Tamiya Sprays

[MILD]

Gentlemen, I am in the process of spraying my Revell 57 Black Widow and was wondering how long I should allow the paint to cure before masking it off in preparation for the final black coat over the remainder of the body. The paint is a TS Pure White straight out of the can which I intend to cover completely so I guess the paint would require a reasonable amount of time to cure so that the finish isn't damaged.

Thanks in advance.

[MILD]

Any takers?

The paint is touch dry and a couple of days old- probably 48 hours to the minute. Should I let the paint degas further or will I be safe to apply the tape on it now?

[Agent G]

You should be good to go with a ricepaper tape like Tamiya's masking tape. I always have issues with blue painters tape leaving residue on Tamiya spray no matter how long I let it dry.

G

[MILD]

No worries G- thanks for the reply.

[ewaskew]

When I do paint a two tone I waite a week or more.

When you tape it off spray a clear coat first before the color your using'

to seal the edges of the tape so it will give you a clean line and

not bleed under the edges.

If your tape do's leave a residue on the paint,let it dry then clean it with dish washing soap.

[Draggon]

Sniff it, and if it doesnt smell like paint you should be good. I second using tamiya tape. That blue stuff, as well as regular masking tape, seems to react to the solvents in newly sprayed Tamiya paint. Despite waiting a month, when I sprayed Tamiya over blue tape it seemed to melt itself into the underlying paint.

[Jon Cole]

Odds are, you are good to go right now. As previously stated, the “sniff test†is a good way to check for cured paint. As it dries, it “gasses outâ€; thus the reason you can still smell it.

Tamiya (again as previously stated) is good. Regular old Magic Tape can be used, as long as there are no compound curves to wrap around. It has to stick, and still be stuck 5+ minutes later.

I will use BMF right at the edge of the color separation, and use whatever to cover the rest… masking tape, tin foil, etc. Just be sure to apply the BMF last. That way, when you remove the foil, tape, and what not, it will lift up the BMF with it.