Trulers Layout Guides for Masking & Pinstriping

Trulers Layout Guides for Masking & Pinstriping

Trulers are flexible, low-tack layout guides that help you place clean, repeatable lines, curves, and patterns on models, helmets, panels, and craft projects. Whether you’re masking complex camo, lining a car body, or spacing rivets on a 1/24 aircraft, Trulers give you measurable reference points so tape and cuts go exactly where you want them—first try.

What you’ll find in this collection

Before choosing, here’s a quick orientation. Trulers come in sheets, strips, and specialty shapes so you can match the guide to the job.

  • Eighths & Sixteenths: printed tick marks for evenly spaced stripes, rivets, panel lines, and decals.

  • Skinny & Standard strips: straight reference lines for long runs on fuselages, car bodies, fairings, and boards.

  • Radius & Scallop patterns: pre-drawn curves for classic pinstripe flourishes and rounded corners.

  • Circle systems & MAG-10 circle magnets: quick circles and arcs; ideal for roundels, wheels, and hatches.

  • Paper & water palettes (compatible accessories): support clean, organized paint work around your guided masks.

Why Trulers?

Trulers use a removable adhesive that grips during layout but lifts clean from most painted surfaces when used as directed. Printed measurement grids and tick marks make spacing and symmetry simple, eliminating guesswork and re-do’s. They’re a favorite with scale modelers, sign painters, pinstripers, and custom painters who need accuracy without slowing down.

Tips for best results

Start with a clean, fully cured surface. Burnish masking tape against the Trulers’ reference line, then remove the Trulers before painting. For gentle compound curves, use Skinny or Eighths strips in short sections; for circles and wheels, switch to the circle guides or MAG-10 set. Test adhesion on a hidden spot when working over delicate or fresh finishes.

Popular use cases

  • Masking perfectly parallel stripes on car, bike, and aircraft models.

  • Lining up rivet rows, panel lines, and fasteners at consistent spacing.

  • Laying out pinstripe scallops, radii, and classic curves on helmets and panels.

  • Centering badges, logos, roundels, and wheel rings with the circle systems.

Compatible paints & surfaces

Use Trulers over fully cured lacquers, urethanes, and acrylics on plastic, resin, metal, and clear coats. Always de-tack on your palm for ultra-delicate jobs and avoid placing over uncured 2K or soft single-stage finishes.

Shop Trulers at SprayGunner

Dial in cleaner lines and faster layouts with the right guide for your project. Explore the full range—Eighths, Sixteenths, Skinny, Radius, Scallop, circles, and MAG-10—then add precision to your next build.