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'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:01 pm
by bluemoggie1970
Ok, I'm currently doing a respray, and now want to find a stick on coach-line for my Trafalgar blue Traveller. My problem is I can't find a cream one anywhere, I can find every colour under the sun bar cream. Can anyone please help?

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:58 pm
by aupickup
paint it on . gives a much better job

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:23 pm
by bmcecosse
They were done 'freehand' at the Works by high skilled craftsmen. Stick-on tape will look dreadful. As I have little skill - I used twin lines of masking tape carefully arranged to leave a gap between - and then painted in using a little tin of Humbrol model paint and a fine brush. I believe special tape can be bought now, that once applied has a centre strip that is peeled away to leave a strip ready for painting !

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:07 pm
by LouiseM
If you want to keep it original, the coach line on a trafalgar blue car would have been pearl grey (light silver/grey) not cream.

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:25 pm
by Neil MG
Did you ask this ebay seller? Says other colours available:
http://is.gd/1FMPoM

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:28 pm
by Neil MG
Here you go, just needs cutting!

http://is.gd/UG3Ywq

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:20 am
by bmcecosse
Oh dear........ :roll: :cry:

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:23 pm
by bluemoggie1970
Thanks everyone for ideas, I may have a go at painting it. Any idea of the exact width it should be?

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:58 am
by ASL642
Well the tapes about 3mm and that looks ok.

Re: 'CREAM' Coach-line

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:57 am
by IaininTenbury
You could stick the double tape on which will give a consistant 3mm gap, paint in the gap and then pull the tape off and you've got a nice 3mm painted line. Just a thought. Never tried it myself...

You can get pinstriping paint tools, basically a roller with a pait feed that you simply run down the side of the car and it leaves a neat painted line. Beugler, I think the maker is called. Never tried one, but probably a bit extravagent to buy for just one car.