[2008grabberorange]

I am going to re-stripe my stang, and this time I don't want the stripes to peel off, so I was going to put a layer of clear coat over it, so the stripes would look and feel like they were in the paint, but it gives that popping out effect which I saw on other cars. So would I have to clear coat the whole car once I get the new stripes on so that the clear coat blends in with the rest of the car? Or, do I really not have to clear coat the whole car and somehow clear coat only around and on the stripes and make it look blended in?

[Silver35th]

At the very least, I'd have the panels the stripes are on cleared. If you are wanting to do it right and not worry about differences, I'd put a few coats of clear on the whole car. You better make damn sure you want those stripes for a long time before you do that.