Fine line tapes

[customcarpainter]

What brand fineline tape does everyone use?I've always used the blue 3M brand,but I know their has to be a better quality product out there.

[STOUT]

I like the green Colad tape. I believe it's made in Germany. If I'm laying out flames, pulling the tape up and putting it back down a lot, it seems to be more forgiving than the 3M. It will continue to stick when the 3M seems to give up.

[zopi]

I've been using yellow Colad..I like it..doesn't stretch as easily as the 3-M,
and doesn't seem to pop up in the turns as much....

[Burton]

I've stuck with 3M but I'm going to be trying the Colad soon now! Any good suppliers for this stuff.... I hate getting 2 year old tape.

[DocCyber]

I dont use the plastic much........i learned years ago on the beige and they make a green paper like the ol days.........so ive been using them........i like the tight corners you can get without the plastic fighting the corners.......and the green is a nice green so your tape looks neon.....hehehehehe.

ill use the plastic for long and straight...the green for everything else.

[Hi Rise]

I have been using the yellow Colad.It's half the mil thickness of the blue fine line.also cheaper especially in Canada,as we're paying 12.50 a roll for blue fine line.It also gives you less paint edge.You can get it from me for the Canadian guys or for the guys in the US from Innate Technologies.

[revvin kevin]

I too have used the blue 3M in the past but just tried the yellow Colad after reading about it online. I like the way it makes tight bends much better. Just ordered a resupply from innate.

[Mike K]

I use the 3M 233 green tape as well and it's cheap compaired to the blue.
I found some "blue" vinal tape at a place I buy some of my supplies from localy that's called American FM.71 made by Intertape polymer group. It's actually a nice tape and cheap,$4.50 for 1/8". As good or better IMO than 3M.
I'll check out the Colad as well,been seeing it on some other peoples projects on the web and wondered what kind it was. Thanks.

[madkeltic]

So far the green 3m has given me the best results. The 3M blue vinyl fineline seems to be the easist find, but I am not a huge fan of it. I would like t otry out the Colad brand fineline, But I have never clue as to where to get it.

Last april at the getaway automotive class, Steve Vandemon was using a beige fineline tape, I believe he was referring to it as Crepe Tape. I was able to hold on to the one rool I was using during the class. but no one ever seems to know what I am talking about when I ask for it.

[Ryszard Janusz]

Hey i dont know about you guys but the beige 3M fineline works good and leaves no residue behind as the blue one does but heres my problem. I notice when i do real tight curves with the beige one it tends to lift and not want to stay down. That is where i like to use the blue because that will stay down better and longer when doing real tight curves. Does anyone else experience this? If i am doing flames and larger type stuff i like to use the beige.