1966 XLCH paint

[Otis]

I’m getting ready to paint a 66 peanut tank in hi-fi blue. Any information or pictures is appreciated. My specific questions are: are the birch white tank panels painted and the stripes use pinstripe tape? Are the decals vinyl and on top of the paint because clear coat wasn’t used then? Any closeup pictures of the layout would be great, especially the front and top which can’t be seen in most pictures. Thanks.

[spacecoast]

No pin stripe.

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[Otis]

Every picture I’ve seen of a 66 including the 3 in this website’s gallery have a pinstripe approximately 1/4” wide bordering the birch white panel. I would like to know if this is paint or pinstripe tape? And are the decals vinyl or water transfer?

[Rubone]

Decals are water transfer, vinyl did not yet exist. The stripe is 1/4" and not tape.

[DaveC]

The stripes, both color and birch white are ¼’ wide. The gas tank sticker is a water transfer (decal) in 66, 67, and a one-year only vinyl sticker in 68. The white panel is painted over the color.

The decals are available from:

https://sportyparts.com/

[JerrryR]

My OP 68CH has tape for the stripe.

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[Magneto Sportster]

Here is a photo of my original paint 1966 XLCH.

The white panel is painted over top of the Hi Fi Blue, and the pinstripe is PAINTED. The white tape pinstripe didn't begin until 1968.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/29sQJ1e]

[Otis]

Thanks, I think that answers my questions. Anything else pertinent is appreciated.

[spacecoast]

A thousand pardons Otis, I've been studying the 59ch.
Every pic I've seen just shows the 2 colors without a hint of a stripe. I've been curious as to how they leveled and seamed the 2 colors together. MAYBE, they used black and striped the seam, but I sure can't make it out in the photo's. Perhaps the pro's will fill in that blank.

[Magneto Sportster]

They didn't "level" anything off, there was a noticeable seam.