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                        Masking wheel wells and open cockpits

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Masking wheel wells and open cockpits
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 4:43 PM
                        What's the best way of doing this?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 5:22 PM
                        Masking tape and/or wet paper towel
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                        qmiester
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                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 6:09 PM
                        For cockpits my usual method is to insert dampened tissue paper (or brown paper towels) into the opening until the hole is filled. After the paint has dried, I redampen the paper and remove it very carefully with tweezers.
                        Quincy
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 9:55 AM
                        Jeff Gordon told me about using Silly Putty to fill wheel wells and such. Lay some paper towel in first to avoid removing any detail painted in. It can be used over and over. I haven't tried it yet, but he showed pics of one of his models with it in.Cool [8D]
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:20 AM
                        Wet paper towels? *smacks forehead* That would work so much better than dry paper towels!

                        Bill (who's is have a D'uh moment)

                        So long folks!

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                        mass tactical
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        Posted by mass tactical on Friday, August 5, 2005 7:18 AM
                        For shallow wheel wells I like Fun TAk. It leaves no residue and has very low tack. For cockpits, try a combination of using the suggested wet paper towels and Fun Tak.

                        Mike M
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                        9x19mm
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Phoenix,Az
                        Posted by 9x19mm on Friday, August 5, 2005 7:46 AM
                        Silly putty works great for wheel wells. I also use it to hold small parts while using my AB. I read somewhere here probally about using it for masking camo lines I havent tried this as of yet but I will some day.
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                        Jeff Herne
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Friday, August 5, 2005 11:10 AM
                        I actually work in the opposite direction...

                        I'll paint the underside colors first, including the wheel wells. Once it's dry and gotten a gloss coat (usually Future), I'll cut a piece of Glad Press n' Seal and put it down over the wing, making sure there's a fair amount of tension over the wheelwell area. Then, with a new No. 11 blade, I'll cut the opening for the wheelwell and spray the color.

                        I've never had any bad results...

                        Jeff
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 26, 2005 6:05 PM
                        Hey Jeff,
                        Have you tried the glad press and seal on clear aircraft canopies? Do you think it would work? I hate masking the clear round parts. It always seems to take forever. with the glad I could do the whole thing in a few seconds....
                        Maybe I'll give it a try on an old model.
                        thanks,
                        chrisj
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 8:25 PM
                        Has anyone ever tried using Parafilm?

                        eBay...Parafilm

                        Ron
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 9, 2005 9:58 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeff Herne

                        I actually work in the opposite direction...

                        I'll paint the underside colors first, including the wheel wells. Once it's dry and gotten a gloss coat (usually Future), I'll cut a piece of Glad Press n' Seal and put it down over the wing, making sure there's a fair amount of tension over the wheelwell area. Then, with a new No. 11 blade, I'll cut the opening for the wheelwell and spray the color.

                        I've never had any bad results...

                        Jeff


                        That is a very good idea, I'll use that on my Avro.
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                        tlivancso
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Connecticut, East of the River
                        Posted by tlivancso on Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:42 AM
                        I use the wet paper towel and masking tape for the cockpit. I have used silly putty for doing wheel wells, but never put paper towel in first. I use silly putty as a mask to paint camo schemes and have never had it lift the undercoat color.

                        Cheers,
                        Thom

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                        Tankmaster7
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:17 AM
                        hey wow, I thought I was th eonly one who used glad press and seal!! Guess not. But I use Jeff's method as well.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:26 PM
                        Originally posted by albinooscar

                        Has anyone ever tried using Parafilm?

                        I've tried Parafilm. It sucked! I'll stick to tape and liquid sealers.
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