Drak Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Can someone give me a source for a good detail tape that will bend smoothly for doing a natural binding tapeoff border? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Most auto parts stores I've seen carry pinstripe tape in multiple widths. That stuff will bend however you want it to and it's pretty thin so your paint step will be minimal. Pretty much perfect for masking binding or faux binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I personally like the vinyl tape instead of the paper tape. It bends and flexes and lot more smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_48_Johnson Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I just bought some of this tape to mask off my binding while spraying. It's the first time I've ever used the plastic tape. The guy behind the counter told me they had different widths AND different thicknesses. Green and blue are the colors of the different thickness tape. He said that if you are making a bunch of bends, use one color, (I think blue), and if you were doing straight lines use green. His thought pattern was the thinner tape will bend and still have the mastic stick to the object being sprayed without bunching up so it would make a clean line. Use heavier tape for straighter masking jobs because the extra thickness would help out giving the tape the body needed. Sounded fair to me. I used it for pretty much straight lines so he set me up with green. Worked perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 i love using the auto pinstriping vinyl tapes. they stretch and curve very well for what i do! you can see some examples of my work with the rg-rr and the corvus in my signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I personally like the vinyl tape instead of the paper tape. It bends and flexes and lot more smoothly Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 You want "3M" Blue Vinyl tape in 1/8". The 1/8" takes curves pretty easily while still sticking flat. It leaves a very nice paint line. Much better than regular blue painters tape. Paint will not get under the vinyl tape at all if applied smoothly. I mask with the 1/8" vinyl- then use paper blue painters masking tape on top of the vinyl for masking. The 1/8" is the actual paintline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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