Aluminum Tape- Alternative To BMF

[Car Crazy 81]

I Came Across This Idea For An Alternative Of BMF Its Aluminum Furnace Tape Which I Found At Home Depot This Alternative Most Probably Has Been Done Before I Find You Get More Use Out Of It And Its Not As Flimsy.

[Jairus]

It's way too thick for small items in my opinion, but for chrome side trim... it could work. As long as the sticky on the back is good.

I have used aluminum foil actually... It was before there WAS BMF and I used gold leaf adhesion glue to keep it in place. The nice thing about thicker material is you can actually polish it smooth and shiny. But it won't conform to shapes as well as BMF and it will NOT stretch like BMF will for wheel well moldings.

You should have lots of different materials on hand for the various applications and effects they can provide. It's all about being a modeler....

[cruz]

I agree with Jairus, can't see anything working better than BMF, I have tried a few things myself and nothing else really works like BMF......

[evilone]

it works for bigger projects such as the big scale cars

but i use it when ever i run out of bmf

Edited July 7, 2008 by evilone

[Guest Davkin]

I'm a big fan of the aluminum furnace tape myself. I really haven't run into any situation I'd rather use BMF for. For me BMF is just loads of frustration.

David

[Brendan]

I used aluminum tape for making heat shields since it is quite a bit thicker than BMF. With it being thicker, it's excellent for exhaust shielding because you do want wrinkles in it and not for it to be smooth. I use BMF for more of the finer detail work since it's thinner and lays down better. Here's a picture of it on my Aston Martin on the tunnel.

[torinobradley]

I, too use both dependant on the object I want to cover or replicate. I also have the cruch bar wrappers and glue for it in my stash. Each has it's own strengths and weaknesses so use what suites you or your project best. All we need to do is find some Dynamat decals and we got some great looking deadener using the furnace tape. Many of us have so many different items and materials in our model building arsenal. From items from craft stores, fishing, hardware, dime-stores to every day parts out of pens, lighters, tire valves, electronics, toys, bubble packs, coffee stirs and so much more. If your like me, every day you see something that can be used some way to build a model.