I didn't want to do another mask for the white under color of the roll pattern.
A piece of white (sprayed) decal paper was cut into a rectangle, long enough to do a full wrap around the tube.
TIP: Notice I set the white wrap "decal" about 1/8" down from the top of the body tube. This exposes a band of the aluminum paint and gives another color separation without masking.
Below the white wrap is a piece of paper divided into fourths for a marking and positioning guide. Pencil tic marks were lightly drawn on the dried white decal.
My favorite self adhesive trim material is Contact paper for blackboards.
Strips the correct width and length were cut with a straightedge and razor blade.
The pieces were lifted with the tip of my hobby knife and positioned over the pencil lines.
Don't burnish down the pieces yet, wait until everything is in place.
Two final horizontal bands were set over the vertical strips.
As mentioned in an earlier post, be sure to overlap the band ends. They could shrink up over time.
Check all pieces for straightness and burnish down. Be careful not to scratch the white decal surface.
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