A couple of MINIs visited the house this week for some custom stripe work. First was the installation of some side stripes that I didn't make. My customer got these stripes from ebay, I think. I can't guarantee other companies materials but I'm sure they'll be fine.

Next was another first for me. A single center stripe with 1" accent stripes on the bonnet and boot of a Pepper White Cooper. You can't really tell from pictures but the bonnet has this little mountain down the center which dealt me fits installing the vinyl. Compound curves are always more difficult because the vinyl wants to be flat. It's kind of like getting a sheet of paper to lay flat on the surface of a basketball only not as extreme. I've been doing this for more than twelve years so I've learned how to "coax" the vinyl to lay down on compound curves without heat or too much stretching which tends to shorten the life of vinyl. So while a lot of stripes and graphics can be installed by a do-it-yourselfer, I wouldn't recommend attempting this.

The client was very happy with the results and so was I. I'll have to count but I think this is close to the 70th MINI to which I've applied graphics. I'll do something special when I hit 100 later this year!