Where can I find original looking masking tape?

[soultan]

Hi,

I replaced my pickguard, but I can't take the masking tape off the old pickguard, as the tape wouldn't stick anymore. Where can I buy original looking masking tape for the back of my '76 4001?

Attached is a picture I found here in the forum.

[Kopfjaeger]

It's just regular plain ole masking tape. Do you want to age it to make it look vintage? if you are looking for "patina' perhaps a dab of brown shoe polish will work. If the patina is not important, regular masking tape, not the blue **** or the green "Frog" tape.

Sepp

[soultan]

It's just regular plain ole masking tape.

Thanks Sepp,

But where can I buy this kind of masking tape? I've almost searched the whole net and I didn't find anything that looked like this...

Mich

[Kopfjaeger]

Where are you? Most hardware stores, Home depots, Loews or places that sell house paint will have it.

Sepp

[soultan]

Western Europe. We don't have that kind of stuff in our stores here. We just have Tesa and that's not the same. Or funny colors masking tape. I need to order it somewhere on the net. What would be the correct width?

[aceonbass]

Try Scotch 3M #2050. That's what I've used. It's already kinda yellowed to begin with, and should have the correct patina in about 10-15 years

[soultan]

Try Scotch 3M #2050.

Great. Sounds good. I'll take a look at it. What width should I take?

Thank you

[soultan]

No, there are 3 different:
http://www.3m-buerosortiment.de/produkte/produktsuche

I don't have an original pickguard at hand now, but as I can remember, none of those have the correct width.

[Wiker]

Original tape on my 1979 is 24 mm.
http://www.amazon.de/Scotch-Greener-Mas ... 050+Scotch

[soultan]

Original tape on my 1979 is 24 mm.
http://www.amazon.de/Scotch-Greener-Mas ... 050+Scotch

Hi Wiker,

This is what I was looking for!

Thank you very much,

Mich