Vinyled boot strip

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I've just ordered some silver vinyl for my boot strip as my regular body shop advised me that paint doesn't like sticking to the strip. Has anyone done this to a silver car before and if so how did it look?

[taffy bhoy]

if its the same silver i use (self employed signwriter) it is much darker silver than the vectra silver. it should wrap fine, and tucked underneath and clamped back down, so shouldnt lift, just the colour that might be the issue as far as i can imagine

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It's a gloss silver I've ordered, I know it's going to be abit darker but I really don't like the chrome strip anymore.

[taffy bhoy]

ahhhhhh, sorry thought for some reason you meant the lip spoiler, i think if it is darker it would look good anyway, break up the colour of the boot lid a bit

[mrk]

did mine last night m8 very easy,i got a spare strip for £5 and wrapped it with silver carbon ,looks ok i think will post pics tommorow-not fitted tho'i'll gt round to that next week i hope.might spray it with something to give it a bit of depth

[SEANYboi]

As you said about paint not sticking to the strip take it that would mean the v grill to, as I'm in 2 minds, whether to paint or vinyl it

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As you said about paint not sticking to the strip take it that would mean the v grill to, as I'm in 2 minds, whether to paint or vinyl it

I honestly don't know, he's a good body shop so I trust him when he says I'd be better to vinyl it

[Mark-R]

If you sand it down proper the paint will stick i did my black vec and its not pealed off yet and thats been over a year and a half ago.

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If you sand it down proper the paint will stick i did my black vec and its not pealed off yet and thats been over a year and a half ago.

If you sand it back to bare plastic?

[Leemarksmith]

If prepped right paint does adhere to the strip, the buttons however are a different story if over use your boot...