The AWLGRIP Knowledge challenge

use 3m fine line,,then use maskin to connect ya fine line to ya plastic.,,and i do my stripe first,,then tape off ya line and sand to ya tape

 

stripes

Hey James, I read in some previous post (your's mostly) That you would sometimes tape first then sand up to your tape. I don't think I have that kind of control. Did I miss something? (I think the discussion was about a boot stripe).

 

ya,,i think,,no,,,well maybe,,,what?,,,hehe
startin off from old gel,,i tape off the deck,,sand up to my tape,,primer,,take tape off,,<only do if someone else is paying for the tape,,,then i sand the area,,(bout 3" wider then ya stripe), then tape my stripe,,shoot the stripe,,untape stripe,,and retape,,leave a pubic hair width of stripe paint showing,,sand ya tape line,,then ya DA sanding,,cover your stripe,and shoot the hull color,,,,,now i prob will edit next time i read this after i see what i mixed up,,( wind blowing 60mph,,and sand feels like needles,,so i taking rest day off hehe )
edit 1,,,,,call me Jim,,,i feel like my mommy is scolding me,,hahaha

 

Now I'm confused

Are you saying that you would paint the stripe first?

cause I would think of the stripe as a finishing touch type detail????

It's 70 degrees here. perfect day sun, no wind, blue sky too bad it won't last. cold and raw tomorrow high near 45 ain't we lucky?

 

o.k.,,,instead of edit,,,,when ya do the sanding next to tape on the top of the stripe(talking right handies heh) you can use your right hand,starting on ya starboard side,,and fold ya da paper in half,,use your "pinky" finger,have ya pinky half on paper, half on tape,,and with about 15 minutes of practice,,its fast and easy,,but be SURE not ta hit ya tape,, if ya do, and gouge the tape,,cut it out and replace tape,,,,,need to REALLY stress to press ya edges down,,,20 times hehe

 

ya,,,i always paint my stripe first,,gives a crisper look to me

 

i forgot to add,,,,when ya paint the stripe,,,,after taping off,,,make sure you cover ALL the "extra" sanded piece off

 

Jim,
I guess we can let him in the club, but his work is still not roll and tip quality. The Pics look familiar?

 

wait till i get it outside
thats not far yours is in natural light

lol

let me in what club
did i win somthing

 

--and mine's bigger--

 

best just keep that to yourself
you never know

lmao

 

I have a tendency to let out more info than is needed--

Nice work though. I'm the nut cracker in the forum, because my work is all roll and tip. I'm due east of you on the opp. coast. Nice to have a newbie to help out with questions. Up until now it seems that Jim was fielding all the spray questions and I got all the other amateurs like myself.

 

hehe....all ya gotta do Kapt. is tell them ya get more "fumes" snailing,,,hehe
im starting to rethink the "i gotta try it once" thingy,,,,too many questions,,,like,,,how do ya roll?,,( i roll em fat ) hehe

 

oh so you been teaching them how to roll and tip

ill tell you man
i suck at that
i seen it done a few times but only by old old timers
and from 2 ft or less you could not see one brush mark

 

Give me a minute, too much tape

I'm lost. Can I get that tape thing again?
HAHA, "I roll em fat", you guys are killing me......ah ****.
Grady, see what spraying awl-grip will do to ya.