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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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Oracal 651??

is this type of vinyl any good or not?
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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Re: Oracal 651??

Originally posted by Smokinsometires
is this type of vinyl any good or not?
It is an itermediate grade 5 year vinyl. It is OK for small items but not recommended for larger things like stripes and such because it doesn't "conform to curves" as well as the ultra high quality stuff. I've got some of this and it is a pretty good itermediate grade vinyl compared to some of the other itermediates I've seen.

The Oracal 751 and 851 are better grades of vinyl with a 7 or 8 year exterior life. This is the stuff I use for standard colors that the F-Body guys use most like white, black, silver, red, yellow. But, when somebody wants a non popular color which I already have in the 651 series, I'll use that so long as it is for something that doesn't require the vinyl to conform much to anything.

Bottom line, it's a very good itermediate vinyl IMO and OK for most stuff (but not stuff like stripes!).
Old Mar 5, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Re: Re: Oracal 651??

Originally posted by Brent94Z
It is an itermediate grade 5 year vinyl. It is OK for small items but not recommended for larger things like stripes and such because it doesn't "conform to curves" as well as the ultra high quality stuff. I've got some of this and it is a pretty good itermediate grade vinyl compared to some of the other itermediates I've seen.

The Oracal 751 and 851 are better grades of vinyl with a 7 or 8 year exterior life. This is the stuff I use for standard colors that the F-Body guys use most like white, black, silver, red, yellow. But, when somebody wants a non popular color which I already have in the 651 series, I'll use that so long as it is for something that doesn't require the vinyl to conform much to anything.

Bottom line, it's a very good itermediate vinyl IMO and OK for most stuff (but not stuff like stripes!).
Thanks. I knew it was too good to be true. Too bad I was gonna use it for stripes
Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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isn't that always the case?? Its okay...for everything BUT what you want to use it for....I hate stuff that sounds too good to be true becuase most of the time it is..
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