Paving Tape^™

Description

Use this adhesive-backed foam tape to create straight-edged forms for paving, even on curves. Model streets, roads, sidewalks and parking lots. Easy to apply and remove. Includes Spreader.

Roll makes a road approximately 15' long (4.57 m)

1/4" w x 1/16" h x 30' l (6 mm x 1.5 mm x 9.14 m)

Kit includes:

• Paving Tape 1/4" wide x 30' long x 1/16" thick (6.35 mm x 9.14 m x 1.58 mm)
• 1 Spreader

Safety Warning

-Model making product. Not a toy! Not suitable for children under 14 years!

-Produit pour le modélisme. Pas un jouet! Pas adapté aux enfants de moins de 14 ans!

-Producto para modelismo. No es un juguete! No adecuado para niños menores de 14 años!

-Modellbauartikel. Kein Spielzeug! Nicht geeigent für Kinder unter 14!

• I am trying to add sidewalks to my layout per instructions but the paving tape will not stick to existing Smooth It.

  Paving Tape will only stick to Smooth-It if it is dry. If the road feels cool to the touch, it needs additional drying time. Try placing fans in the area to speed up the process. 

• To make the roads and sidewalks do I have to remove the paving tape after the smooth it sets?

  Yes. After the Smooth-It is set, you should remove the Paving Tape.

• Do you have any products and / or advice for making crowned roads (higher in the center), gutters, manholes, and drainage grates along the curbs, as are typically found in larger towns and cities with storm drains?

  To model a crowned road, we recommend using our Road System. Use strips of Paving Tape to make a form for the road. Instead of using single-layer strips of Paving Tape as noted in the instructions, stack two strips on top of each to make the road twice as thick. Prepare Smooth-It per package instructions and pour into the form. Remove the Paving Tape after approximately 30 minutes, and then let the Smooth-It finish drying completely. It is dry when it is no longer cool to the touch. Sand and shape dried Smooth-It with 220-grit sandpaper into desired crowned road formation.
  
  

  To add gutters, create forms with Paving Tape after the crowned road is completed.
  
  

  To add storm drains, use a hobby knife to gently score desired pattern into dried Smooth-It. Work slowly to avoid cracking. Use pieces of styrene to create storm drain grates and manhole covers.
  
  

  Paint paved areas with Top Coat Asphalt or Concrete.
  

• Isn't the paving tape too tall for an n scale gutter?

  Paving Tape is a little tall for a true N scale curb. However, if a curb was made to actual N scale specifications, it would be nearly undetectable and extremely difficult to make. Practicality and forced perspective are guiding factors in modeling.