S550 Pinstriping?
08-25-2006, 06:20 PM
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S550 Pinstriping?
Just toke delivery os indigo blue S550 with savanna interior. Has anyone seen a S550 with pinstriping. I am considering hand painted beige double stripe - thin line over a thicker line.
08-25-2006, 07:13 PM
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IMO, such a detail does not belong on a S-Class or any European luxury car. Pinstriping is a old Cadillac or Lincoln thing that should have died long ago.
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08-26-2006, 08:19 PM
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I'd love to see one with pin striping. Please post pictures if you still decide to go ahead doing it.
Its like putting one of those leather type roof's that people put on their cadillac's or lexus's.
On the other hand, I would never do it.. Never.
Its like putting one of those leather type roof's that people put on their cadillac's or lexus's.
On the other hand, I would never do it.. Never.
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08-27-2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by srknutson
Paint it purple and the pin striping will fit!!!!!
aw just messin around. imho, dont put a pinstripe on. car is stately and sleek as it is.
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08-28-2006, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by johnsmercedes
I vote no, like others. Pinstriping it just makes it looks even worse.
08-28-2006, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by johnsmercedes
i guess im just not a big fan of those little lines.
but this is just my opinion though.
but this is just my opinion though.
08-28-2006, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cleveburg
Just toke delivery os indigo blue S550 with savanna interior. Has anyone seen a S550 with pinstriping. I am considering hand painted beige double stripe - thin line over a thicker line.
Seems that it's pretty unanimous how most feel on this board about pinstripes on any MB's even more so on an S550.
It's your car and you can do as you please but you can't say most folks here didn't warn you.
Either way, enjoy your new car
08-28-2006, 03:57 PM
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heres what it would look like, but this is on a 20 year old car so you can imagine it would look terrible on a s550
and just for fun, this is what came up for googling "mercedes pinstripe" so you have to get a hint that this is not the way to go!
and just for fun, this is what came up for googling "mercedes pinstripe" so you have to get a hint that this is not the way to go!
08-31-2006, 03:43 PM
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heres what it would look like, but this is on a 20 year old car so you can imagine it would look terrible on a s550
and just for fun, this is what came up for googling "mercedes pinstripe" so you have to get a hint that this is not the way to go!
and just for fun, this is what came up for googling "mercedes pinstripe" so you have to get a hint that this is not the way to go!
LOL!
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AS others have said: DON"T DO IT...How would the hand painting artist go about it? Get their paint to bond to MB Clearcoat? OR remove paint down to primer and hand paint over? What a mess. For what?
01-16-2020, 04:19 PM
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If you really must use clear coat. Then color sand it with 2000 grit so it blends in with the surrounding surface.
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not that i would pin stripe a S class..... but all you have to do is clean surface with prep-sol to remove the wax then HOK(House Of Color) will lay down...
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