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Eric Houser
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I've got a bunch of municipal vehicles to stripe with edge-printed reflective. I was using tape for my "guideline" but heard of another shop in the area that uses a rotary laser.

I hadn't thought of that before, but although I want the stripes straight, I don't want them level with the ground. I assume you can adjust the angle?

Does anyone here use one for striping?

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Eric Houser
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Jon Jantz
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We have a rotary laser, and I've thought of using it in that way, but never have... on ours you can adjust the angle.

I'm going to try it next time I need to do a lot of graphics on a vehicle...

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I use a dot lazer for striping over the road tractors and have used a rotary.
the ones I used were self leveling
another note for you.....red lazer does not show up
on black vehicles....

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Thanks for the replies guys. I still dont know if the laser would be a good investment just to do striping. Looks like a decent one will cost $500-$800.

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We have a cheap magnetic laser level that we use on vehicles. It is a bit difficult to o since it will hit only high spots but it will give quick reference points.

[ March 01, 2007, 10:28 PM: Message edited by: Bill Lynch ]

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