Comparing JTAPE Fine Line Masking Tapes

When it comes to achieving razor-sharp lines, clean edges, and precise colour separation, JTAPE’s fine line masking tapes give professionals the control that they need. Each tape in the range is engineered for specific applications, meaning the right choice depends on your project, the materials you’re working with, and the conditions in which you’re painting.

Quick application comparison between our fine line tapes

Before we dive into the technical properties of each product, here’s a quick overview of our fine line tapes and their best uses:

• Purple Translucent Fine Line Masking Tape is a flexible fine line tape that is most suitable for highly complex designs, making it perfect for sharp contrast colours and smooth curves.
• 120ºC Lime Precision Masking Tape is a precision option with excellent UV resistance, best for multi-colour work, straight lines, and extended outdoor use.
• Green Fine Line Masking Tape is a versatile choice for both straight and flexible lines, making it ideal for striping, customising, and colour separation.
• Blue Fine Line Masking Tape provides strength and adaptability, performing equally well on straight runs and gentle curves, making it well-suited for customising and striping projects.
• Orange Fine Line Masking Tape offers a balance of flexibility and clean separation, making it especially effective for multi-colour applications and customised finishes.
• Olive Plus Fine Line Masking Tape combines strength with adaptability, making it excellent for detailed customising work and complex designs.
• Striping Tape is specifically engineered for long, straight lines such as coach lines and pinstripes, while the Customising Tape is a reliable option for striping, colour separation, and tailored designs, offering strength and consistency in demanding applications.

Comparing JTAPE fine line tapes in detail

To help you make the right choice, we’ve broken down the key properties and applications of each JTAPE fine line masking tape. Each product has its own strengths, whether you’re tackling detailed custom designs, striping, or multi-colour paintwork.

Purple Translucent Fine Line Masking Tape

JTAPE Purple Translucent Fine Line Masking Tape offers outstanding flexibility, making it the go-to option for intricate, curved designs where precision is essential. Its translucent construction helps ensure accurate placement, while its heat resistance and elongation mean it can adapt to challenging applications without lifting.

This tape uses a PVC carrier with a rubber adhesive, has a thickness of 130µm, and a peel adhesion of 7.0N/25mm. It can elongate up to 265% and withstand temperatures of up to 150°C for one hour. It is most commonly used for contrasting colours (yellow and green paint), colour separation, highly complex designs, and flexible lines.

120ºC Lime Precision Masking Tape

120ºC Lime Precision Masking Tape is a high-performance option for achieving clean, straight lines. Its washi rice paper carrier provides excellent edge definition, while its water-based acrylic adhesive delivers consistent adhesion with easy removal.

One of its standout features is UV resistance of up to seven days, making it suitable for exterior applications where other tapes may fail, and ideal for aerospace and marine applications. It has a thickness of 100µm, peel adhesion of 2.5N/25mm, and a tensile strength of 30N/cm, withstanding temperatures up to 120°C for one hour. It is best used for multi-colour applications, colour separation, straight lines, and prolonged outdoor use.

Green Fine Line Masking Tape

Green Fine Line Masking Tape is designed for flexibility and durability, making it a strong all-rounder in the JTAPE range. It can be applied to both straight and curved lines with ease, giving professionals versatility across a variety of paint jobs.

The tape is PVC-based and features a rubber adhesive, a thickness of 150µm, and a peel adhesion of 6.5N/25mm. It elongates to more than 100% and offers a tensile strength of 22N/cm, resisting temperatures of up to 150°C for one hour. It is most commonly used for colour separation, striping, customising, and both straight and flexible line work.

Blue Fine Line Masking Tape

Blue Fine Line Masking Tape combines strength and adaptability, performing equally well on straight runs and gentle curves. It is designed to provide crisp paint edges and clean separations, making it a reliable option for professionals working on customising and striping projects.

Made with a PVC carrier and rubber adhesive, this tape has a thickness of 150µm, peel adhesion of 6.5N/25mm, and elongates to more than 100%. It delivers a tensile strength of over 22N/cm and withstands temperatures of up to 150°C for one hour. Its typical applications include colour contrast, striping, customising, and both straight and flexible lines.

Orange Fine Line Masking Tape

Orange Fine Line Masking Tape offers an excellent balance of flexibility and clean separation. It provides crisp results for multi-colour applications, striping, and custom finishes, while maintaining strength under high-heat conditions.

It is made with a PVC carrier and rubber adhesive, measures 130µm in thickness, and has a peel adhesion of 6.5N/25mm. It features 140% elongation at break and a tensile strength of over 20N/cm, withstanding up to 150°C for one hour. It is especially well-suited to straight and flexible line applications, as well as striping and colour separation work.

Olive Plus Fine Line Masking Tape

Olive Plus Fine Line Masking Tape provides a combination of adhesion strength and flexibility, making it ideal for detailed customising work.

With a thinner PVC carrier and rubber-based adhesive, it offers a smooth application and reliable hold. It has a thickness of 110µm, peel adhesion of 7.5N/25mm, and elongation of 160%, giving it excellent handling properties. Its tensile strength reaches 30N/cm and it withstands up to 150°C for one hour. This tape is typically used for colour separation, customising complex designs, striping, and both straight and flexible lines.

Striping Tape

Striping Tape is engineered specifically for long, precise lines such as coach lines and pinstripes. Its embossed polypropylene carrier combined with a pigmented urethane pressure-sensitive adhesive ensures accuracy and consistency, even across extended runs.

With a thickness of 0.127mm, elongation at break of 600%, and tensile strength of 0.215kg/mm, it is built for both durability and flexibility. It can also withstand up to 138°C for 45 minutes, making it suitable for high-temperature baking processes.

Customising Tape

Customising Tape is purpose-made for flexibility and precision, offering professionals the ability to achieve clean edges across customised paintwork. Its PVC carrier and rubber adhesive provide consistent adhesion and clean removal, even under high temperatures. At 150µm thick, it delivers a peel adhesion of 2.6N/cm, elongation above 100%, and tensile strength exceeding 22N/cm. With heat resistance of up to 150°C for one hour, it is most commonly used for colour separation, striping, and detailed customising.

JTAPE’s fine line masking tapes give you the tools to achieve flawless edges, whether you’re handling multi-colour paintwork, striping, or highly detailed custom designs.

Explore the full fine line masking tape range here. If you need help choosing the right tape for your application, get in touch with us. Our team will be happy to guide you.