Masking Panel Lines

[willster127]

I've found lots of how to's on painting panel lines but can't find one on how to mask them so that paint doesn't seep into them.

Are there any ideas from people to stuff them before masking or is it just a case of burnishing the tape really hard into the groove????

Help Please!

[dag65]

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Not sure what you mean, if the panel lines are masked off how do you plan on painting them???
Or are you talking about when you mask off to paint a car two colors??

[ProSStreet]

i dont get it either...

[nis.k.a.]

Maybe he means trim pieces? Like side moldings.

I know that doing a Panda AE86 is a pain in the ass to do.

I don't know....maybe I'm just blowing smoke as I too don't really see a reason to mask panel lines.

[Kurzheck]

I use a small dab of white glue in the panel line. Then tape over as usual, spray and unmask. It usually pulls off with the tape. If not just carefully pull it out with fine tweezers. This stops runs in the panel line.
Kurz.

[p9o1r1sche]

I assume you want to prevent paint from bleeding under masking via the panel lines. There are a couple of possibilities.

I usually burnish or push the masking tape down into the panel line using the back edge of a hobby knife. Seems to work okay.

Also, some people will mask and paint the original color again. Dont take the masking off. Then if the paint bleeds under the masking, it wont matter because its the same color as what's on the body. After drying, paint the second color. This should leave a straight line along the entire masking edge. I havent tried this second approach personally, so I dont know what problems may occur.

Another possibility is to put liquid masking into the panel line to fill it up, then mask with tape.

Hope this gives you useful some ideas.

[willster127]

Sorry for the vague question, I was pretty frustrated about it all!

You were right in thinking that I wanted the second colour not to bleed down the panel line over the first colour, I've had this happen and can't get rid of it!!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give the white glue one a go.

[David_]

hmm, this would come in useful for my ae86 two tone panda....

but if u do two tone, shouldn't u just do the part thats on top first, and then the part tahts on the bottom after the top layer dries.... taht way no bleediing into panel lines.... (maybe im thinking too constrictedly, maybe you want a lot of colours. i duno)

[dag65]

Now you make sense
Okay spray the light color first, mask making sure to burnish it down really well especially at the panel lines. Before spraying the second color mist on a few coats of clear, the dea being that if there is some bleeding its only clear. Let that dry and go on the second colr