A local car enthusiast had recently purchased a hot hot HOT Lotus Elise and approached BetaCuts to do some touch-up on the striping before they had the entire car treated with paint protection film.
Upon further inspection, the choice of re-doing the full stripe front-to-back became the best option, as long term longevity and preservation was the key detail. A few of the stripes needed some love or were chipped.
Key points: Re-creating a graphic kit from scratch, on a imported sports car is not a simple task. Many hours went into the preparation and application of this graphic, and a few panels needed to be re-done to both please the client, and my own personal meticulous needs. At times it wasn’t even a wise option to copy the exact placement of the original stripes, as some of them varied in size and placement.
Yours truly enjoying a test drive in the Lotus.
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- Before: Rock chipped vinyl, quite a few years old
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- Badge removal and original striping. Tape placed to mark location
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- First lay-up on the hood. Plenty of intricacy
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- After taping off the lines, knifeless tape was layed and vinyl wrapped over.
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- Knifeless tape lifted and some steady hand blade control to cut some of the tight radius and key hole circle
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- A nice rear view showing the alignment and symetry
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- The money shot. All it needs now is some oem L O T U S lettering
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- Side angle
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- Full and complete. Crumby lighting, but a proud moment.
Main image by Jonny at wong’s bokehgraphy
