Trimbrite T9005 Black-Out Tape

I have used this tape for several years. As a working photographer, there are times that I want to black out the chrome or silver trim, logos, etc. on my equipment. In the old days, street photographers would just slap on electrical tape or black gaffing tape, etc. Usually left a sticky residue and a mess. This tape is GREAT. Goes on easily, STAYS on, and comes off easily if you decide to remove it. No residue left behind. The manufacturer ought to pitch this product to the photography market. I actually have used it on a car too. Years ago, used it to black out some bumper trim on an older Saab. Can't recall how well it worked on a car, but works great on photographic gear.

This is a semi-gloss black tape as described and not the glossy black version. It has reasonably good adhesive/adhesion be sure to clean the planned areas well, we also used rubbing alcohol as a final wipe to remove any oils/road grease. The tape is 1 3/8" wide and 20 foot length, it's not particularly thick - it's about half the thickness of typical vinyl electrical tape. One roll at 20 feet length is generally enough to do a single vehicle unless your blacking out all the door, window and windshield trim in which you could need 2 or 3 rolls. You can also find/ buy this product at your local auto parts store.

I bought the tape to easily hide the chrome molding on my Mini Cooper S since there is just a lot of chrome on the car. I figured this was a quick easy experiment to try before I really got into painting, plastidip, or 3M vinyl. I prepped the area (cleaned, dried) and cut the tape lenghtwise to fit the chrome molding. If you're careful you cut around to make a decent looking finish. My first impression is that this stuff is pretty easy to work with and I like the matte black color. From there I figured out this stuff doesn't really like drastic curves, only really flat spots. Also it seems very easy to scratch. The tape is pretty thick width wise but all you really can cover is thin trim, anything bigger and this isn't going to cut it. It's been over 2 months now with rain / freezing / 80 degree weather and its still held up. I haven't washed the car or taken it through an automatic wash (yes I know it's not good for the car) so I don't know the exact durability of it. Also you can pretty much just rip this off if you don't like it. Overall impressed with the price and ease of use. It's a good temporary fix but I'm thinking I will eventually find something more permanent.

Love this made my car look much better!

Great product! Initially bought to black out my window trim then later bought some more, then some more. Ended up blacking out most of the car. Did my roof rack, window trim, and mouldings. Only complaint or reccomendation is I wish they made a gloss black version or wider tape. Applied a month ago and it’s been holding up to car washes etc.

Don't even waste your time or money on this. It does stick really well but the fact of the matter is its tape. And that's exactly what it looks like on your car. I wanted to paint my chrome trim but I work a lot so I figured I'd try this to save some time of the prep work that comes with painting. Not only will I be doing that prep work and painting anyway but I also wasted my money on this crap. it looks good from about 15 feet away but as soon as you walk up on the car you can notice every seam and it looks horrible I'm sorry but for the same price almost you can go buy a can of paint put in a little prep work and it will look ten times better than this stuff maybe I'm a perfectionist or I'm too picky but I'm not going to drive my car around with it looking like it has tape on it it doesn't look good

While the item does the job on flat surfaces, you do not want to force this on trim that has any kind of corner since it simply won't conform. I spent a decent hour dedicated to applying this on right, but it wouldn't budge. It looked nice until it had to conform to the corner in the trim. I ended up ripping it off and just painting my trim black. I'll keep the roll for any friends that might want it. I guess it is worth keeping in the garage just in case. At least it was only a few bucks.

Wow. So I was really skeptical, and it's only been on for 3 days... but initially I'm impressed. I have some window trim on a 2004 E320 that was badly discolored from sun damage. They skimped on the UV coating apparently as all Benzes in the same years have black trim that turns goldish, purplish, faded silvery, or light black. All 4 pieces age differently so it looks pretty bad. I tried spray coating and all the masking is a pain. The tape however, I precut a few but it's better to put in on directly full width. When I applied the tape, I did a few inches (maybe 6-10) to make sure my line was correct. I then let the tape flow down on its own, like if you had an angle in a metal tape measure... you can adjust the bend in the tape measure by where both hands are... that's how I put down the vinyl tape. It does adhere smoothly that way. I also lightly brushed it with my finger tips to make sure it laid flat. I went back after with a cloth, pressing it firmly down. I used my fingernails to outline the edges I wanted to trim off. I could press pretty deep, so I could see the outline of the window trim piece showing through. I then used a no 11 exacto for a perfect cut all the way around. Any bubbles, I popped with the exacto slightly and pressed the air out. After a day, all the areas I popped were completely flat and it looks like it's been painted with matte black. Really good looking. I was very hesitant to put any "tape" on my car or alter the stock appearance, but this really looks good. We'll see how it handles a midwest winter though. Even then, applying once a year would be ok with me. Edit: 3 Minnesota winters later, it still looks great!