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I used "Chartpak" tape for my road striping. After applying it I gave the street a quick light coat of "Dullcote" to kill the shine and seal the tape edges. The Chartpak tape is available in any good office supply store in a wide variety of colors and widths suitable for all scales. I used yellow for the center lines and white for crosswalks and parking slots. I used the width closest to 4 scale inches wide. Depending on your modeling era, you may want to check some photos from your era and area, since markings common today may not have been in use yet if you are modeling an earlier time period. For example, the right edge "Fog lines" were not common in my area until the early 1960's. Also, the on-the-pavement "School Ahead", "RXR", "Stop Ahead", "Left Turn Only" etc. warnings were not used in my area since they were covered with snow a good part of the year. I believe many of the current markings are the result of good ol' Federal regulations in an effort to standardize markings nationwide. Some local variations may still exist. Hope this helps. Ron H.
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