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                        A touch up here and a touch up there...

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                        Lufbery
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        A touch up here and a touch up there...
                        Posted by Lufbery on Thursday, October 9, 2003 8:59 AM
                        All,

                        So I'm working on my model last night and I notice an area where I'd like to touch up the paint. I mask it off, paint, and then notice that some of my paint made it under the mask. Now I've got to touch up where I touched up. Tongue [:P]

                        I've had to do this a couple of times now, and it's usually not a big deal. Does this happen to any of you guys and gals?

                        Regards,

                        -Drew

                        -Drew

                        Build what you like; like what you build.

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, October 9, 2003 9:12 AM
                        Are you using an airbrush? If so, you might want to try free-handing it, if it's in a place where that's possible. Just huff on the tiniest dusting of paint over the offending area, in a tight pattern, with no masking. If the colors are dead on, you should see no lines or points of separation.
                        ~Brian
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                        mtollens
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mtollens on Thursday, October 9, 2003 12:26 PM
                        You can try sealing the masked area by spraying a light coat of dullcote or gloss coat to seal the tape from bleed under, then paint the area. I also use a pipe cleaner as a dabbing paint brush.
                        Max Tollens "plastic surgeon"
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                        Lufbery
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by Lufbery on Friday, October 10, 2003 8:25 AM
                        Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll have to give them a try. :D

                        Regards,

                        -Drew

                        -Drew

                        Build what you like; like what you build.

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