When I bought my Chevelle the paint was 4 days old and came with the SS stripes down the side. I never really cared for the stripes, so yesterday after I washed the car and found that in the doorjam the stripe was coming off (quite cleanly), I figured I could take it all off without any problems. My mistake... I got about halfway through and in spots the paint started coming off with the stripe (OUCH!!!). So, it looks like I get to make a trip to the paint shop to see if they can help me out. Since I'm definately not a paint and body kind of guy, there's no way I'm even gonna try to fix this. This post is so I won't be the only one crying about this. Please people sympathize with me!


---Chris

Ouch http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif

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Dan Orgill

Real bummer Chris http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif. Good luck with the fix.



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ACES #4241, TC #947
69 SS Sedan (http://www.angelfire.com/rock/69ss)
CanAm Chevelle Club (http://www.angelfire.com/folk/canam)

I like the way the stripes look on your ride Don. The white looks great with the blue. Mine just never looked right to me (black on red). It really hurts to look at it right now but it may actually be for the best. I needed to have it buffed and I wanted to have a couple of coats of clear sprayed anyway (it's a hardened enamel paint). So, this way I'm forced to do it sooner than later.

---Chris

That's too bad Chris.

I think that white stripes look nice on red paint.
Why don't you just change them?

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Shai

1972 Chevelle Malibu custom 4dr (http://72-chevelle.cjb.net)
Restoration started: February 10th 2001
TC member #1278

I like the white too. Just not the black that was on mine. I was actually debating adding a set of stripes like the ones that came on the '70 SS. What do you guys think?

---Chris

Edit--- By the way, my Chevelle is a '69 model.

[This message has been edited by Bad_Rat_Chevelle (edited 01-13-2002).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bad_Rat_Chevelle:
I like the white too. Just not the black that was on mine. I was actually debating adding a set of stripes like the ones that came on the '70 SS. What do you guys think?

---Chris

Edit--- By the way, my Chevelle is a '69 model.

[This message has been edited by Bad_Rat_Chevelle (edited 01-13-2002).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've seen it done. It looks good.
Oh.. and we all took a guess about your year when you said "side SS stripes" http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif
It has to be a 69 http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif
Only 69 SS Chevelles came with a side stripe only (Other years had the strips going on the piece before as well)


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Shai

1972 Chevelle Malibu custom 4dr (http://72-chevelle.cjb.net)
Restoration started: February 10th 2001
TC member #1278

[This message has been edited by ChaosMalibu (edited 01-14-2002).]

Why don't you order some new stripes and cover up the damage if you could..
Just a thought..
Steve

It's like I said a little earlier, I'm not really too hip to the side stripes. If I have to put a new set on to keep the paint cost down (I didn't win the lotto last weekend http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif) I think I'll add a set of white ones. But I'd really like to just get the paint fixed since I think mine looks better without them.

---Chris