Ideal for precise and intricate masking for modelling, airbrushing, arts, craft, hobby and smaller DIY tasks. This flexible acid-free tape is designed to follow curved lines and contoured surfaces without creasing, tearing or paint bleed. I tend to leave masking tape in place for prolonged periods and every other brand I have tried tends to become more difficult to remove the longer it's left in place.

I won't go back to masking tape, which I find too tacky, even when you use the trick of sticking it to something to remove some of the adhesive.Apply the tape to a variety of curved and flat surfaces and is easy to remove after the painting process.

To provide the distinctive gloss of the bodywork, we have created a special lacquer formula with the accompanying catalyst and thinner. Its also worth putting a 45º angle cut on the tape, this will enable you to get the tape right into the corner of the canopy frame. If these areas are relatively shallow you can also use masking fluid as shown on this Revell 1/144 scale FA-18E super hornet.A-Stand products dry to the touch in a short period of time of approximately 30 minutes, depending on the amount of paint applied, ambient humidity and temperature.

It can also be used by advanced painters taking advantage of its unique properties to mark shadows and volumes, blend and glaze colours with ease, bring out the details of your figure quickly and use it as a starting point for more professional painting. e away from the masking tape boundary – This will minimise the risk of paint seeping under the tape. Dipping Inks – Dipping ink semi-transparent paints help you to shade your figures more quickly and easily over a single coat of paint. Masking tape is one of those items that will usually cause immense irritation when a poor quality product is used. I have to say I am not a massive fan of this method and I don’t think it gives as neat a finish as the masking tape, although it can be very useful on radiuses!No criticism of the techniques in this post, but I would like to remind people that scalpel blades are restricted items under the Criminal Law Act and cannot be sold to persons under 18 years of age, nor should any child under that age be left in possession of such items without the supervision of a responsible person over 18. I could possibly brush paint the parts instead of masking, but with my brush skills I think it would be best to mask the area. In model making we thin our paint a lot, the paint will leak under the tape edge and you’ll end up in a mess! Tamiya introduces its highly popular masking tape in a new and handy way to mask off larger areas in the painting process, for example R/C car bodies.