vinyl pinstriping - how flexible?
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vinyl pinstriping - how flexible?
Is it able to turn and do radius' without wrinkling bad, or are corner's available for pin striping? I'd like to 2 tone my 79' F150, but don't have the trim for it. I'd like to lay the white side stripes (over metallic blue) starting just behind the body line that the rear bed marker light lays in. There's a mild radius there, and I'd like to get around that corner, and also duplicate the same radius as I meet up with the lower bed line (about 6" from the bottom of the bed). Just curious if this stuff is as flexible as the fine line masking tape is....., or if there are other suggestions to consider. I could paint it on using fine line tape, but would like to make the vinyl work if it will lay down good.
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I would say it's about as flexible as fine line masking tape. It depends on how wide it is. I've had pretty good luck using it in pretty tight radiuses (radi-i 
) I usually used the 5/16 wide double stripe. It stretches around bends, similar to fine line tape.
) I usually used the 5/16 wide double stripe. It stretches around bends, similar to fine line tape.
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So, it will lay down pretty flat around the radii then, with no wrinkling or lifting? That was a concern, plus I know to be careful not to stretch it too much as it will (likely) distort as the fine line tape does when pulled too tight. If it lays pretty flat, I'd really like to duplicate the lower race track style trim then and change the lower paint break from going straight across the lower bed line, to making it curve around the rear wheel well and front fender opening - allowing about 4 inches of blue metallic to show above the wheels. I was going to run it directly into the well openings due to concerns with the tape being hard to bend, thus adding 8 additional curves. I was worried though that this would be too much white though, and not look as good. I'd like to duplicate where the race track trim would cover the paint breaks though on a vehicle optioned with this factory style trim.......
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