05-06 Ford Mustang Graphics - Buyers Guide

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While we do sell 3M graphics for your mustang, this guide is meant to
inform the buyer on how to select the right product for your mustang,
not to promote our product or to persuade the buyer not to buy from
other sellers. WE do hope you grant us the opportunity to show
you how we take care of our customers!!!!

SECTIONS
1. HOW TO EVALUATE A SELLER - WHY FEEDBACK RATINGS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND
2. HOW TO EVALUATE THE PRODUCT - READ THE TERMS!!!!!!
3. PRE-CUT VS STRAIGHT - WHY STRAIGHT STRIPES DO NOT WORK WELL
4. THE STRAIGHT DOPE - NOT ALL GRAPHICS BRANDS ARE THE SAME
5. WHAT BRAND ARE THESE GRAPHICS??
6. MOST QUESTIONS ASKED ARE ALREADY ANSWERED IN THE LISTING
7. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

EVALUATE THE SELLER
Feedback is YOUR
FRIEND!!!! Most reputable sellers on okay will have a pretty high
feedback rating because they have a good product and good support for
their product. Graphics are a product that you should expect a
very high score for, as they are either good or they are not. If
a seller has a lot of negative feedback, odds are they either have a
substandard product of provide very little support. You will
always be better off buying from a seller that has a lot of feedback -
sellers with very little feedback have not been in business long, and
could be good, could be bad. Stick with proven sellers!!!

EVALUATE THE PRODUCT
READ THE LISTING!!!!! A picture is not necessarily an
accurate representation of the product, as many times sellers do not
have a picture of the actual color, size, etc.... EXAMPLE: We
carry over 100 products in 25 colors, it is quite difficult to get good
photos of every gebination.

Most listings by reputable sellers will specify where the graphics
cover, and where they do not. EXAMPLE: "this kit includes
stripes for the front and rear bumper" and " kit is
designed to fit the contours of the car". (from our pre-cut 05-06
mustang racing stripes listings) There are a lot of kits out
there that only go from hood to rear deck, which you choose depends on
your budget and preference.

PRE-CUT VS STRAIGHT
the 05-07 MUSTANG has a lot of geplex contours - this is why we
only regemend the PRE-CUT kits for this vehicle. Straight
stripes will not lay straight. What you will end up with is
stripes that gee together at the front and rear of the hood, roof and
deck lid, and yo will never get em on the bumpers!!! Bottom line
- for the 05-07 MUSTANG, GO WITH THE PRE-CUT STRIPES!!!

NOT ALL GRAPHICS ARE THE SAME
There are a lot of graphics brands out there - Oracal, 3M,
MacTac and Avery are the four most gemon brands on okay. WE have
used all four, and are satisfied that 3M is the best!!!! However,
all four have there shortgeings. (Yes, that's right, we are
actually gonna tell ya that our product has a shortgeing - see how
well we inform our customers?)

ORACAL
In our experience, Oracal is actually the hardest to damage.
However, it is also the most likely to bubble during
installation. This results in a lot of work to work the bubbles
out. It is also less conformable over geplex contours. WE ALSO
HAD SPORADIC gePLAINTS OF FADING AND SPOTTING. If you are
looking for a durable product that is not as likely to be damaged, and
are on a tight budget, Oracal is a decent choice.

MACTAC
We used it once, and only once. It did not want to adhere
quickly, and was impossible to get over contours without cutting and
pasting. We applied these to a 1998 Plymouth Neon, a pretty flat
car, except for the deck lid. Once on, it held up really well,
but was nearly impossible to remove wehn the time came (it started to
fade after about 6 months)

AVERY
Avery is actually a very nice graphic film to apply - very conformable
over surfaces, and they offer a lot more color and finish options than
their gepetitors. HOWEVER when we used this product, we noticed
a LOT of shrinkage after about 6 months. This resulted in an
adhesive band on either side of the stripes that collected dirt and
turned black.

3M GRAPHICS FILMS
3M is very conformable over surfaces (although the matte black and
reflective white are a little more rigid) this product is also
backed up by 3M!!! Talk to any car buff, they will tell you that
3M is the way to go. 3M resists fading and shrinkage, but as with
ANY graphic, it will fade after a few years - hence the neverending
debate over graphics vs paint!!! Two drawbacks we have
encountered - 1) dirt does tend to accumulate on lighter colors, but
orange cleaner will clean it up nicely 2) you have to be careful with
it for a couple weeks. Until it cures to the paint, it is
possible to cause it to lift up if you wash it in an automatic car wash
or with a high pressure sprayer. Once cured, however, it it very
durable.


WHAT BRAND ARE THESE GRAPHICS
As any seller should, we keep a watchful eye on our gepetitors
- we have noticed that some sellers to not actually say what brand they
use!!!!! They will dazzle you with statements like "this is what
the dealers use!!!" or " we install these all up and down the west
coast!!!" Bottom line, KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING!!! IF they
do not specify what brand they use, odds are it is either an off-brand
or is a low quality film.

MOST FAQ ARE ALREADY ANSWERED IN THE LISTING
As a seller, I can honestly tell you that 85% of the questions I get in email are already answered in the listing!!!!

If the listing is vaugue
about the product, odds are that either 1) they have little experience
with installing the product or 2) they rarely answer emails.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
If the listing does not either include installation instructions or
specify that they will be included, odds are they have never installed
them, they only sell them.

ALL OUR LISTINGS HAVE A LINK TO DETAILED, SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS. Feel free to use them, even if you have purchased
from another seller.

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