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WhiteTape for road marks

mobydopy · 2013-12-08 12:20:48

I am making a road model out of black acrylic for the road. I'm not sure what kind of white tape I should use for the road marks. Any help plz

08-12-2013 12:20pm

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mobydopy

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I am making a road model out of black acrylic for the road. I'm not sure what kind of white tape I should use for the road marks. Any help plz

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#2 09-12-2013 7:41am

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Why not use paint? Works ok on real roads

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#3 09-12-2013 9:41pm

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mawk wrote: »

Why not use paint? Works ok on real roads

I don't paint will work on a black acrylic sheet!!!

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#4 10-12-2013 12:22am

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Does it matter? Presumably the tape will not be subject to any stress and its primary function is aesthetic. So why is this an engineering question?

Use white electrical tape or go to your local arts/hobby shop and see what they have.

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#5 10-12-2013 10:12pm

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More of an Art question than engineering really, but you're best off to use white electrical tape, which you can pick up in a hardware shop.

Probably easiest to do a continuous white line, and then measure out strips and cut the tape with a Stanley blade. Try not to stretch the tape too much when you lay it down or it'll eventually contract to its original length.

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