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I'm trying to trace the pattern of a French Spinner blade , place the pattern on Holographic tape and apply . My problem is the raised position of the blade to be traced. Ive tried placing masking tape over the blade  tracing the outline, then place the tape on the Holographic tape then cut the outline. The cut outs are good but not to my liking. Also tried placing the holographic tape on the blade and with a sharp razor cut the outline. I found it difficult to round the corners of the blade and keeping the razor in the proper grove. I know they sell them and they are cheap but colors are limited. I also like a good challenge. I'm opened to all suggestions. Thank you.

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Thank you for your reply, Its a good point, as it is there are no margins just the "top" part of the blade .If you look at the factory makes there are no margins. I've been sealing it with Flex Seal rubberized sealer. Very tuff, dries clear ,self leveling cheap. Only fault, dries over night. I'm going to try your way it may be better. thanks

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I have been successful by placing masking tape over the pattern trace out the design ,place the cut out on the tape, make the cut out a little larger then the traced form. By making the cut out a little larger your going to have an over lap  but just a slight one.  It's easier to find the border I trim with a sharp razor blade. A dull blade will bunch the tape. It's work intensive and slow. But, it works. I'm always looking for better ways.

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The silicone pad does a couple of things, the padding will help stabilize from moving and can take quite a bit of heat.

depending on the thickness and make-up of the holo-tape.... you can heat and form it to just about any shape then you can use a sharp razor to cut it out properly (always pull the blade towards the glue side from the non-glued side ) 

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