Reflective pin stripe

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-19-2011, 5:17 PM

My boat has a pin strip the break's the Red gell from the White gell. It was a Super Flake pin stripe it had some scuffs and it was time to replace it. I have replaced it once all ready. I got the Idea about a reflective pin stripe. I asked my friend how owns a graphics company if they made reflective in that size. The answer was NO they don't but he could have it cut to what ever thickness I wanted as long as I bout 150 feet of it, So with that out of the way The tape showed up on Friday and I got to install it. Its Not super Flake Silver but more of a light silver almost White.

After I installed it you can almost see it glow in the day.

Here are few shots at night.

Day shot

(austin) · (austin) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 09-19-2011, 6:13 PM

Nice.

(tyler97217) · (tyler97217) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 09-19-2011, 6:38 PM

Nice work.... How much of a pain was it to install and keep nice and straight?

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-19-2011, 6:46 PM

Its pretty easy if you have done it before. I have done a few Nautiques as well as have done car's in my other life/ The trick with this stuff is. If you stretch it it breaks down the reflective. Example if you mess up on normal pin strip tape you can pull it back and go again. If you do this with this stuff it messes it up.and you have a Un even reflective portion

(ian_ashton) · (ian_ashton) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 09-19-2011, 6:52 PM

That looks sweet, nice work.

(tn_rider) · (tn_rider) **Join Date: Dec 2009** 09-19-2011, 6:55 PM

Grant, every time I see your boat I smile Haha...how long do you think you will keep this beauty?

(SangerTom) · (SangerTom) **Join Date: Aug 2010** 09-20-2011, 10:24 AM

I like it. Once you put it on how does it stay protected from water, etc?

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-20-2011, 10:33 AM

Chase: Ill keep it as long as I still like it. Boat works perfict for me so I don't see why I would drop 100k to on a new set up. I do have my eye on a New Bennington
Tom N: The Stock pin stripe on the boat is just a Automotive grade stripe. How do you protect it??? Answer you don't bash into anything, and its fine. Water dosen't hurt it.
Encounters with the dock and fuel from the overflow seem to be the only things that mess it up.

(fozz) · (fozz) **Join Date: Apr 2011** 09-20-2011, 10:54 AM

Is that the reflective vinyl with crushed glass in it? I have used the crushed glass variety and when light hits it at night it is BRIGHT! Almost a super yellow/white.

(1niceharley) · (1niceharley) **Join Date: Feb 2010** 09-20-2011, 11:02 AM

I like! Very nice.

(brett33) · (brett33) **Join Date: Apr 2011** 09-20-2011, 11:03 AM

Looks great G. That's one of the cleanest boats for being nearly a decade old! Did you do the spare tire relocation?

(grant_west) · (grant_west) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-20-2011, 11:11 AM

Yea I relocated the Spare tire as well as a bunch of other trailer Mod's ect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cARz9ABSBI

(phatboypimp) · (phatboypimp) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 09-20-2011, 5:32 PM

Wow, that looks great.