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masking film for painted stripes advice
Hello everyone.
Ive been asked to mask a car for painted viper stripes. I will need to place
a 2 inch stripe dead center of the car and two more stripes either side to mask off for 10 inch painted stripes. What material would be best for this job as to be effective in no leaking with the paint and not too sticky as to pull off the new paint underneath (whole car is having a respray) …
any advice on such a subject??
many thanks in advanceCheryl
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Hi ya
for a good finish to paint edge use 3M Fine Line tape
not sure where to get it from around your way, but its stocked in all good body shop suppliers.
http://www.everythingairbrush.com/acata … M_2d06404X
down the page a bit and block the rest out with the blue 3m masking tape. -
Thanks Richard
I was hoping for a material that I could cut to size on my plotter…as these are all really skinny lines…I need 50mm and 6mm 6mm gap and then whatever for masking the rest of the car…if that makes sense? It would be much quicker to lay on as a one or two approach as apposed to fitting on 6 or 8 individual lines…id be there all day seeing as he wants it all round spoilers etc etc… -
I’ve used a paint mask vinyl from Robert Horne (Formerly Europoint display) many years ago. This is cuttable just like an ordinary vinyl and is easily removed. I would phone them and ask their advice.
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cool thank you Phil…
I will do just as you suggest..
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No prob I understand, just having spent many years before sign making painting cars, including lots of AC cobras I found that you needed to do a lot by eye as the stripe tapers in places over curves and also made application better, something like this should take a while as any bleed back on to the base coat will be costly in rework times. Remeber a wide stripe of masking cut on the plotter will not bend well over say the curve of a bonnet.
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good point Richard.
maybe i will cut only the fine lines and mask the rest in the blue stuff. …
using my eyes for the bendy bits
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I do just as Rich described, the 3M fineline (it comes in widths from small to teeny-tiny) then the blue tape. This also gives you more control when working with the curves of the car.
My concerns would be that a cut vinyl mask may not be the right type for the paint being used and could melt if the paint is too "hot". Also if you do it too soon you might rip up the fresh paint like you said. And the bodylines/curves may distort the vinyl mask when applying it.
I know it seems like a tedious amount of work to do it all individually but the result will be so much nicer. And you can charge for it. Nice car deserves a careful masking job. You won’t be sorry.
Love….Jill -
yep…gone down Richards line…
dont think there are any real shortcuts with this one…
thanks for the links
Cxx -
we use a cheaper version here " Butchers Tape" the wee tape that butchers use to seal bags with.
It is brilliant for lining with and doen’t react to the 2K paint, line with it then mask over, all done by hand with small reference points taped to keep you right.Ian
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