Where to find a small amount of soft edge masking tape?

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:15 pm

I'm after about three feet of soft edge masking tape for a headlight mod I want to try. All I can find is like 50m of the stuff and I'v never needed it yet ad I cant see me needing it in the future much...

So where can I get just a couple of feet from? The bendy foam stuff with the sticky.

Any ideas guys?

crxdriver · Post by **crxdriver** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:04 pm

Use masking tape and fold it over. The more soft you want the edge the more overlap you need to use. Here is an example picture that i found on google. Ive used this a lot in the past as my dad was a sprayer and said it was what they used to do back in the day. It has really good results.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:50 pm

Yeah thats perfect for long lines but I want to make quite tight curves.

I have decided to go another route as it goes. More hassle but a better finish. Update coming.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:19 pm

I use 3m smooth transition tape however for tight curves its not great but creates an invisible line.
I also use 3m soft edge tape for tight curves but doesn't create a true invisible lineas the glue on the tape sticks to thepaint creating a soft line.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:59 am

If you had a postal address... I could stick a short length in the post to you?

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:18 am

wurlycorner wrote:If you had a postal address... I could stick a short length in the post to you?

dont need it now, going another route. cheers though!