of your trim is matte.


Just go some trim off a car in a junkyard, paint it, and keep your around.

[318driver]

I highly doubt that the adhesive would be hard to remove if i decide to take it off. But i guess you guys have a point. Ill be at the junk yard in a few weeks looking for bumpers and i ll see how much i can get the trim for.

P.S. How does the trim come off?

[bimmerphile]

I believe the site admin has a tech article on this.

[Eric Giles]

I highly doubt that the adhesive would be hard to remove if i decide to take it off.

That adhesive left by the vinyl tape is VERY hard to remove-ask Bobby (rcwells) about this as he just did his. I am the lazy previous owner he mentions who used the vinyl tape to shadowline my trim. It looks good for a while, but after a few months it starts to shrink exposing the chrome underneath. I did the tape as a temporary solution until I painted the trim, but never got around to painting. I do remember trying to remove a bit of the adhesive later on and it would not come off. I think Bobby spent most of his time the other day removing the old adhesive. I believe he said that alcohol helped in getting it off.

Do it right, do it once.

[Jordan]

I believe the site admin has a tech article on this.

Yeah, I do. But its not online because I haven't got around to reformating it yet. Its still in E3S formatting.

[e304lyfe]

I highly doubt that the adhesive would be hard to remove if i decide to take it off.

That adhesive left by the vinyl tape is VERY hard to remove-ask Bobby (rcwells) about this as he just did his. I am the lazy previous owner he mentions who used the vinyl tape to shadowline my trim. It looks good for a while, but after a few months it starts to shrink exposing the chrome underneath. I did the tape as a temporary solution until I painted the trim, but never got around to painting. I do remember trying to remove a bit of the adhesive later on and it would not come off. I think Bobby spent most of his time the other day removing the old adhesive. I believe he said that alcohol helped in getting it off.

Do it right, do it once.

in the same boat... it was a mistake. big mistake. trim tape is evil, but honestly, it still looks good on my car for the most part.

[RCWells]

Trim tape dries out over time becoming brittle and chipping off in places. Of course paint may chip too, but it is waaaay better than tape.