I just spent about four hours laying out the stencils i bought from NPD.I guess all stencil kits are not the same.I used one from chevelle classics(OPG now) about 10 years ago and it worked like a dream.The ones i used today are a nightmare.The corners are sloppy and the stripe tape they include is a little thinner then the stripe on the stencil!WTF?I was going to get the kit from ground up,they specify that its 3M and it was cheaper too but i could't get through to them,I can usually do them free hand in a few hours,and in an hour with the stencil.What a waste of 53 bucks.Have a look
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/other+stuff/__hr_sloppy_corner.jpg?bc D_aY9ASQ_GrL55 (http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/other+stuff/__hr_sloppy_corner.jpg?bcD_aY9ASQ_GrL55)
Here i laid the stripe on a peice of the stencil to see the width difference. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/other+stuff/Stripe_tape2thin.jpg?bcTgTi 9AC2ZcfekQ (http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/other+stuff/Stripe_tape2thin.jpg?bcTgTi9AC2ZcfekQ)

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[This message has been edited by 70isfine (edited 08-19-2002).]

I used the ones from NPD and they were made by Stencils and Stripes, didn't have any problems at all.

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I ordered from them as well recently. Mine shipped on 7/11 but I haven't used them yet (70 SS). When did yours ship? Wonder if there is any way to tell if there is a problem with mine before I get started?

Did they have anything to say when you contacted them? Thanks.

Bought some form OPGI several years ago and have yet to use them. Have not taken them out of the package so I do not know if they are of the 2nd or first design(FYI, there are two stripe dimensions--early design main stripe width=10.64", 2nd design main stripe width=9.63".

They actually turned out good,just a lot of extra work.I didn't contact them,I should though.Take a look. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/1970+Chevelle/Paint/paint8.jpg?bcDzQj9A3j.Edm8V http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/25ebf0f1/bc/1970+Chevelle/Paint/__hr_paint6.jpg?bczRYZ9A81GTpID4

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70isfine,
Looks pretty good in the pic!
What is the width of your main stripes?

Thanks.It seemed to be the same size as showed in the assembly manual.A little over ten and one half inches.

Could someone update those links? I am about to buy a kit and wanna know what's the best one.

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I would try ordering from Ground Up.Their catalog says something about 3M.Mine were not made by 3M.I just talked to a guy who did the stripes about a month ago,and he described the same problem i had.Sorry,i deleted those pics.You can see the finished stripes if you click on the link in my sig and go to 70chevelle/paint.



[This message has been edited by 70isfine (edited 11-29-2002).]

www.stencilsandstripes.com (http://www.stencilsandstripes.com)

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I would NOT order the one's from ground Up, I did and I didnt like it at all. I got the kit from Year One and loved it.
Its worth a few extra bucks.
Ron

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