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Nice!!

I thought I was the king of cheapos using corrugated cardboard and nicely print-patterned duct tape, but with how nice these look, you won!
I like how you got the arc with no kinking. Looks very $$ boutique

Thanks!
On the bending I chanced onto a technique. You lay the strip on top of a tire, and with your thumbs bend it very slightly exactly where it parts ways from the rubber. When it's laying flat on the curve, rotate the tire and strip together and repeat.