Hey all;
Just got some of this stuff. Good, bad or indifferent?
Steve Gorder
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
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.
Yup, I really like Ambroid liquid mask. As other have said, be sure to use two coats.
Regards,
Thanks Drew, J, and Brian.
Anyone else?
Steve Gorder
Never tried it, sounds good. I use PARMA goes on nice and thick and comes off real easy.
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
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.
Probuilder, Rick and Hammer110;
Thanks for the info.
Steve Gorder
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 problem[:(]
Mike M
Thanks Mike!
Steve
Steve: You are welcome![:)]
Mike