Automotive Masking Tape Tips and Techniques

In this short video I'll give you a few tips and techniques that can help you when using automotive masking tape and tape stripes.
/ @lakesideautobody

[@atomic_xfire]

Man people undervalue the power of shorter videos. Yt algorithms force so much bloat onto the internet

[@gergemall]

Jerry, auto body tape has more elasticity? Can I use other kinds of painting tape? The green or blue stuff.? Nevermind I found it in your next video. Ordered 2.

[@Skoden_lures]

masking those curves is pure witchcraft!! I gotta practice that

[@kenosabi]

Thank you sir! I recently started painting controllers to sell and this has been immensely helpful as all those controllers are made up of various curves. Great content.

[@LakesideAutobody]

Interesting... Do you mean gaming controllers? You're welcome BTW 😊

[@patrickpeterman8736]

Thank,s again for the informative video, I always learn something fro your video,thank,s PATRICK

[@LakesideAutobody]

Glad you enjoyed it Patrick :)

[@davidtomalty41]

Great vid, now when and how do you remove tape and masking after the paint job?

[@LakesideAutobody]

Excellent idea for a video - super! I pull the tape and paper the next but you can do it as soon as the paint dries. Never pull the tape "into" the paint. Pull it away from the paint at about a 45 degree angle - I'll demonstrate that in the video. Have a great weekend.

[@rivius02]

Insanely useful for a project for my exam thank you!

[@LakesideAutobody]

Great to hear - glad you found it useful - Jerry

[@outboardfixer]

Little things are so helpful sometimes....thanks.

[@LakesideAutobody]

You're welcome - you're so right about that too :)

[@gwan26]

Love the tips! Thanks

[@LakesideAutobody]

You're welcome Fransisco :)

[@davedobbschannel]

thanks for that tip. Just thought I'd check to see if there were any tips. Great vid.

[@LakesideAutobody]

You're welcome :)

[@hddm3]

Thanks man

[@chrismitchell45]

What tape works best on rubber windshield/windscreen gasket? I guess you could call it glazing as well but both sides of mine are rubber and so far, nothing will stick to it and I do NOT want to remove the windscreen. It’s almost guaranteed to break. Thank you sir! Great video as always!

[@LakesideAutobody]

That is very frustrating for sure - been there a few times. Try wiping the rubber with rubbing alcohol or lacquer thinner - let it dry and use good 3M auto refinishing masking tape. Let me know if that works for you Chris - have a good weekend :)

[@grantmeyer03]

What tape are you using in your video. Looking for flexible tape only shows flex brand tape.

[@LakesideAutobody]

It's 3M Automotive Refinishing Tape

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Glad I decided to not be cheap on this car I'm building,cheap tape is annoying and I've been there. Really impressed with all the 3M products I've used on this project ,from their respirators to panel bond to tape. And the stylish yet safe tinted safety glasses 😁 Pretty much use em like normal sunglasses 🤣

[@LakesideAutobody]

Yep... everything from 3M is pretty much top notch :)

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@LakesideAutobody haha and prepare to pay for it, because they know it 😁

[@LakesideAutobody]

@@MrTheHillfolk Yes... you're right $$$

[@kenosabi]

@@MrTheHillfolk you can have it cheap or you can have it quality but you rarely get both together these days.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

@@kenosabi yeah 20yrs ago I'd go cheap and deal with the headaches, now I'm too old for that and don't like doing things twice 😁

[@alejandrogodoy4696]

THANK U. ERY MUCH 👍👍👍

[@LakesideAutobody]

You're welcome 😊👍✌

[@Fanzindel]

“Acrost” is not a word. Sorry

[@LakesideAutobody]

Thanks to nice folks like you I have changed that in my vocabulary - never really thought about it or was told until I got a ton of nice comments about it 😊

[@Fanzindel]

@@LakesideAutobody thanks for the nice reply. We are all learning. I learned a lot from your video so thank you! (Actually including that word which I had to look up and found it’s a common nonword😅) Thanks for being so nice about it 🙏

[@oneummah6795]

Thank you, great video!

[@LakesideAutobody]

You're welcome

[@husky1232]

Is that normal 1 inch masking tape? Thank you for the video

[@LakesideAutobody]

It's 3/4 3m auto masking tape - I get it on ebay

[@vicentesoto4127]

This is wack old man

[@LakesideAutobody]

Does that mean cool?

[@TT-zm8np]

Vicente Soto It’s only wack to people like you because you didn’t understand the video!

[@Is7inchesgood]

Super a lot

[@LakesideAutobody]

Glad it helped :)