Stradale Stripe - Paint or Sticker?

you don't?!?

oh man, there's no way this check is going to clear.



btw, I think they're stickers on the CS and painted on the Scud, but I've been wrong before. like when I took that check for $1mm from you.

 

Mine was a clear coated sticker. It was easy to tell.

Now for an additional million smackers, how good was the paint job?

Mine sucked. Without even looking hard, I could see several spots where the paint didn't even cover the undercoating.

Did I care? **** no. I drove the car for six months and sold it for what I paid. Life was good.

Dale

PS You saw this car.

 

hide the razor blades.

 

Ricambi has a OEM part number for a Stradale Stripe Decal: 67749200. What sucker were you trying to swindle anyway? He was probably too smart to take that bet...even considering oral agreements over $5000 are not legally binding.


http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=263912

 

1300 clams for a vinyl stripe (not installed).

well played, Ferrari.

 

You would have won.
They are all stickers and they are all available as a replacement part.
They are a single layer vinyl or mylar, with a rather dull finish, reliant on several coats of clear to get the high gloss finish.
The real cost is not in the spare part, but the thousands it costs to remove and replace just a single segment.

I advocate you get one of ours.
Much more economical.
Easy to fit.
Easy to replace in case of damage to it or the car.
High gloss clear finish.
Almost impossible to pick from the real thing.
Enjoyed by many F-chatters, you thought had the real thing.

Ciao
Brenden

 

interesting .... would be nice to see some high res pics of factory stripe v your stripe. Could be tempted to install on on mine if the quality is that good

 

No matter how high the resolution of the photos, you wouldn't pick it.
The only way you'll be sure next time you see one, is to run your fingers over the edge.
You cant actually see the transitional edge from the color of the Stripe to the color of the paint, it's just a few microns and the clear lamination has the same high gloss as the paint.
Unlike the edges of even a very good clear bra where it transitions to the same color and the cut edge shows up, because at the cut edge it's not fully transparent.
I hope that explains it.
It's really about the quality of the materials we use and the lamination process.
Now that I've bored everyone to death with my explanation,, I'll just say, try one, most of the Stripes we supply go on the real thing.
Ciao
Brenden

 

It's a sticker with a clear coat. It's a myth that it is hand-painted by the factory.

 

As people have pointed out they where all stickers...

I think the translation from Italian to English may have broken because they where all 'hand painted' in the dealer next to the factory (hand painted as in lacquer on top of the stripe!). Factory fitting the stripe was a very labor intensive procedure and just describing it illustrates the point well... (hence the cost)....

Applying the adhesive strip
1 Firstly the roof, the lids and the front part of the bodywork in front of the luggage compartment lid are prepared by sanding with sandpaper grain 800.
2 Next accurately measure and mark the points on the roof and lids where the adhesive strip will be applied, which must be centered on all the components.
3 Pay particular attention to positioning of the rounded end of the adhesive strip which must be applied on the front part of the bodywork, in front of the luggage compartment lid. For optimal alignment, mark the position on the bodywork with the luggage compartment lid already in its resting position and the adhesive strip applied.
4 Once it has been applied on the bodywork, cut at about 15 mm from the top end and parallel to the profile of the bodywork.
5 When applying the adhesive strip on the luggage compartment lid, trim it at the ends, leaving at least 10 mm of strip per side, which will be folded later to the inside of the lid.
6 To make the adhesive strip stick onto the small recess (seat of the front molding), heat the part with an air heater.
7 When applying the adhesive strip on the roof, trim it at the front section, in position with the corner of the sheet and, at the rear section, on the edge of the black-painted part.
8 The adhesive strip for the engine compartment lid needs to be trimmed at the front, in position with the corner of the sheet.
9 Cut a 45 mm wide strip in position with the Ferrari nameplate, and centered on the holes drilled on the lid for fixing the nameplate.
10 Trim the rear end and fold the excess to the inside of the lid.
11 In position with the auxiliary stop light, cut the adhesive strip exactly half the width of the light and then fold the two edges.

Painting Procedure
1 Mask the parts not to be painted.
2 Wash with PPG D846 isopropyl alcohol and clean with PPG D 842 degreaser.
3 Blast all the surfaces with compressed air and then clean with a resin-bonded cloth to remove any trace of dust.
4 Apply two coats, at suitable intervals, of PPG D 880 transparent coat (2 K Acrylic Clearcoat) 80/100 micron thick.
5 Leave in a kiln for 60 minutes at 75°C.
6 Proceed with sanding all the painted parts with sandpaper grain 800, being particularly careful with the edges of the adhesive strips.
7 Carry out a new washing and air-blasting cycle (repeat steps 2 and 3).
8 Carry out a new painting cycle (repeat steps 4 and 5).
9 Check and pass over all the painted parts with sandpaper grain 800.
10 Carry out a new washing and air-blasting cycle (repeat steps 2 and 3).
11 Apply a mist coat of PPG D 880 transparent coat (2 K Acrylic Clearcoat) 35/40 micron thick.
12 Leave in a kiln for 60 minutes at 75°C.
13 Check all the painted parts and polish the entire bodywork.
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125 euro.

http://www.stickyshop.nl/Webwinkel-Product-10627367/Ferrari-Challenge-Stradale-stripes.html

For those who don't understand dutch:

This contains a set of 3 decals with the following dimensions:

1x 200cm for the roof
1x 100cm for the front (with curved end as shown on picture)
1x 75 cm for the back

The green and red lines are delivered separete from the white underground.

Some adjustments need to be made, it is a universel set that can be used on almost any car/model. To fit, all you need is a pair of scissors of a knife.

 

Thanks for that.
Which goes to show, anyone can put an after market "original" stripe on their car, all you need, are very deep pockets.
As an alternative, ours are by far the best, a very high quality product, almost impossible to distinguish from the factory original.
You know where to find us.
Ciao
Brenden

 

This was always an interesting debate. When the CS first came out, I was told by two dealers in two different states that the stripe was hand painted on the car.

But as I understand, the CS stripe is a sticker and the scud stripes are nowhere near as attractive.

 

Well now you know it's a sticker your statement is half right.

 

The above link doesn't work anymore, but this one does:


http://www.stickyshop.nl/Webwinkel-Product-10629841/Fiat-Challenge-Stradale-stripes.html
http://www.stickyshop.nl/Webwinkel-Product-10633286/Fiat-Scuderia-stripes.html

It's in Dutch, but they will ship worldwide.

 

Rats I should have read this thread before having my CS stripe hand painted by my body shop

 

Say it isn't so!

 

It is so... maybe the only one?

 

we need 'picture proof' of that then please...

 

Its a sticker unless its painted

 

the oem stripe is actually very thin paint on an adhesive sticker; here 's mine having oem stripe removed for full front end respray
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replaced with oem stripe and clearcoated
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