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Old 09-22-2010, 09:56 AM   #1
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Question Painting "Reveal's"



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Getting ready to paint the "Reveal's". I did a test strip with the tape and had trouble getting it to go around a curve..I'am using the newer blue tape... Way back I used the old "Tan" tape,,,does it go around corner's better ?.Can't remember how I did it year's ago ? Do you mask it off at the edge or use the lip of the body ?


I wounder how Ford did it ? Did they mask it off or use some kind of Stencil deal to block it off ?


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Old 09-22-2010, 10:13 AM   #2
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Default Re: Painting "Reveal's"

try fine line tape very thin, then use your blue tape on top of the fine line tape.
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Old 09-22-2010, 10:18 AM   #3
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Ford supposedly used a stencil on some according to the P&R Manual however I am sure it was sloppy at best. The blue tape you are using is a plastic tape. I use 1/8th inch paper layout tape. The key IMO is to sand the edges down of almost all primer (bare metal showing is not an issue) is gone which helps define that area.


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Old 09-22-2010, 08:03 PM   #4
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Default Re: Painting "Reveal's"

Go to your local auto paint store and get some 1/8" or 1/4" Fineline tape. It goes around corners easily and minimizes edge build-up. It's kinda pricey but it's worth it.
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Old 09-22-2010, 08:06 PM   #5
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every body has there way of painting, heres mine, buy a roll of 1/4" 3M automotive tape, then a roll of 3/4" 3M tape to finish off the masking, paint the revels before the body, you dont need to mask them off right now, let the paint go on an inch or so below the revel your painting, after it dries then mask off the revel using the 1/4" tape to go around the bends, then use the 3/4" tape on the 1/4" tape to finish masking off the revel, you can even use plastic electric tape to mask with, it bends easily,if you use the masking tape with all the wrinkles in it the paint will bleed under the wrinkles, and leave a very messy looking line, if you do use the wrinked tape just make sure you really smooth down the edges, sand off all paint that got on the body from painting the revels and paint the body, doing it this way you will only have one thin paint line to finish off, i finish my revels right where the bend blends into the body i use this method to paint the body lines and revels
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