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Gentlemen,
I have found a wonderful brand of painter's tape . . . Frog Tape. It is treated with a sealant that results in a razor-like edge with no run off underneath the tape. It does not remove paint from the masked areas, either! I have just finished using it and am extremely satisfied! I have never had a better waterline. This tape is sold at Walmart.
Bill
Note that the sealant is water actuated. That means it only works with water-based paints such as acrylics, not with enamels. For enamels I still prefer Tamiya tape. It still has to be sealed with a coat of the base color, though.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
I've heard of Frog tape, for use in house-painting applications....is it thin/flexible enough to use on such a small scale as modeling, Bill? I keep Parafilm and Tamiya tape on hand for masking.
Don, what do you mean about sealing with a coat of base color?
Thanks!
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Glad it works well for models.....Tried that stuff while painting my bedroom and living room and was furious with it. Guy at Home Depot swore to me up and down that I could use the tape without any sort of caulk sealant, using the whole "Wonders of the world we live in" approach. Got it home, burnished the tape hard and it still bled more than a Tarantino movie. I ended up going back to the blue tape + caulk method for the hard lines. Still have a roll or two of it lying around. I'll have to see if it works on my kits....
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David - what he's referring to is spraying a layer of paint over the tape once it's in place. There are two thoughts behind this.
1) spray clear to seal it
2) spray the same color that you just taped over, so that if it DOES bleed under, it's the same color.
I don't use this very often, preferring to just burnish really well. I want my paint perfect, and even the same color creeping under can leave a visible ridge, so I focus on burnishing the tape down well so there's no creep. I will sometimes paint a layer of the same color over if I'm having trouble with the tape or am feeling particularly paranoid.
Tracy White Researcher@Large
What I found to be impressive was that there was absolutely no bleeding, and it did not peel the underlying paint. It allowed me to paint a perfect waterline without damaging either the red of the hull below the waterline or the intermediate blue of my Measure 21 paint scheme. I have had no such luck with any masking tape that I have ever used, including Tamiya. This was flawless.
The problem with normal masking tape is that the new color may leak under the edges of the tape if it is not pressed down perfectly. The way to prevent this is to spray the edges of the tape with the color it is covering. Then, any paint that leaks under the edge will be the same color as what the masking tape is covering.
I agree that is good tape for masking. Hobby Lobby sells Frog Tape. I usually find it by the scrapbooking aisle.
I get mine from the Sherwin Williams store. I prefer the yellow stuff to the green or the blue.
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Tried the green Frog Tape once, other than the hard plastic case (which happens to keep the stuff very clean) I wasn't in awe of it, especially considering the price. Hercmech - it comes in a rainbow of colours? Will have to check for alternatives.
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Actually if you are masking over an already painted surface you need to use the yellow (for delicate surfaces). That is the one you will find at HL.
It's low tac allows for easy removal without messing the paint underneath and it leaves little to no residue.
Hercmech I get mine from the Sherwin Williams store.
I get mine from the Sherwin Williams store.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Funny- it is low tack for everything but the fingers! I get it off surfaces fine but it sticks like crazy to my fingers! I try to take it off with fingers on the other hand, and of course it sticks to those then. I go back and forth several times for each piece- especially real short pieces too short to stick partially to something else in waste can :-(
It does not want to stick to future coated canopies
Echo,
I have used the green without problems but I will try the yellow on your recommendation.
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