The best Automotive Pinstriping Tape: Reddit reviews

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The Stinger script logo came with an adhesive applied. I used the following for the AWD badge:

3M 38582 1/4" x 5' Exterior Attachment Tape

Automotive engineer who works on wiring harnesses here

All wire should be covered with something to protect it from vibrations. Cloth tessa tape can be used if all surfaces are smooth and no vibration is really expected inside of the cabin. All edges should always be avoided, but if there's going to be contact to anything, corrugated tube should be used since that'll actually protect the wires. Electrical tape on its own isn't really considered protection because of how easy it can fall apart. Anything unfused, should at the very least be covered in corr tube and have no exposed insulation showing except for a short distance at the connection point.

You can see this on all of the oem harnesses where they're applying corr tube everywhere back there

.. but it is weatherproof. I'm talking about the gray foam tape with red peel off, not the white indoor stuff.

edit - its actually sold as "3M Auto Exterior Attachment Tape" ... so yeah https://www.amazon.com/3M-38582-Exterior-Attachment-Tape/dp/B00JR4D70K

Honestly attempt it yourself. It's like $12 on Amazon (you may need to get 2). And if it doesn't work out then take it somewhere.

Trimbrite T9005 Black-Out Tape https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00029XD62/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apip_YuWHWRm4MPRtv

That will look great the the steel gray! Here Is the amazon link. Application is super easy. Just wipe the area with rubbing alcohol, then apply.

This is a little thicker than what they used and has definitely bonded more, also I heated up the trunk and tape with a heat gun on low for a minute before bonding.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JOVUO0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Indiana code cited concerns red reflectors (presumably the circular ones found on vehicles) and says nothing about reflective tape. To my knowledge, no jurisdiction in the US concerns itself with what tape or decals you can and cannot place on your own clothing and vehicles.

I bought a 50-foot roll of 3M Scotchcal Reflective Striping Tape, Black, .5-Inch to apply to the rear and sides of my panniers and am very pleased with the results. It cost me $27.04 on Amazon two years ago and is now priced at $35.91.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063XI64/

Ordered this stuff from Amazon.

Beware that it's REALLY difficult to get it to work real nice around the sharp corners of the trim. I didn't try heating it up or anything because it's a matte black and I didn't want it to gloss over from heat/melting.

Honestly, you might want to look into vinyl wrapping through a local tint shop or similar - you should have better results that last longer. This stuff chipped and pealed in some areas after about 9 or 10 months in mild PNW weather.

Good advice. This happened to me over two years ago. I used 3M double sided automotive tape and it hasnt come loose yet.

$8 on Amazon

Nah, just regular pinstripe from Amazon.

The actual issues from the '90s are fairly cheap because they sold so many copies back then. You could get X-Men #1 by Jim Lee, which is arguably the most iconic image in X-Men history. You could get the four individual covers and buy four frames that can hold a comic book. It's missing Jubilee and Bishop, but the rest of the '90s X-Men are there.

You can also search for "90s X-Men" on deviantart. If you see an artist who's style you like, you can contact them about doing commissions

And third, there's always actual X-Men posters from the '90s. You can search ebay and find a few of them for fairly cheap still in good quality

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JOVUO0/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_F5QSTCX70Y55D4SYBXDV_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Last comment was deleted because it had a short url. This stuff holds like crazy. It says permanent, but you can remove it if you want to, but takes a bit of effort to pull off

First off, congrats on your first build. I also commend you for going out on a limb and building your own.

I also was tight on a budget in the beginning and could not afford better psu cables. So in order to cover up my mustard and Ketchup cables, I used automotive black fabric tape to cover my wires all the way to the plug. Works a charm and doesn't look that bad. You can get it on amazon for cheap here.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XPBB6L8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cable management is a good skill to learn and zip ties are your friend. When you can afford a better psu, that is the first good upgrade. I always recommend Seasonic PSU's but they are a bit spendy. But their quality is top notch.

Other than that, enjoy your computer. Use your ssd for boot and the spin drives for storage. If you have a 7200 rpm storage drive, use that for your games until you can upgrade to a good size nvme drive.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JR4D70K or similar

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measured the distance of the right side N logo from the edges of the trunk

marked on a piece of masking tape, transferred over to the left side to situate the first E and set level

used another piece of masking tape to keep the distance between letters consistent

Foam weather stripping from Lowes and Tesa tape on all clips. I have zero rattles in my car now even with an Infinity Reference 12" sub overdriven at 800W RMS.

Now OUTSIDE my car rattles like a motherfucker (RIP my poor bumpers)

You can clean the old glue off and try something like this tape. They also sell new ones online with tape and everything attached to just stick on easily. 3M Exterior Attachment Tape,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JR4D7AA?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

3M has a pressure activated automotive adhesive tape for trim.

Don’t buy to from Amazon, but here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/3M-38582-Exterior-Attachment-Tape/dp/B00JR4D70K/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Auto+Emblem+Adhesive+Tape&qid=1644980179&sr=8-3

I would leave them on.

*if* you're going to remove them, replace them with something better! There exists tape which, when applied to black rims, disappears unless it is reflecting the light back towards the headlights: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063XI64

It stretches well to conform to the curve of your rims. Only put it around *half* your rim, though. The rolling motion of the semicircles really catches the eye. So that's four semicircles to cover both sides of two wheels. Don't forget to remove the top protective layer.

Here's the tape I use: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063XI64

It's *black* unless reflecting. What more could you want?

One note: you put the reflective tape around *half* the circumference of your rims. You don't get the Tron-bike look, but you get an unmistakable rolling motion from what are very obviously two bicycle wheels.

For that reason I wrapped the cables in a cloth tape, used for the same purpose to avoid cable cuts and its noise in cars.

Link to Amazon: Tesa 51608, 15m X 19mm Adhesive Wiring Loom Cloth Tape Original Isoband 5 Pcs Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XPBB6L8

I (accidentally) discovered that if you use permanent mounting tape, (something like this. it won't come off accidentally. I had to use a solvent to remove it from my windshield.

May be a bit overkill, but it definitely works.

This is what they use when they attach them...

Super easy. . . Mobile should be able to do it when you are at work?

This. Just did it on a ‘13 Yukon. You’ll want to clean the surface well with googone then soap and water to remove the residue. This is the tape I used Automotive Trim Tape

You might be able to get a little molding tape behind it and stick it down. The 3M stuff is awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JOVUO0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_P1HAMGZHC4NJRQ573FS1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Either that or maybe you can repair the broken piece with an epoxy like pc-11 or JB weld.

It's a little sketchy but if you traded it in, that's exactly how they'd fix it for resale.

Literally just fixed this on my new-to-me car last week. Bought some 3M automotive body panel tape (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JOVUO0). Cleaned & wiped off as much of the original stuff as I could with a towel, put some of this one, gave it pressure for an hour, everything still attached a week later.

Automotive molding tape. Sticks to anything, and hard to pull off. You can get it at Canadian Tire, or on Amazon. This stuff: Click

My driver side with the broken clips is held on by the pre-applied 3M (I bought them new). But my passenger side that still has clips, I ended up having to reinstall because I leveled it poorly, so I took off the oem 3m and used automotive grade 3m and that has been holding up just as well. I’d be confident the automotive grade 3M will hold yours up just fine. There are a ton of aftermarket rain guards that are held on only by 3M and they’re all good too.

This is what I used: Not sure on the specific measurements of the tape though, I can’t remember what mine was.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JOVUO0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JBHVKNXSGASB9T2HVA02?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I happened to have some dense foam pads from some other projects, used those to fill the space on the underside of the handle, and then used cloth tape (this) wrap that all up. I bet using a tennis racket or bike handlebar wrap would look a bit nicer, too.

The only way to not ruin your hood would be to use double sided trim tape. Other than that you are talking glue which will ruin the paint or drilling a hole, which i hope you understand will also ruin your hood. You could always find a hood from a junk yard and drill a hold till your hearts content in that one and when you sell the car put the pristine hood back on.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-3614-15/dp/B002JOVUO0/

Since the screen has a bit of a frame from where the actual display is to the edge of the screen, I just used 3m foam double sided tape. Specifically this stuff as its .5inch thick, and has great hold. I had some left over from hanging my hue light strips with it. It has a good hold.

Here is a picture of the back of the panel. I used electical tape just to insulate the back of the display board from any metal on the case (not that it touches) and you can see the grey double sided tape along the edges