I would be inclined to use the 3M Fine Line tape. It's plastic and will stretch around the curves in the stripes. But bring money; that stuff is expensive! Andy Peregrine C&C 40
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Jake, > > Having the old stripes is key. Without them it would practically be > impossible (laser levels?) > > I wasn't lying about four hours of taping. It takes forever. Use the best > of the 3M blue tape and just move along the line. It has enough of a > stretch so you can do the length of the entire side without having to break > it up. The tricky part is the curve on the stern. Will take time and > several pieces, but patience will yield great results. > > Make sure you shake up the paint a lot to thoroughly mix the polyurethane. > Apply with a roller for extra smooth surfaces and follow with a foam brick > to get rid of any air bubbles or imperfections. I was worried about the > poly solidifying on the tape, so as soon as I was done, I pulled the tape > off. > > As it dries, it glosses up and you find yourself staring at the hull in > amazement. > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > On Apr 22, 2013, at 6:46 PM, "Jake Brodersen" <captain_j...@cox.net> > wrote: > > Edd,**** > > The new stripes look great. How did you get the tape on so straight? I’m > about ready to redo my red boot stripes, but I fear that I can’t tape them > straight enough, even though I have the old lines to follow.**** > > Jake**** > > *Jake Brodersen* > *C&C 35 Mk-III* > *Midnight Mistress* > *Hampton VA* > * * > <image001.jpg>** > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Edd > Schillay > *Sent:* Monday, April 22, 2013 9:48 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Boot Stripes -- Anyone need Brightside Red and Dk > Blue?**** > ** ** > Listers,**** > ** ** > This past weekend, after several years of trying product and > product, I redid the Enterprise's boot stripes from their heavily faded and > ugly-looking originals (see original > look<http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PPVtbhIlO7g/UG2lYMX0jfI/AAAAAAAABm0/BmtAWuiDrUM/s1600/spot2.JPG> > ).**** > ** ** > And, after much deliberation and hours with Photoshop in > deciding the new look, we decided on steel gray. Check the finished look > here <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/steelgraystripes.jpg>. > **** > ** ** > 4 hours of taping, 1 hour of painting and 15 minutes getting > the tape off. What a job, but VERY happy with the finished results. Sleek > as ever!**** > ** ** > So now I'm left with two unopened quarts of Brightside Red > and Dark Blue. Does anyone want them? No cost -- just send me a PDF FedEx > or UPS shipping label and they're yours. **** > > > **** > All the best,**** > > Edd**** > > > Edd M. Schillay**** > Starship Enterprise**** > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B**** > City Island, NY **** > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log > Website<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > **** > ** ** > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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