WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF JTAPE?

As professionals, you might see more and more customers coming to you asking for a two-tone paint job, but perfecting this technique will require some practice. It’s not as simple as just getting the two colours onto the car’s exterior – you’ll need to consider all the layers of paint involved in the job, from […]

Because heat is such a big presence in body shop environments, heat resistant tape is vital to have. This guide will run through the benefits it can have, along with the most common uses for it. High Temperature Tape Saves Time & Boosts Productivity Understanding how important it is for body shops to have this […]

Masking off specific areas of the car when painting or detailing is a super important step to remember, and this also applies to any windows. While it might be difficult to prevent marks and paint spots on the windows without masking them off, following the process should ensure you achieve a perfect finish regardless of […]

Utilising more efficient products is the first step to this, which is where we come in at JTAPE. With decades of experience manufacturing tapes for the automotive industry, we’ve created a range of excellent products to help body shops get the jobs done quicker and easier. Why It’s Important to Keep Your Body Shop Clean […]

Whether you’re protecting the car windows when hand painting, spray painting, or simply carrying out detail work – there’s a process to follow. This guide will show off our top tapes for masking off car windows before taking you through our simple step-by-step instructions for getting the job done seamlessly. Best Tape to Use on […]

Throughout this guide, we’ll provide you with our top tips for attaching car trims successfully, along with the tape you need to get the job done. Best Products for Reattaching Car Trim: What to Use A wide variety of tape types are available to use in the automotive industry. Whether they’re acrylic or foam-based, wide […]

Part of this restoration is the powder coating process, which involves covering the surface of your rims with a dry polymer-based powder mixed with curing additives, levelling agents, resin, flow modifiers, and pigments. The powder blend bonds to an electrostatically charged surface, and this is heat-cured in an oven or kiln. Under the heat, the […]

What did Wayne from Damage Undone Think of JTAPE’s Blending Tapes? In the December issue of Bodyshop Magazine pages 32 – 35 Wayne Beardmore from Damage Undone reviews the different products available on the market that he believes, provide the perfect soft edge finish – Click here to read the article. On page 33 of […]

What is Cloth Tape for? As the alternate name “duct tape” might suggest, this type of tape was originally developed for use as a joint sealer in ducts and air conditioning systems and as a result of that development, it has a high heat resistance and high levels of adhesion in order to stay in […]

Whether the aim is a full respray intended to make an older vehicle as good as new, or a custom paint job, using the right equipment means everything.  Precision masking tape helps achieve a great result because it protects the underlying surface and adheres closely meaning that there’s no bleeding. Precision masking tapes are about […]

Customising Tape – a type of masking tape that allows for specific areas to be protected – is a key part of the tool kit for a specialist customiser, and allows them to get the most out of their art. What is Customising Tape for? Customising Tape is a specialist protective striping tape that complements […]

What’s the difference? The biggest difference between painting a wall in your home, and the work done in an automotive paint shop is the kind of paint that is used, and the method of application. Domestic painting uses thick emulsion paints which are applied with a brush or roller, and while they dry to a […]