{"id":2074,"date":"2017-01-26T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:56:12","slug":"how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to properly mask a car body for painting: tips and tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2074\" class=\"elementor elementor-2074 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;ac64d46&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=\"903\" height=\"604\" data-src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2076 lazyload\" alt=\"Mask car before spray painting\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 903px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 903\/604;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2076\" alt=\"Mask car before spray 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>Whatever kind of painting you have to carry out on the vehicle, the masking process is always the same. It\u2019s not a difficult operation, but it involves some tips and tricks that only the best professionals know. In this article, we deepen the most effective techniques to mask a car body for painting.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>First of all, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/automotive\/automotive-tape-refinishing-range\/\">provide yourself with the right tools<\/a>: a <strong>professional masking tape<\/strong> for the automotive sector, capable of withstanding high temperature, a roll of <strong>masking paper<\/strong> or, as an alternative, <strong>masking film<\/strong>. Films are most used to mask the upper parts of the vehicles, as they are easier to deal with than masking paper. Now, we can start to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting-tips-and-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mask the car<\/a>\u00a0body.<\/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-18905ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18905ba\" 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 Prepare the surface for masking<\/h2>\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><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/professional-car-painting-q1s-tips-for-a-good-and-safe-job\/\">Make sure to prepare properly the areas to mask<\/a>: they should be <strong>smooth<\/strong> and <strong>clean<\/strong>, <strong>dry<\/strong> and free from dust. Any dirt could compromise the effectiveness of the masking products, causing problems during the painting of the car body.<\/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-0413f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0413f05\" 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\">\n#2 Apply masking tape under the edges around the masking area<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614bc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614bc35\" 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 ready to employ <strong>masking tape<\/strong> on the car. There is a best way to perform this operation: unwind the tape and <strong>apply it under the edges of the area you need to paint<\/strong>: just make sure you use only half of the adhesive surface of the tape, letting the other half stick out from the edge, ready to be used for the next step of masking. We\u2019ll need it to apply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/automotive-masking-tape-paper-and-film-all-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">car painters masking paper<\/a>\u00a0on the vehicle. For small and narrow areas to protect, you can use the tape directly on the car.<\/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-e92ee6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e92ee6a\" 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\">\n#3 Use masking paper or film to cover nearby areas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65a793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65a793\" 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>Now, prepare masking paper or masking films for the protection of the surfaces around the area to paint. First, <strong>apply masking tape around the edges of the paper<\/strong>, letting half of the tape stick out; then, <strong>fit the paper on the car<\/strong>, matching the free tape on its edges with the one we prepared on the vehicle. The<b> best masking tapes for painting car<\/b> give their best performance <strong>tape on tape<\/strong>, in this step of the job.<\/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-321df42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"321df42\" 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\">#4 Use specific products for high precision applications <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3f08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3f08a\" 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>In some cases, we have to paint near doors, sunroofs, headlights or taillights. To protect these areas in the best way, you\u2019d better use some specific products: <strong>foam masking tape<\/strong>, for example, is perfect to protect door jambs and gaps, fitting perfectly the grooves of the car. To mask off rubber trims, preventing paint bridging, you can employ <strong>trim masking tape<\/strong>, a product specifically designed to be applied around the trims.<\/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-9fe9184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe9184\" 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<h4><strong>Are you looking after professional products for car masking?<\/strong><\/h4><h4><a href=\"\/automotive\/automotive-refinishing-range\/\"><u><strong>Check out all the masking solutions by Q1\u00ae Tapes!<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/h4>\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-5597343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5597343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/yN7U2rmqtkQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\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>Whatever kind of painting you have to carry out on the vehicle, the masking process is always the same. It\u2019s not a difficult operation, but it involves some tips and tricks that only the best professionals know. In this article, we deepen the most effective techniques to mask a car body for painting. First of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-properly-mask-a-car-body-for-painting-tips-and-tricks\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to properly mask a car body for painting: tips and tricks<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2076,"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":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074"}],"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=2074"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5881,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions\/5881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.q1tapes.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}