Hi everyone
thank you all for sharing your opinion.
Here's my update: So, the problem kind-a solved itself today when I learned the hard way that applying large vinyl decals is NOT one of my strong parts

Not only did I do a really bad job in applying the stripes, when they were finally on, I didn't like the look at all, so I quickly tore the vinyl off (and also learned that vinyl decals and 3M clear bra don't go well together)
So, no stripes it is!