Guys 1970 w 30 stripes were they painted on or a decal from the factory thanks

 

Paint.

 

Does anyone have any videos or photos of the process of the Cutlass stripes, especially the sides. I'm sure it had to be a pretty quick process.

 

It was done by hand by a very talented man who did only that, on each shift.

 

 

This photo is fascinating. It looks like they used a guide that was inserted into the wheel opening perhaps to steady their hand.

 

In the above picture it looks like that jig is being used for applying pin striping. Notice the car does not have a OAI hood so it can't be a W-30. (FYI - The presence of a OAI hood does not guarantee a W-30)
Perhaps the same or similar jig was used for the W-30 stripes?

 

Yeah, it looks like they're doing the thin stripes on the side like is on my non W30 442! Yes, it looks like some kind od guide is indexed to the wheel opening and that maybe extends in front and behind the wheel opening. It also looks like there might be some type of cradle that follows that guide, and it also appears to be some mechanical striping device like what was called a Beugler stripe tool (or something like that)! I suspect the process for a wide W-30 stripe would be a bit different.

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Would the W30 stripe have been sprayed on using a mask template or was it rolled on?

 

I actually prefer the thin stripe. Mine had it too. (FYI - The presence of a OAI hood does not guarantee a W-30)
My car was an example of that.

Pretty sure W stripes were sprayed not rolled on.

 

1970 442 W-30 stripes were definitely hand painted. Our W-30 still has it's original paint on it and you can tell by how (not) unformed the stripping is around the wheel openings and even the very end of the deck lid/corner of the rear quarter panel.

 

As I understand it, the pointed ends on the quarter panels which are an extension of the trunk lid stripe were hand brushed freehand. My 70 W30 certainly showed brush marks in that area on it's original paint.

 

Side and hood stripes were masked off and sprayed on 70-2 W30's (and '70 W31's).