Painted Bumblebee Stripe advice

If you go with Phoenix Graphics, the decals will last a LONG time. I put these stripes on my Cuda 8.5 years ago, and they are just like new now. That being said, I agree with @Oldmanmopar, paint the stripes over the car's main paint color. Use fine line tape and regular masking tape. If you are not using clear coat. it is virtually impossible to paint the stripes on without a ridge. The only way I could think of is to spray 1 or two coats of body color, wait the allotted time for taping on your paint, mask off and paint the stripes, wait the allotted taping time again, then mask over the stripes EXACTLY to the edge or the stripes, then spray more body color until the level of the body color is even with the level of the stripes. Then, unmask the tape over the stipes. I have never done it, and I have never even heard of it being done. But you still might have a slight seem between the stripe and body color paint.