[29FordGuy]

I seriously considered doing the pinstriping myself - getting the right brush and practice, practice, practice, but decided to try the tape and was very pleased. The key I think is removing the tape very soon after applying the paint so that the edge rounds. I do not think it is awful looking and have had many many good comments on it. Maybe if there is a down side to the tape it is because the edge and thickness of the line is too perfect. If I did it by hand I know it would have more irregularities. But, the biggest reason I chose to go with the tape is that I do not have the steady hand that I used to when I was younger. It is a curse of old age! So I think that both techniques can produce a very fine job and if you can do it by hand yourself then I envy you. And if you need to resort to the tape, then that is fine too. To each his own .....