2 tone paint help

[supermod04]

as some may know i am getting ready to do a 2 tone paint on my f-150. the colors are lime pearl and silver. top green bottom silver. i have some regular tan masking tape, but i layed it on primer and the stick was to strong and peeled some primer, so i am thinking when i do my paint it will peel it! then i would cry!! what kind of tape should i use?

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the 2 tone. should i do just spray the top half green, leaving the bottom untaped (painting far enuf down to do the silver). then mask the top to create the 2 tone line and then shoot silver? or silver then green?

thanks!

[mike@af]

Tamiya Masking tape.

It doesnt really matter what order. I would put the green over the silver though.

[supermod04]

thanks mike. would blue painters tape work? or the masking tape for rc bodies. my LHS dont have tamiya things.

[pre98zetec]

Use regular old masking tape, Work's for me as long as I don't spray heavy, The blue painter's tape, Don't stick. So it will run under the paint easy.

[supermod04]

well i am going o do a few tests on scrap, primer and paint with old ugly paint. then then mask and see what happens, i am most likely am going to buy tamiya tape

[mike@af]

The blue painters tape sucks. Its horrible. When the paint doesnt run under it, it builds a thick line between the two colors from the mask. Sometimes wont stick, or will stick to well thus ripping the paint. Also the tape is really "fibery", so it tends to have some color filter through.


Just grab a roll of the Tamiya Tape. I bought mine 6months ago and have half a roll left. It last for ever. Definately worth the what, five bucks I think. Great stuff.

[supermod04]

thanks mike! i will pick some up