

| Subject: | Re: decal stripe on van sides |
| From: | Chris Mills |
| Date: | Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:33:12 -0500 |
>My blue 85GL came with a 2.5-3 inch white side stripe decal in the top >groove (as opposed to the .5 inch groove near the bottom)...when I had the >van painted recently that came off and the PaintGuy didn't know where to >find one like it in that width (it actually gets bigger toward the back/is >not one even size) Any sign shop can cut you new stripes. Spend the extra money for the better quality material (they will carry different qualities of vinyl - cheaper lasts shorter time). There are a variety of colors as well. While you are there you can get new Westfalia logos made and all sorts of stuff. I would pay them to install the stripes too. Watch and learn, once you see it you too can do it. I worked in a sign shop for about 9 months 'til I realized that the owners were going to get somebody killed sooner or later and I thought old age my be fun to experience with my new (at the time) bride. Apparently alot of other folks thought so too b/c they went through 6-9 employees a year in my position... <grin!> Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649 scm9985@tntech.edu '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
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