Liquid Masking Help

[2lapsdown]

Has anyone used liquid masking material? It seems like a good idea, but I don't know much about it. Thanks

[Scalper]

Has anyone used liquid masking material? It seems like a good idea, but I don't know much about it. Thanks

no not yet. but I am going to try the silly putty trick. may work the same even better from what I have read.

[outlaw035]

i used the liquid masking on my 55 chevy pu...when i removed the mask the paint came with it..

not sure what if anything i did wrong but prob wont use it again....

[MikeMc]

Yes I've used it....I will use it again...worked well for the job I used it for......I shoot lacquers.

Background: I wanted to paint the spokes on chrome wheels using Tamiya Smoke. It would be impossible to mask off the wheel and I didn't want to strip and spray everything.So.....enter Bob Dively liquid mask. I painted it on the rim and because its blue I could see it. I used 3 coats of mask let dry overnight and sprayed the smoke on...worked well on this job...I learned this from Zoom Zooms book as he did the wheels on a ford gt this way.

Edited March 23, 2010 by MikeMc

[Karmodeler2]

I have used the one from Micro Scale and it has worked very well. Make sure you give it enough time to dry before you start taping near it (if you tape) and enough time to dry before you paint. I used tape, placed on top of the paint mask, to remove it. I had no problems with it pulling up the paint. It did a great job.

David

[2lapsdown]

Thanks to all that responded. I think I'll give it a go.

[FordSixFour]

When using a liquid mask make sure that you paint it on the area(s) to be protected fairly thick. If you don't, the mask will be a real bear to remove. Learned this the hard way. Often I'll paint on at least three thick coats of mask and let it dry throughly. Then do my paint work.

[935k3]

One tip of warning. Do not use them with acrylic paints. They permently bond to them and will not come off. You can your own using white glue with food colring sdded so it can be seen.