Can you do this?

[gpracer15]

Is there a 1/8" pinstrype tape that you can lay down as a flame outline and clear over with out it lifting?

 

[bronzeo]

I'm sure you can if you want. They do it to decals all the time. I would be concerned about overlaps unless you have some mighty thin material. bronzeo

 

[Stretch]

I don't know if you'll find any that'll bend enough to do a flame outline?

-Stretch

 

[DDG]

Go to an auto body supply store or a parts store maybe.
See what the have as far as pinstriping tape.
You may find an 1/8" on but the colors will be limited.
Dirt

 

[orange peel]

not recomended. It will cause problems with the clear lifting down the road. Bad adhesion problems. That why when you see vinyl graghics they are not cleared over.

 

[rex]

You can do it with regular striping tape but it looks cheezy.You get a nasty look at the splice,it takes alot of clear to lose the edge,and it really needs to be left on for a while for the glue to really bite in to the surface-as in along time for the sun to cook it in.

 

[gpracer15]

I have tried it once on a Valkarie flame job, did ok with 1/8" pinstripe tape but when I sprayed the clear some of it started to lift...Also you could see the flame edge in the outline since I did lay it on the base....a no no....I was thinking about clearing then sanding, outlining, then clearing again but I am leaning toward getting a brush and painting the outline.....or if I suck having the outline painted on....

 

[zippeay]

I paint Air-craft and we use vinyl for our stickers and then we clear over them. It will last awhile, ours last about 2 years out on the flight line so it can't be too bad. I don't know about the tape though I'd try to brush it on if its something nice or pay someone to stripe it. Just my 2cents

 

[tcannon]

I've cleared over 3M pinstripe tapes for years. Get the 3M that doesn't have a shiny coating. You need to make sure the surface is at least 70 degrees F and make sure you press the tape down very firmly. It doesn't look as good as paint, but I've used the single 1/16" matte silver and have fooled several "experts" thinking it's paint. If you do it right, it takes about as long to lay/join the tape as it does to paint. I prefer to paint, but I've got tape on my old sporty (urethane over lacquer) that's over 8 years old... still looks great. Remember, I keep my bikes inside, I don't think they would look this good had they been continuously exposed to the outside. TC