Racing Stripes

[BlackFenderBass]

I recently just bought a brand new MIM Fender Jazz to mess around with and personalize. It's an Arctic White Body, White Pickguard and Maple neck. First on the list I changed the pickguard, next I want to add racing stripes. I played an old Mustang with the exact same colors, and I just adored the racing stripes, always wanted to put some on, but the colors never matched my other basses, now's my chance.

Now, with the brand new finish, how would I pull this off without damaging it?

EDIT: Here's a quick (and bad) photoshop of the idea I'm looking for.

 

[spaz21387]

why not do the stripe under the pickups I think it would look better

 

[MK1]

you could try this

 

[BlackFenderBass]

you could try this

Now, were the original mustangs painted or decal'd on? (I'm serious I couldn't tell on the one I played)

Decal is not a bad idea, but I want it to look like the mustang did.

 

[J. Crawford]

Now, with the brand new finish, how would I pull this off without damaging it?

Now, were the original mustangs painted or decal'd on?

Contradicting yourself. The paint on would damage the paint, in a sense, but the stickers wouldnt. Now, the Mustang was painted, AFAIK.

 

[spaz21387]

then get the decal its cheap and is ment for a mustang bass.

 

[BlackFenderBass]

Any pics and/or people who have used the sticker? I wanna know about what I'm gonna be putting on my brand new bass....

 

[Spraeg]

The sticker also may wear off depending on how/where you play. I used to have a bumper sticker on my bass in that spot, and it wore off in about a year of playing. Left a nasty sticky spot that gave me a blister on my wrist.

 

[grisezd]

The Mustang racing stripes emulated car racing stripes which were many times decals or just plain vinyl tape. You can get car decals with individual stripes for laying on one at a time, or in sets that are already spaced and aligned. Buy a kit for a car which will be plenty for several tries at getting it the way you like it. Once you do get it the way you like it (it will peel right off unless you bake it in the sun or leave it on for five years!) and if you decide you want to keep it, take the body to the painter and tell him to replace the decals with paint. For bonus points, make it a hot-rod painter!

I vote flat black. Always elegant.

 

[BlackFenderBass]

I was thinking about putting one on my squier backup. Here's a photoshop of what it should look like, if you can't tell, the pickguard is supposed to be mirror. Tell me what you guys think, if only they had a mirror decal it would seal the deal, any idea on a mirror decal?

Maybe Silver Chrome Vinyl Tape?

Here's a photoshop of the mirror decal kinda thing I'm looking for.

 

[bass_snake]

How 'bout on the fingerboard. No, the last one looks good man.

Fred

 

[spaz21387]

its an mim fender jazz who cares if you mess up the finish. decals wont mess it up stickers wont eather. and its an mim fender so your not hurting the resale value since there really isnt one it could probably sell for 250 to 300... you can get a squire for that

 

[BlackFenderBass]

Ok... Any idea on how to get a mirror stripe though?

 

[ckngumbo]

You could make one from window tint.

 

[Beej]

You can also buy mirror/chrome stripes at most auto supply stores. They're available in a variety of widths and levels of quality...

 

[grisezd]

A larger auto parts store will probably have chrome tape stripes, maybe even walmart.

A good sign shop can make them in anything you'd like, rub-on transfer style so you can't screw them up.