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  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:32 PM

Second for MicroMask, easy on and off, no residue to clean, plain old Scotch removable tape or Tamiya tape gets it with no damage to paint. If it's an older bottle it may be a bit thick and stiff, a bit of water as needed stirred in returns it to original state.

It's quite clear, not so easy to see the edge when applying. A bit of dark blue food color stirred in helps to make it more visible. It's been around for a long time, I like it.

  • Member since
    July 2019
  • From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Posted by Bobstamp on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:57 AM

I've found Mr. Masking Sol R to be very useful in filling holes or covering areas that will be cemented. Once it's dry, it can be removed easily with the tip of a pointed X-Acto blade or sharp tweezers. If you will be cutting the masking material, be sure that the blade you use is very sharp — otherwise it may drag the mask right off the plastic. 

There are two or maybe three different formulations. This is the one I use:

Mr. Mask Sol-R masking fluid

Bob Ingraham

Vancouver

On the bench: A diorama to illustrate the crash of a Beech T-34B Mentor which I survived in 1962 (I'm using Minicraft's 1/48 model of the Mentor), and a Pegasus model of the submarine Nautilus of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas fame. 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:55 AM

I use Micro mask. Though i must say i am not a huge fan of liquid masks. I have found them ok when filling in gaps in paper mask sets, but useing them as the only mask i have found them awkward to remove without scratching the clear parts or removing paint from the area i wanted the paint on.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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  • Member since
    February 2020
  • From: Idaho
Liquid Mask
Posted by Lonwuff on Monday, March 9, 2020 10:58 PM

Hi fellow modelers, I'm working on a plastic model kit that contains very small clear vision ports. I'm using acrylic paint and I figure a liquid mask will be needed since the coupala will be glued on before painting begins. There are so many brands to choose from and would like to know which liquid mask some prefer.

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