meeting of the minds - masking help

[Starry Eyes]

While waiting for other things to dry I started tinkering with the interior of the Green Hornet ... I had some Valspar Kustom color mixed up to replicate the sparkly green for a pleated seat .. I've tried para-film for masking and Micro Mask .. and let's just say the seat is in the purple lake as we speak ..
The paint color is dead on as far as color but I'm having a bleed through problem next to the pleats .. I've even brought out the 3M fine line blue tape ... Damn ! there's always a hangup eh? Any tips would be greatly appreciated .. mean while - back to the drawing board ..

Starry Eyes

[Brandon]

Score a trough around the edge for the paint to seep in to... or spray it and hand paint the rest. I have used petroleum jelly as a mask on bicycle parts just to see if it would work after reading about it online... it actually worked okay. Might work on something with texture like seats...

[howardcohen]

You can use BMF for masking. Instead of throwing out the scraps when you foil, save them and use them for masking. You can overlap, cut or do anything you want with it. When the paint is dry, just peel it off.

[RatRod]

Try using Plastikote white sanding primer under it, I haven't had problems with painting contours, or pleats using it!!! Groucho's idea of using BMF as a mask is a good one too!!

[Starry Eyes]

Thanks for the tips fellas .. ;D

[Tim Nolan]

Chuck, arent the seats that funny vinyly plastic? Or is it the seat base? I don't think anything works on that vinyl plastic as far as painting it!

[bobpaeth]

Assuming that you have the edges down completely, the old stand-by cure is to paint the masking tape with clear. The clear seeps under the tape but does not show but does seal the edge. When the clear is dry spray on your color.

Remember, also, if you have the right color and want to tone down the shine, just add talcum power to the paint, more talc means more dull. With this method you can use a brush and you will not leave brush strokes.

bob

[hammerz]

I have tried white school glue for masking, like a liquid mask film. Just brush on two good coats, make sure you do not trap air bubbles in it. Then use a sharp blade to pick out the area you want to paint. Works well for tailgate letters, or even pleats on seats and door panels.

[scurvy]

Like Bob said, you can use clear or the color that's under the masking tape, and then shoot that. If anything bleeds under the tape, it won't show, and it seals the seam against your new color. This method has always worked for me, but you may want to carefully score the edge with a new hobby knife blade before you remove the tape, as this adds another coat of paint's thickness to your new coat over the parting line.

[Starry Eyes]

Well, I've file 13'd the brush on Micro-Mask .. and the BMF isn't sticking as I suspected because of the type of plastic .. I wanted to 2-tone the seat in the pleat area silver/green ... I'm still doing some R&D .....


Starry Eyes

[Tim Nolan]

I think your going to be lucky if anything sticks to that vinyly plastic Chuck. I believe Scurvy said he had tried all kinds of paint and nothing worked, so he stretched Mexican blanket over his!

[scurvy]

If it's the Lindberg kit, I cut away most of the interior tub and covered the bench in fabric, because not even vinyl paint would stick to that crap.

[scurvy]

scurvy said:

If it's the Lindberg kit, I cut away most of the interior tub and covered the bench in fabric, because not even vinyl paint would stick to that crap.

The 1:1 car had a vinyl seat that was suspended like a hammock in the roll bar, and had vinyl panels that snapped in to fill the spaces between the body and the frame. Why are you bothering with the bench seat?

[Starry Eyes]

No bench seat .. one bucket only utilizing the floorbaord for the Big Drag! .. it's the Monogram kit of the Big "T" .. and after much thought I found a way to get paint to stick along with BMF ... Remember those "cheezy" vinyl "slick" looking inserts in those cars in the 60's? .. Well, here's the best I could do .. I brushed on some slow flash reducer and it made for some light etching on the seat pleats .. I masked it up with some 3M fineline bluetape and good ole 3M masking tape and airbrushed all the pleats .. once dry I came back with BMF and staggered every other panel also covering the piping around the insert .. Comments please ?

I also lost the blower scoop for a flat syle similar to the 24th scale kit of the G.H. Don't pay any attention to the rubber band on the windshiled .. it's holding the glass in place while the glue dries. A few more added details like the rear bumper, tail lights, rear license plate and roll bar (thanks again RatRod) and I'll be home free -

[Pegleg (Hotwheels Bob)]

Love it, just fargin love it.