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Ambroid liquid mask.
Posted by st_gorder on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:44 PM
Hey all;
Just got some of this stuff. Good, bad or indifferent?
Steve Gorder
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  • From: Nashville, TN
Posted by Cudamav on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:50 PM
Worked ok for me.
Just make sure you use a very thick coat or you will have a bit of trouble getting it off of very detailed areas. I still prefer masking tape for jobs that need a bit more precision, but it was ok for me for things like camo patterns or different color panels on sci-fi models, etc.

J
~Jason "Not all who wander are lost"
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:42 PM
Hi.

I use the stuff to mask clear parts, works very well. It allows you to cut out the framing and paint only that, without any paint where you dont want it.


Brian.
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    December 2002
  • From: Harrisburg, PA
Posted by Lufbery on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:18 PM
Yup, I really like Ambroid liquid mask. As other have said, be sure to use two coats.

Regards,

-Drew

Build what you like; like what you build.

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Posted by st_gorder on Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:11 PM
Thanks Drew, J, and Brian.
Anyone else?
Steve Gorder
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:47 PM
Never tried it, sounds good. I use PARMA goes on nice and thick and comes off real easy.
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:42 PM
I haven't used the Ambroid product, but have used the Microscale Liquid mask, which is essentially the same thing. Works OK, but I prefer tape or BMF for masking canopies.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 11:55 AM
I liked it. But lay it on thick is the key. It works if you put it on thin, but very difficult to get off. I recommend using those white testors brushes for applying it to large, open surface areas. I used a medium micro-brush for making the detail geometry I wanted.

What I liked most is that you can lay it down on a painted surface and it did not comprimise the look or leave a residue. I used it for the typical 3-tone german camo paint job on my 1:72 FW-190 over Christmas. Worked really nice to fill the open areas with tape and then use Ambroid to get the look i wanted on the color borders.
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Posted by st_gorder on Sunday, January 30, 2005 7:12 AM
Probuilder, Rick and Hammer110;
Thanks for the info.
Steve Gorder
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    February 2003
Posted by mass tactical on Thursday, February 3, 2005 5:46 PM
Just thought I would weight in on this one. I poured Ambroid into painted wheel wells thinking this would be great for masking them. When I was ready to pull out the plugs, made from Ambroid, paint from the wheel wells went with it. Lesson learned. Make sure your paint is really cured or you will have the same problemSad [:(]

Mike M
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    January 2004
Posted by st_gorder on Thursday, February 3, 2005 6:20 PM
Thanks Mike!
Steve
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Posted by mass tactical on Friday, February 4, 2005 12:20 PM
Steve: You are welcome!Smile [:)]

Mike
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