Experience with vinyl decals

[Rudy916]

I have a stock 07 camry LE that is light gray. Im trying to make it a little more eye appealing but, I don't want to break the bank.

Does anyone know how the decals hold up? do they destroy the paint if you remove them years later? Any thoughts or comments would be helpful.

[geoff5093]

What kind of decals were you thinking of using?

[Epsilon]

No F&F graphics please.

[Rudy916]

I definitly will not use F&F graphics.

I was thinking some type of small stripe going down the side, maybe a little bit of a design to it, but nothing extreme. (i don't even have the side moldings on my car). One website had some stripes...phoenixgraphix.com

Basically I'm trying to add a little color to my car, light gray and chrome = boring.

[CamrySExxx]

^ you must be thinking of pinstripping? anyways the ones from that site wouldnt match too well with a camry!

[b0r1cha]

IMHO i hate those vinyls on the cars. makes it look cheap and desperate to stand out or something. although i like those racing stripes down the middle of a mustang or MINI-S those look pretty sweet.

[TRD VVTi]

It won't hurt the paint.

How long they last will depend on the vinyl used.

Phoenixgraphix is excellent.

[CharmCityES]

meh....get a red pinstripe, some TN decals and youre set
and...for a huge differece...lower the car

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by b0r1cha

IMHO i hate those vinyls on the cars. makes it look cheap and desperate to stand out or something. although i like those racing stripes down the middle of a mustang or MINI-S those look pretty sweet.

Those do look good, especially on the newer generation of Mustangs. Although it looks hideous on most other cars, such as mid-90's Neon's, Escort's, and other econo-boxes.

[b0r1cha]

neons and escorts? maybe the new srt-4 but haha mid 90's? maybe im thinking of the wrong cars but anywaysss racing stripes on mustangs are sex. pureeee hardcore status

[isaiah58]

The vinyl is easy to remove, will not damage the paint.

The net effect is that the area covered by the vinyl does not "fade/oxidize" over time like the rest of the paint. On a metallic paint job, after you remove the vinyl, you may have to buff the car to get rid of the noticable difference. Even non-metallic paint oxidizes, so the longer you leave it on the more likely that the paint it is covering will look better then the rest of the car (again after removal of the vinyl).

[FlopShot]

Heck, just vinyl your entire car with the color that you want. Just like they did with the NASCAR edition, remember that ugly mess???

http://ebay.carad.com/viewItem/viewA...isting=8974920

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by b0r1cha

neons and escorts? maybe the new srt-4 but haha mid 90's? maybe im thinking of the wrong cars but anywaysss racing stripes on mustangs are sex. pureeee hardcore status

I'm referring to cars like these:



That doesn't look too horrible, but I've seen ones in much older/crappier looking cars.

[b0r1cha]

that looks pretty ugly...

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by b0r1cha

that looks pretty ugly...

I know, which was my point. Those "racing stripes" really only look good on certain cars such as the newer gen Mustang. It looks horrible on the Neon's.