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big stinkie
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Maybe this is common knowledge, but if not I hope it will help someone.
Needed to put some pinstripes on a tank and fenders, bought the striping brushes and paint and commenced making big smudge marks and blobs all over the pieces. My wife said, "I like the jellyfishes and clouds you are painting on that tank." Wiped it all off in disgust and tried another method.
Used 1/8 fineline tape to "draw" the pinstripe that included some curves and rounded corners. Then layed more 1/8 fineline directly next to both sides of that piece of tape, making sure there was no gap between them. That gave me 3 parallel runs of 1/8 tape. I then peeled off the middle run of tape, exposing the area I wanted to stripe. Important to keep minimal/no gaps between them for a consistant looking stripe. Masked off the rest of the surface by sticking 3/4" tape and paper on the 2 remaining outside pieces of fineline. Squirted the paint and pulled all the tape off. Voila! Darn good looking pinstripes! Worked for me, your mileage may vary.
Needed to put some pinstripes on a tank and fenders, bought the striping brushes and paint and commenced making big smudge marks and blobs all over the pieces. My wife said, "I like the jellyfishes and clouds you are painting on that tank." Wiped it all off in disgust and tried another method.
Used 1/8 fineline tape to "draw" the pinstripe that included some curves and rounded corners. Then layed more 1/8 fineline directly next to both sides of that piece of tape, making sure there was no gap between them. That gave me 3 parallel runs of 1/8 tape. I then peeled off the middle run of tape, exposing the area I wanted to stripe. Important to keep minimal/no gaps between them for a consistant looking stripe. Masked off the rest of the surface by sticking 3/4" tape and paper on the 2 remaining outside pieces of fineline. Squirted the paint and pulled all the tape off. Voila! Darn good looking pinstripes! Worked for me, your mileage may vary.