Rubber Side Strips
05 February 2002, 09:22 PM
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Rub down well with wet`n dry paper (280ish grit) used wet to provide a good key. Spray clear plastic primer, then the correct colour primer for your body colour (white in my case for DBM) Give this a light keying with fine wet`n dry. Apply body colour (basecoat as it`s known if metallic) Don`t use too many coats of this or you may get too dark a result. Finally the clear coat, usually acrylic. You may need a number of coats to provide good protection to the colour. Allow plenty of time between stages and don`t flex the strips - difficult! It could all be done with them already on the car but this may mean lots of masking and the car being out of action for some time! I actually began the job one weekend and stuck them on the next.
All the stuff is available at Halfords except the body colour which I had made up in an aerosol at a local auto paint suppliers.(You`ll need the paint code)
Cheers JohnD
[Edited by JohnD - 5/2/2002 9:24:00 PM]
Rub down well with wet`n dry paper (280ish grit) used wet to provide a good key. Spray clear plastic primer, then the correct colour primer for your body colour (white in my case for DBM) Give this a light keying with fine wet`n dry. Apply body colour (basecoat as it`s known if metallic) Don`t use too many coats of this or you may get too dark a result. Finally the clear coat, usually acrylic. You may need a number of coats to provide good protection to the colour. Allow plenty of time between stages and don`t flex the strips - difficult! It could all be done with them already on the car but this may mean lots of masking and the car being out of action for some time! I actually began the job one weekend and stuck them on the next.
All the stuff is available at Halfords except the body colour which I had made up in an aerosol at a local auto paint suppliers.(You`ll need the paint code)
Cheers JohnD
[Edited by JohnD - 5/2/2002 9:24:00 PM]
01 May 2002, 02:21 PM
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Just bought some rubber side stripes for my sport, i'd like to get them on straight any ideas how this would be done ?
I thought about putting some masking tape down the side of the car before applying the strips then lining it up....any other bright adeas ???
I thought about putting some masking tape down the side of the car before applying the strips then lining it up....any other bright adeas ???
01 May 2002, 04:12 PM
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string and chalk maybe..?
sounds weird but tie some string around the front and rear, coating it in chalk... and making sure it look spretty level then pull back the string slightly (i.e. away from the bodywork) and let go. It should snap back and leave a very gentle line along the car - and if it's not right, just wip away and try again!
sounds weird but tie some string around the front and rear, coating it in chalk... and making sure it look spretty level then pull back the string slightly (i.e. away from the bodywork) and let go. It should snap back and leave a very gentle line along the car - and if it's not right, just wip away and try again!
01 May 2002, 04:44 PM
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Thanks for that will try the chalk idea.
The strips are just the normal black with SUBARU written on the rear strip. Want to get them on this weekend...knowing my luck some sod will open their door on mine before i fit them !!! DOAH !
The strips are just the normal black with SUBARU written on the rear strip. Want to get them on this weekend...knowing my luck some sod will open their door on mine before i fit them !!! DOAH !
01 May 2002, 06:26 PM
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Scoobysport_1, im just wondering if Pete C has seen your name yet and decided to do you for infringement of copyright 
but why didnt you buy the Dealer side strips for 55quid that come with adhesive on the back?? look good and dont come off when on 
and have Impreza on the rear part
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but why didnt you buy the Dealer side strips for 55quid that come with adhesive on the back?? look good and dont come off when on and have Impreza on the rear part Tony
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The strips line up just below the groove in the doors, they shouldnt take too long to fit but i was lazy and had mine put on by the dealer when i had the car serviced at 1k
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02 May 2002, 10:41 PM
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Just stick em on. Took 20 minutes all round - as Tony said - they line up just below the groove. The front wing ones always look 'out of true' because of the shape of the wing but don't have nightmares.
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