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Posted by roony on Friday, January 4, 2019 11:09 AM

DasBeav
It will remove mask adhesive and paint. I just use a Q-tip or Tamiya mini swab?. I think I got it at Meier. I am sure Walmart or anything like that has it. If you are in America?.

I'm not American, but do have Walmart.  I'll check it out.  Thanks.

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Posted by DasBeav on Thursday, January 3, 2019 4:08 PM

It will remove mask adhesive and paint. I just use a Q-tip or Tamiya mini swab?. I think I got it at Meier. I am sure Walmart or anything like that has it. If you are in America?.

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Posted by roony on Thursday, January 3, 2019 12:24 PM

DasBeav

All good ideas! Goo Gone works pretty good for paint bleed touch-ups.

 

I've not heard of Goo Gone.  What is it?  Where can you find it?

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Posted by roony on Thursday, January 3, 2019 12:22 PM

Cadet Chuck

First, make sure the mask is burnished down well all around.  To prevent paint from seeping under the mask, I brush a thin coat of Future across all the edges, and let it dry well before painting.  Works for me!

 

This was my first use of masks.  I've always used Tamiya masking tape cut to window panels.  Masks must be a little harder to burnish down.

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Posted by roony on Thursday, January 3, 2019 12:19 PM

GMorrison

Like he said, soak it in windex, wipe it clean and start over.

 

You're assuming my second try would have been better?  

It was too late for that.  The canopy was glued and painted, clear and dull coated before the masks were removed.

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Posted by roony on Thursday, January 3, 2019 12:16 PM

German Armour
If you used future, you could just strip off the paint and future, or you could use a sharpened toothpick to gently rub off the paint.
 

Thanks, that would have been best.  I just hope I'll won't have this problem in the future.

 

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Posted by DasBeav on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 2:55 PM

All good ideas! Goo Gone works pretty good for paint bleed touch-ups.

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 1:50 PM

First, make sure the mask is burnished down well all around.  To prevent paint from seeping under the mask, I brush a thin coat of Future across all the edges, and let it dry well before painting.  Works for me!

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 12:10 PM

Like he said, soak it in windex, wipe it clean and start over.

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Posted by German Armour on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 11:41 AM
If you used future, you could just strip off the paint and future, or you could use a sharpened toothpick to gently rub off the paint.

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Masks
Posted by roony on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 11:39 AM

I'm building Tamiya's Il-2.  The kit comes with masks, a first for me.  I futured the canopy.  Let it dry and applied masks.  The first coat was the interior colour of the aircraft, I got bleeding under some of the masks.  To clean it, I used Tamiya's Thinner X-20,  but it was a lot harder than I thought it should be.  It would have been best to put on another coat of Future, 20/20 hindsight.  But is there a better way to clean panes on a canopy?

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