pinstripe on wheels - Focaljet

**svtgeorge** · 10-09-2008, 10:43 AM

like the look of wheels with strip around them. any one done it and how or with what. i remeber a time when u coluld buy a kinda of plastic bead that goes around the edge or lip of rim and in between the tire. put on when mounting. came in colors. any one remeber these strips. want to call them rim lip protectors but dont know true name.

**o2_designs** · 10-09-2008, 01:58 PM

I believe I was one of the first on FJ with the time attack stripe on a set of wheels. I did it to my powdercoated EAPs

I just used a thin stripe of vinyl and taped off the edge.

**mievil** · 10-09-2008, 02:03 PM

They have stripes and kits you can buy right off the shelf at any motorcycle parts store (with the exception of Harley, maybe). Comes with an applicator that fits right inside the lip of the wheel, and vinyl. Most of the time the vinyl is reflective, so you may need to deal with that. But you could always use the same applicator or a mock up one and just use actual pin stripe vinyl which you can pick up at any automotive supply store.

**SLVRbulletSVT03** · 10-09-2008, 02:03 PM

Doing a pinstripe on the EAP wheels was extremely easy for me, I picked up a set of 1/8" Pinstripping from AutoZone for like $1.49 and just took them off, cleaned them, applied the strip around the edge, and reisntalled the wheels, took about an hour for all four wheels....

**SLVRbulletSVT03** · 10-09-2008, 02:05 PM

Here's a shot of mine after a fresh wash:

**tin_maddog** · 10-09-2008, 06:43 PM

Looks nice, bro.

10-09-2008, 10:43 AM	#1
svtgeorge Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	pinstripe on wheels like the look of wheels with strip around them. any one done it and how or with what. i remeber a time when u coluld buy a kinda of plastic bead that goes around the edge or lip of rim and in between the tire. put on when mounting. came in colors. any one remeber these strips. want to call them rim lip protectors but dont know true name.

10-09-2008, 01:58 PM	#2
o2_designs Resident Wheel-Whore Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 9,599	Re: pinstripe on wheels I believe I was one of the first on FJ with the time attack stripe on a set of wheels. I did it to my powdercoated EAPs I just used a thin stripe of vinyl and taped off the edge. __________________ *~~Boost Crew supports single mothers~~* *_/ ResidentWheel-Whore\_* 'Bone Stock'2002 TwilightBlue ZX3-Neglect has led to a nasty whine from under tha rusty hood. (CHROMED) STS Prep'd 2001 Pitch Black 5spd Wagon-(666-STFU) "...That way I don't have to clean my sheets..."-Pappy, 2008 *o2 has already won so he is no longer eligible.-Ataru*

10-09-2008, 02:03 PM	#3
mievil I have wonderous butt cheeks Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Diego, CA / Zhuhai, Guangdong, PRC Posts: 10,035	Re: pinstripe on wheels They have stripes and kits you can buy right off the shelf at any motorcycle parts store (with the exception of Harley, maybe). Comes with an applicator that fits right inside the lip of the wheel, and vinyl. Most of the time the vinyl is reflective, so you may need to deal with that. But you could always use the same applicator or a mock up one and just use actual pin stripe vinyl which you can pick up at any automotive supply store.

10-09-2008, 02:03 PM	#4
SLVRbulletSVT03 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Belmont, NC Posts: 805	Re: pinstripe on wheels Doing a pinstripe on the EAP wheels was extremely easy for me, I picked up a set of 1/8" Pinstripping from AutoZone for like $1.49 and just took them off, cleaned them, applied the strip around the edge, and reisntalled the wheels, took about an hour for all four wheels.... __________________ 2003 CD Silver SVTF www.IMPORTSNC.com North Carolina's Source for the Import Scene

10-09-2008, 02:05 PM	#5
SLVRbulletSVT03 TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Belmont, NC Posts: 805	Re: pinstripe on wheels Here's a shot of mine after a fresh wash: __________________ 2003 CD Silver SVTF www.IMPORTSNC.com North Carolina's Source for the Import Scene

10-09-2008, 06:43 PM	#6
tin_maddog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,977	Re: pinstripe on wheels Looks nice, bro. __________________ Who Watches the Watchmen? Integument is gross -- it's nothing more than a sack of guts. Daniel San didn't let the wax dry.

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