Vinyl vw body decorations

Jeff54Griffin · 16 July 2011, 22:56

Hi,
Anybody have a source for vinyl flames, etc. for the exterior body. Car I'm building for my wife is getting close and she would like to spruce it up. THANKS
Jeff Griffin

68autobug · 20 August 2011, 14:45

Hi
I did come across some while looking at an ebay shop last week...
in china... I don't know what it was as they had nothing I wanted..
I'm sure someone does them in the USA....

they can't all be painted on... lol
My Son put flames on two beetles over the years...

some on the front sides and one on the rear sides..

He is an auto spray painter... lol

He was offered many spray painting jobs when one of the beetles was at a VW show..
but they were all over 900klms from where He lives....

cheers

LEE

68autobug · 31 December 2011, 15:11

I have seen some vinyl flames etc when looking on ebay

did You have any luck buying some?

I believe many auto shops would sell them

LEE

Jeff54Griffin · 16 January 2012, 15:06

No Lee- no luck yet. I am hoping to find bug specific vinyl.
Jeff

68autobug · 27 January 2012, 08:11

My Son [an auto spray painter]

painted 3 beetles a few years ago with flames up the sides... [different colors and owners]
Took one of the beetles to a car show...
and He was offered a lot of well paying paint spraying jobs although about 200klms away...lol
as You couldn't feel the flames... [difference between good and poor painter] [I didn't know that.. lol ]

its probably more cost efficient to have vinyl flames done these days..

I have a photo in a book here of the GT BEETLE vinyl stripes...
they would be VERY rare now as not many were done...
the GT Beetle was sold in the UK.. with a GT Badge...
I will post it on here...
it is quite unusual...

cheers

LEE

arcadeforever · 16 October 2012, 20:56

I have a vinyl decal business on the side here in Pennsylvania and would love to see what that GT looks like. I bet I could make a duplicate set up

Wayne

Quote from: 68autobug on 27 January 2012, 08:11
My Son [an auto spray painter]

painted 3 beetles a few years ago with flames up the sides... [different colors and owners]
Took one of the beetles to a car show...
and He was offered a lot of well paying paint spraying jobs although about 200klms away...lol
as You couldn't feel the flames... [difference between good and poor painter] [I didn't know that.. lol ]

its probably more cost efficient to have vinyl flames done these days..

I have a photo in a book here of the GT BEETLE vinyl stripes...
they would be VERY rare now as not many were done...
the GT Beetle was sold in the UK.. with a GT Badge...
I will post it on here...
it is quite unusual...

cheers

LEE

nypater · 17 October 2012, 01:43

Mid America motor works has some kind of vinyl body effects available. They're not flames. I think it's a fade job. I might get it later.

stuartm1962 · 14 December 2012, 09:45

Which country are you in? There is a place in London that does really cheap vinyl graphics for cars/vans. www.overlandexpress.co.uk