Eduard canopy masks?

They work perfect. Buy as many sets as you can and don't look back.

Yes they work well with patience and practice,not automatic for sure.

Its going to cost me around $16 bucks delivered  for this set, which is not cheap,  so I'm hoping it would be more automatic than the tedium of cutting custom masks at this scale, and provide a better result.

Also I'm presuming you can burnish the masks with a toothpick without destroying them? Then get them off without scratching the canopy.

Thanks for the input.

Yes, they do work quite well, a bit of exceptional care is needed when placing to ensure accurate positioning, but the practice becomes intuitive very quickly. I liku'm.

But, I also am used to just using thinly sliced bits of tape, trimmed to size, good way to pass the time in the evening, (beats TV,) and is a lot less expensive with same results, even more satisfaction. Montex works well for me too.

Patrick

They are well worth any price if you ask me. Burnish down with a toothpick. They come off very easy and leave no residue.

Another tip- after you burnish them in place, lightly brush a line of future / pledge / clear acrylic along all the edges, to prevent any paint seepage under the masks.  Works very well.

Thanks Guys,

I usually will future a canopy before masking either because the mold line has been sanded out or in the case of the A400 just to get a more realistic glass-like look.

So once I set the Eduard masks after doing this.....If I hand paint a small line of future to seal the masks (sounds like good idea).......won't that make removing them very difficult if not near impossible?

Wilbur Wright

Thanks Guys,

I usually will future a canopy before masking either because the mold line has been sanded out or in the case of the A400 just to get a more realistic glass-like look.

So once I set the Eduard masks after doing this.....If I hand paint a small line of future to seal the masks (sounds like good idea).......won't that make removing them very difficult if not near impossible?

You know, to each his own, but if you ask me, don't seal the mask with future. It does nothing for you, except make a mess. No need to seal the mask edges down. Just burnish them down well, then lightly airbrush the color on. 

I second Nathan's post, the masks make for a very tight and well sealed edge if burnished down. I tried the Pledge bead, it MOSTLY worked as intended, but in places the pledge stayed on the paint and pulled away from the tape. I had to carefully slice along where the edge was, to cut away the remaining Pledge overlay. It turned out OK, but not great, looked a bit rough up close.

Maybe I didn't do it as well as others, they seem to have good results with the pledge bead, but I have yet to have a mask leak anything under the edge.

Patrick