Stripes

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest update on club stripes.

GLAD TO SAY THAT STRIPES have continued to be busy over the summer months so given the recommendation that stripes are the last thing to be done to a car, does that mean several cars have now been restored and returned to the road? I took delivery of 20 black sets of stripes on 9th June 2022 and so far, 5 sets have been posted out to members who were waiting on black, clearing the backlog of orders we had. Many thanks for your patience as these stripes took a while to get done due to lack of material whilst keeping the quality and manufacturing process as close to original as possible. This leaves the club with a significant amount of money tied up in black stripes given each set costs £320 per set including post and packing to members.

The stock of 20 silver sets we had done, quickly sold out and again the club had to arrange for material to be imported and printed for a new batch. I’ve received the 13 sets and of these 8 have been sold, so still a healthy demand for silver. These sets are £282.50 including post and packing. You may have read on the club’s Facebook site, Sunbeam Lotus Owners’ Club | Facebook there was an issue with a single section of one silver set. Sorry to say this was a slip of the printer’s scissors whilst trimming the stripes and has now been replaced by the club.

Although I do include fitting instructions with the stripes, thanks for the feedback received from members who have fitted the club stripes, I now advise people to do the following.

Ensure stripes are unpacked and stored flat once received. The stripes are stored flat and only rolled up for posting.

Car and stripes should be above 12 degrees temperature prior to start of fitting. Not a problem given our current summer months but please bear this in mind as we approach the winter months. This reduces chances of stripe tearing when fitting over the arches. Some have used heat guns, but these don’t give an even temperature unless done by an experienced professional.

Spray the panel and the adhesive side of the stripe with a fine spray mixture of 1 litre of water containing a single drop of Fairy washing up water, this will prevent the stripe sticking hard to the panel until correctly aligned. Use a plastic scraper or credit card to smooth out the stripe and fix in final position.

The club can do stripes in almost any colour, just remember these will not be in the same material as the black and silver. I have in fact supplied a member with a set of yellow stripes so that’s 2 club members with a preference for yellow stripes.

If you want a set of stripes for your car, contact me at stripes@sunbeamlotus.com or call 01463 224720