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Old 05-30-2007, 05:58 PM
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Re: masking techniques

Tamiya masking tape.When you need to curve it (like your Jordan sidepod) Use a steel ruler and a scalpel put the tape onto a cutting mat and cut it down to about 1mm-2mm.You will find it will bend very easily around curves and corners if you do this.I usually leave at least 20-30 mins before removing tape after painting sometimes longer (it depends on the paint) Too soon you will end up with a uneven edge,too late and the paint can be brittle and you'll get an uneven edge.Get some Micromesh 6000,8000,12000 sanding cloths and you can very gently sand the ridge between 2 colours to lessen it.
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