How to get a good coach line.

Post by **RogerRust** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:50 pm

Pay a decent bodyshop man to do it for you!!!!!!!!

It took him 15 mins to mask it up with vinyl tape and 5 mins to paint it. We spent more time than that going through cupboards full of paint tins looking for the right colour.

Job done.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:07 pm

Have done it with masking tape and little Humbrol tins. Not difficult - and looks SO much better than stick-on tape line !

Post by **chickenjohn** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:38 am

Or get a skilled coachline painter with an expensive brush and an incredibly steady hand......

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:04 pm

Or get a skilled coachline painter with an expensive brush and an incredibly steady hand

And give him lots of beer vouchers.

Post by **Dominic** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:00 pm

And give him lots of beer vouchers.

After the job is done of course.........

Post by **Rich_T** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:19 am

The way we used to do it in the bodyshop was to lay on a stick on twin coachline with a suitable gap between the 2 lines. Then its just a case of painting between the lines. That way you get a uniform width the length of the car and perfect edges. Masking tape will work, but getting the gap right can be tricky and when removed can leave a feathery edge.
Rich

Post by **paulhumphries** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:54 am

An uncle used to work for BL (he retired long before it became Rover as he started with Austin at Longbridge after WWII).
He gave me, maybe 35 years ago, a roll of the pinstriping tape they used at the factory on cars during late 60's / early 70's. It was real paint with adhesive on the back.
When applied you struggled to tell the difference between it and a painted on pinstripe.
I'm not suggesting it was ever used on Minors but just pointing out there used to be a quality pinstripe in a roll.
I've never seen it for sale anywhere though

BTW a mate, for his 21st, had a brand new JPS Capri off his parents. It was black with gold pinstripes that were constantly comming off and being repaired / replaced under warrantee. At least the stuff my uncle gave me only came if you attacked it with a chisel or sander !

Paul Humphries

Post by **Coop160412** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:26 pm

if you can get hold of some "Low Tack Tape" as used by signwriters, this can be used to mask up your lines, it will give you the cleanest edge of anything available, its normally a red colour tape & not the less-sticky masking tape often sold at Halfords etc.

The tape needs to be removed carefully while the paint is still tacky - signwriters enamel is perfect paint too as its pigment is very intense thus a minimum thickness need only be applied for that period look

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