Best liquid masks?

DoogsATX-

the Incredible White Masking from Hobby Lobby:

1. does this work well on Clear blisters and canopies (dipped in Future)?

2. is this brushed on by hand in thin coat with natural or synthetic brush?

I'm not having the normal patience/success with Scotch Blue so far and this may be a better option for me as I am working on a Revell/Monogram B-29. Looking at other options or should I try frog tape on the blisters and nose glass?

Thanks.

I'll have to give it a whirl on a spare canopy.  Tape, and me.........become a real mess.

Sure could. BUT it's very hard to get it to behave in a controlled manner, so I imagine it'd be a failure at the frames. But as a fill mask? Certainly.

Are you saying that regular rubber cement can be used to mask canopies?

I used it over Tamiya without incident...but yeah as with anything test to make sure it'll work without ruining your build!

"Incredible White Mask Liquid Frisket" also contains ammonia, along with latex, so I would be cautious about using it over acrylic.  Test first.

By the way, DoogsATX, you talked me into it.  I decided to splurge and bought a bottle today.  I have high hopes....

For big areas you can also use rubber cement. It's not very controllable though so I wouldn't use it to mask a hard camo line or anything like that.

A little goes a long way with it...and it's definitely one to use the perpetual 40% off coupon on...

I found the "Incredible White Mask Liquid Frisket" that DoogsATX recommended at Hobby Lobby today.  Sounds good and I trust his recommendation, but yikes, they want $15 for that little bottle.  As infrequently as I use liquid mask, I passed on it.  I'm going to test that "Tacky Glue" on a scrap part and see how well it works.  I'll let you know.  A big squeezable bottle costs only a few bucks.

That's one thing you need to watch if you're using acrylics. Some of the "name brand" masking agents eg Humbrol Maskol and Gunze "Mr Masking Sol Neo" are not friendly to acrylics and if applied too heavily, will eat the underlying paint for breakfast. They can be used successfully if applied in thin layers though.

Humbrol Maskol has a very strongly offensive odour but the Gunze product has no discernable odour at all.

Texgunner

Matt, have you any experience with Ambroid liquid mask?

Gary

I sure haven't Gary, but I would like to.

I'm in need of some new stuff, since mine has dried up a bit.  I was looking in the art isle at the hobby center, and opened a bottle of cream colored stuff.  I took a whiff and it reeked of ammonia!  I doubt it would be good on acrylics.

m@

try Humbrol Maskol. It works great!

Matt, have you any experience with Ambroid liquid mask?

Gary

I've had similar experience with Micro Mask.  It came off my bare plastic canopy, but not off model master enamel.  I haven't tried it on acrylic paint.

Why do you HATE Micro Mask?

When I was building my 1/144 MiG-21s I needed a liquid mask to do the camoflage and so I went on a hunt (since I HATE Micro Mask with a passion). After much testing, I landed on this stuff (which you can find in the painting section at Hobby Lobby):

It's basically latex. Masks very well and comes up very easily without marring anything underneath. You don't have to soak it in water or scrub at it or pick at it. 

I will say that I'd advise rubbing it versus peeling it, since the stretching can cause any paint that's "on the line" to flake and fracture a bit when it goes all elastic.

After the results I got on the MiGs, this stuff is now my masking fluid of choice.

There is a product called "Tacky Glue" that looks like Elmer's but stays rubbery when it dries.  I haven't tried it as liquid mask, but I'll bet it would work fine.  Hobby Lobby sells it.

Bearcat57

I find that plain old slightly diluted white glue works just as well and costs a lot less.

Could you describe that process?  That sounds interesting.

I've had good luck with a product called "FasMask". Its  baby blue and looks like a really thick Elmers glue.

$14 for a 16oz bottle. Way more than I will ever use.

I suspect it is closely related to white glue. Maybe something added to make it a bit more "rubbery"!

I found it with the remote control car supplies of a hobby shop, not in the model section.