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    December 2002
Sticky fingers?
Posted by garyfo on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:47 PM
I was masking off a model last night for painting, and it seemed like every time I tried to put some tape down on the plane, more of it stuck to my finger than to the plane. The result was I had to keep taking it off my finger, readjusting it and so on.

Anybody know a trick to get the masking agent (ie-tamiy tape) to stick to the model, and not so much to the modeler?
Gary
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:58 PM
Are you sure you are using the right side of the tape???! LOL Just kidding! In fact, Garyfo, I've never experienced that problem. I've been using the Tamiya tape but I still prefer the much cheaper 'masking tape' that you'd find in any DIY stores... I can see how frustrating this could be though...!

Good luck!
  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
Posted by styrene on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:40 AM
garyfo,
You might try taking the end of the tape (hopefully the end you are handling) and fold over about 1/4" on itself, making a small tab. Now handle the tape by the tab, and you should be OK.
Gip Winecoff

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