{"id":1778,"date":"2017-03-07T15:23:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:12:30","slug":"three-masking-products-you-need-for-a-perfect-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/three-masking-products-you-need-for-a-perfect-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Masking Products You Need for a Perfect Job!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1778\" class=\"elementor elementor-1778 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5c9a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5c9a09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;a37fa39&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44614e5\" data-id=\"44614e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cddad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cddad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"551\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/how-to-tape-a-car-for-painting-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713 lazyload\" alt=\"masking a car before painting\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 924px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 924\/551;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/how-to-tape-a-car-for-painting-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713\" alt=\"masking a car before painting\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78cdae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b78cdae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Automotive professionals are keenly aware of the integral role that masking tape plays in the outcome of a good paint job. But not everyone knows what the market offers for specific applications such as rubber trim masking and jambs protection. Here is a brief guide on how to tape a car for painting using the right masking product\u00a0for every surface.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7560513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7560513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Automotive Masking Tape<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c2e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c2e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s start with the basics. For most surfaces, the perfect masking product is a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/automotive-paint-masking-tape-and-other-solutions-for-car-masking\/\"><strong>regular automotive masking tape<\/strong><\/a>, that you can use to protect <strong>wide<\/strong> and <strong>narrow surfaces<\/strong>. To tape a car for painting with this product, just proceed with the following steps:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b727855 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b727855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>To mask off wide areas:<\/strong> apply the tape in combination with <strong>masking paper<\/strong> or <strong>masking film.<\/strong> This procedure involves tape on tape applications.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>To protect narrow surfaces,<\/strong> you can apply the tape directly on the car, <strong>using it alone.<\/strong> Take a look at the picture below, showing a typical example of direct application of masking tape:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec111e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec111e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"753\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Q1_Tapes_00188_bis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1790 lazyload\" alt=\"Side mirrors taped and ready to be painted\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 988px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 988\/753;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Q1_Tapes_00188_bis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1790\" alt=\"Side mirrors taped and ready to be painted\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe5a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe5a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You must thoroughly <strong>clean and dry<\/strong> the areas where you plan to\u00a0apply the tape, and make sure\u00a0they are free from dust. If you are drying the paint in a booth cabin,\u00a0choose a <strong>high temperature resistant tape.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72320c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72320c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 Trim Masking Tape<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef713d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef713d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-use-trim-masking-tape\/\"><strong>Trim masking tape<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0features a <strong>short plastic band<\/strong> on one edge, designed to ease its application inside the thin grooves of <strong>rubber trim moldings<\/strong>. If you have to mask off head and taillights, sunroofs and windscreens, trim masking tape is an ideal choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea21390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea21390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Q1-trim-masking-tape-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1792 lazyload\" alt=\"Q1 trim masking tape applied to window screen\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Q1-trim-masking-tape-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1792\" alt=\"Q1 trim masking tape applied to window screen\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886396b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"886396b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3 Foam Masking Tape<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85284a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85284a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We are at the final step of our guide on <strong>how to tape a car for painting<\/strong>: protecting <strong>door jambs<\/strong>, <strong>bonnet gaps<\/strong> and <strong>A-posts<\/strong> from overspray and paint bridging. Applying regular masking tape in these areas is not recommended. The best solution is to use\u00a0a special <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-use-foam-masking-tape\/\">foam masking tape<\/a>. <\/strong>This product\u00a0perfectly fits the grooves and apertures preventing the paint from bleeding through. Its application is easy and swift, as shown in the below image:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6731c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6731c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"678\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/3_Q1_Tapes_FoamMasking_00042.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1795 lazyload\" alt=\"Foam masking tape applied to car door gap\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 930px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 930\/678;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/3_Q1_Tapes_FoamMasking_00042.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1795\" alt=\"Foam masking tape applied to car door gap\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4035728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4035728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This product line is\u00a0<strong>highly conformable<\/strong> and easily adheres with a simple touch. It\u00a0perfectly fills the gaps, leaving no leaks for the paint to filter through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive professionals are keenly aware of the integral role that masking tape plays in the outcome of a good paint job. But not everyone knows what the market offers for specific applications such as rubber trim masking and jambs protection. Here is a brief guide on how to tape a car for painting using the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/three-masking-products-you-need-for-a-perfect-job\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three Masking Products You Need for a Perfect Job!<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1778"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11618,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions\/11618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}