As shown in an earlier post, I stuck tape strips on my glass patio door and cut them to the right width. Looking at the catalog picture, I'm guessing it's about 3/8" wide on all the strips.
The top stripe is standard black electrical tape simply wrapped around the top of the tube.
The second white stripe isn't tape, it's just the painted white body tube. I left 3/8" blank space between the top black and the next red stripe.
Enlarge the picture and you can see the pencil line below the horizontal red stripe.
This is my center mark for the diagonal red barber pole lines. All tape stripes are cut long. This gives you more to hold on to when placing it. It'll take a few tries to get the line straight and smooth.
TIP: When using vinyl or electrical trim tape, don't stretch it when laying it down. It'll shrink back and could leave gaps after you trim it off. You're better off leaving a bit of overlap where pieces meet. When done correctly, the overlapping tape won't be noticed.
Here's the other red barber pole lines in place from pencil mark to mark.
Notice the piece of paper rolled and taped aound the tube. This is a simple guideline used when laying down the horizontal stripes. It helps keep the taped lines straight and matching up when you get around the other side.
The barber pole stripes were trimmed back a bit and the ends were covered by two more black stripes, one on top and one on the bottom.
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