who likes it? anyone here know the fine art of pinstriping?

Personally, I like the little bit of flash on a classic car. I'm having my 240 D repainted and I have every intention of laying up a double stripe.

Still wondering what color I'm gonna go with. I was thinking of a daring oxblood stripe on the classic white baby.

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'82 240D, 215,000 +
Classic White, Regenbogen

Depends on the color combo. Dark color paint, no way. White, yellow, grey, red, maroon.... maybe.

im not talking about the sticker across the sides.. im peeling mine off soon.. it looks soo stupid. but if your talking about what im thinking then its sweet

im thinkn a nice piece on the hood complimenting the hoodstar and one on the trunk where the emblems are also complimenting the star

The po on the SDL put a red pin strip on it. At first I didn't like it but know its grown on me, when I get it repainted I'll find someone good and have them redo it.

The SD has cheap sticker pin strips, if you are going to get them have them painted on. Stickers just look so bad, horrible detail work.

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

I know a guy I used to work with in Randolph, MA who is a former sign painter.

He does gold leaf work and put pinstripes on his mini-Van and Nissan Sentra.

I won't say that I agree with his taste in cars, but as for striping he's pretty good.

i don't much care for the fancy schmancy whirligig pinstriping - reminds me of the Old West. But, a long mean stripe down the side is just too cool.

His stripes are very straight but with a little hook at the end that comes across as a subtle flourish, unmistakably "made by hand"

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'82 240D, 215,000 +
Classic White, Regenbogen

Yeah I like two straight stripes down each side of the W126. To accent the body line that runs down the side. With the currant ones the top stripe is just a bit bigger than the bottom, and they fade out on both ends. Nicely done.

To much pin striping looks dated and belongs on a tractor trailer IMHO.

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

Here's a mockup of what I'm thinking about.

I also "debadged" this image, but as much as I'd like to, I think I might not weld up those holes.

BTW, this is not my car, I'm with a full federal, also pictured below as of yesterday.

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'82 240D, 215,000 +
Classic White, Regenbogen