EUREKA! A GREAT CANOPY MASK...

Neptune48 wrote:

Goo-Gone on a Q-tip removes the glue residue without damaging paint or Future.  It's a citrus based product available at hardware stores. Nail polish remover is a diluted acetone with fragrances and skin conditioners, if I recall corrrectly.  I wouldn't trust it on paint or even styrene. I wouldn't rule out heat as the culprit for the BMF adhesive problem.  I keep mine in the house and only take it into the garage here in Phoenix when it's attached to a model and ready to paint. Hope this helps.

Hey thanks.

Got some Goo Gone already, will give it a shot.

Wow, Phoenix, guess you know a thing or two about heat.  But, hey, we still got 'ya beat cause as the old saw goes, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" (riiiiight) and we got plenty of that at 10 miles from the ocean, 10 miles from Lake Okeechobee and 10' elevation.  Still, somehow I think 110-115 degrees is still pretty darned hot! :)

Going to a regional model show/contest in Orlando this Sat.  Will get some more BFM, keep it indoors and see if it helps.

Thanks, again. 

MarkS1 wrote:

Hey Daywalker, I don't know but I was able to mask a 1/72 F-16 canopy with it.  I used multiple strips rather than one piece but I usually do that with BFM anyway. I've always used BMF for canopies, wheel hubs and anything requiring exacting masking. But it leaves glue residue which is a bear to clean up especially when it's on unvarnished paint.  Someone mentioned using nail polish remover (i.e.- mild acetone) to clean it up as it wouldn't damage enamel paints.  Can that be right since nail polish is...paint and enamel at that, I believe? Last night I tried to mask some wheels with BFM but the glue seems to be defunct.  Even on a new package I bought.  My bench is in my garage and it's now approaching 95 degrees daily here. Has BFM reduced the glue or can it be the heat ruining it? Thanks.

Goo-Gone on a Q-tip removes the glue residue without damaging paint or Future.  It's a citrus based product available at hardware stores.

Nail polish remover is a diluted acetone with fragrances and skin conditioners, if I recall corrrectly.  I wouldn't trust it on paint or even styrene.

I wouldn't rule out heat as the culprit for the BMF adhesive problem.  I keep mine in the house and only take it into the garage here in Phoenix when it's attached to a model and ready to paint.

Hope this helps.

Hey Daywalker,

I don't know but I was able to mask a 1/72 F-16 canopy with it.  I used multiple strips rather than one piece but I usually do that with BFM anyway.

I've always used BMF for canopies, wheel hubs and anything requiring exacting masking. But it leaves glue residue which is a bear to clean up especially when it's on unvarnished paint.  Someone mentioned using nail polish remover (i.e.- mild acetone) to clean it up as it wouldn't damage enamel paints.  Can that be right since nail polish is...paint and enamel at that, I believe?

Last night I tried to mask some wheels with BFM but the glue seems to be defunct.  Even on a new package I bought.  My bench is in my garage and it's now approaching 95 degrees daily here. Has BFM reduced the glue or can it be the heat ruining it?

Thanks. 

MarkS1 wrote:

Hey Daywalker, Just one thing I thought of and didn't ask the guy at Dixieart but should of.  How does it hold up with solvent based paints i.e. enamels and laquers?  It does appear to be a type of ultra-thin vinyl which might melt. I haven't actually tried it yet but just played with on an old canopy last night.  Will report back on that.

I used frisket when masking some 1/72 P2V-7s with good results using ModelMaster enamels.  However, I found it to be too stiff for compound curves, and too thick to cut in place.  I had to trace the edge on tape then overlay the fisket on a light table to cut it.  I'm surprised it would work for canopies.  I'm more comfortable with Bare Metal Foil, as it is so delicate that you can scribe it in place with almost no pressure on the knife blade, thus avoiding scoring the canopy itself.

Hey Daywalker,

Just one thing I thought of and didn't ask the guy at Dixieart but should of.  How does it hold up with solvent based paints i.e. enamels and laquers?  It does appear to be a type of ultra-thin vinyl which might melt. I haven't actually tried it yet but just played with on an old canopy last night.  Will report back on that.