What kinda of vinyl are you guys using when doing your stipe work? I'm getting ready to do my stripes now that my paint is cured after my run in with a deer in November.

I've used VViViD in the past, it tends to shrink after a while and leave exposed adhesive on the sides of the stripes that catches dirt. I've tried pre-shrinking it with a heat gun before applying it, but I didn't seem to help much.

I'm considering Oracal 651 or 751 this time around, but I'm open to suggestions.

 

3M 1080 DiNoc vinyl. Thats all i use

 

I took your advice and ordered the 3M 1080. It will be here Monday

For fun, here is my previous stripe setup. I'm going Matte White this time around vs the gloss black. Gloss back scratched too easy and got lost in the paint color.



Here you can see the adhesive left on the sides of the stripes.

 

Nice!!

Its going to look great

 

The 3M 1080 was a good choice! Very easy to work with, might be my new favorite vinyl

 

Ha, I knew you wouldn’t be disappointed!

Its so easy to work with.

 

DiNoc is great vinyl, but can get alittle pricey depending on where your getting it from and make sure your getting exterior grade as they also have an interior grade for cabinets/counter tops etc...

 

That looks great! I always thought viper stripes looked better when carried through the hood scoop so the stripe doesn’t have a big gap in it.

For clarity, Di Noc is 3M’s line of vinyl for faux interior finishes in architecture. It became popular in the car scene because the “carbon fiber” was the best looking and one of the only carbon vinyls available at the time.

3M later came out with 1080 for vehicle wrapping and 1080 is what you want to use for stripes and other exterior applications.

 

Correct, 1080

 

 

1080 has holes so the air can escape if there are bubbles. Also adding heat to it will eliminate them too

 

1080 has air release channels, as well as 180 with comply adhesive. There’s also regular 180 that can be applied wet, although 3M doesn’t recommend wet apps on vehicles for some reason.

1080 is mostly for wraps as it’s over 2x thicker than 180. A premium cast vinyl like 180 is what most factory graphics would be made of.

I almost always use premium cast vinyls like 3M 180, Oracal 751, and Arlon 2100 for stripes and graphics.

 

Interesting no one mentioned Avery SW900 series. 1080 (3M) is OK for stripes and flat surfaces (dries and cracks) but most wrappers use Vvivid or Avery. This F56S was silver with white top 8 months ago...

 

SFMCS nicely done.

The 1080 actually went on very easily. I was able to pick it up and move it pretty easily even as a dry application which was nice. Compared to my last stripes, which where wet applied VVIVID, I feel like this was actually easier.