good day. not sure if i’m the only one, hope I’m not. but this stuff is excellent for masking, makes the job a cinch. i’m working on a tamiya 1/48 spitfire mk.1, using the supplied camo pattern. cutting a small piece of press’n seal, laying it over the reference sheet, cutting the outline, then laying it on the model. rubbing it down for a good bond, then spraying dark earth(AS-22) over top of the initial coat of dark green(AS-9). once the dark earth is dry, the press’n seal is gently removed, leaving beautiful camo. very nice to look at. I have some pictures I can take off my camera of different steps of this process. everyone should give this a try. the best part, the press’n seal leaves no discernable residue on the model to impede the ability of paint, whether acrylic or enamel, to bond and cure. the next thing for me to try, would be masking a canopy that has been treated with future. stay tuned…
Is this product like sandwich wrap or baggie style? If so you must be cutting the bags apart for the adhesive side? Try and get a few pictures of this process as I am curious as to how it works.
I have some at home and was thinking about using it as a mask, but I was unsure if I could cut it easily. Do you just use a sharp exacto blade, or do you cut it another way?
SuppressionFire, this is the stuff that comes on a roll like aluminum foil or wax paper.
I remembered to take a couple shots last night while I was working, so these pics are from the middle of the process. like acmodeler pointed out, this stuff comes on a roll like wax paper. you’ll find it in the same isle at the grocery store. scissors can work but unless they are real sharp, they will gum up the material, so before you start cutting, drop a fresh blade into your knife.
the first shot shows the Tamiya camo refernce sheet. the fact that this is to scale makes the process mucho easier. once the stuff is pressed down over top of the reference with a finger-nail, take the knife with a fresh blade and cut the outline. don’t need to press hard once the press’n seal(referred to herein as PNS) sticks to the paper. you should be able to pull the copy of the camo, now in PNS, away and lay it overtop the model itself. then its just a matter of gently pressing down onto the model with a finger nail, or something smooth anyway. it stands out in the picture and I think its pretty clear. really though, only the edges of the PNS need stick to the model.
from that, just do the rest of the camo job. in my case, I only finished the wings last night, hadn’t started on the fuselage as of yet. once the edges are pressed onto the model and the camo masking complete to your satisfaction, its just a matter of spraying or airbrushing your chosen colour onto and around the PNS. even after being handled by fingers, and being stuck to the paper, the PNS still sticks very well to the model. theres been no hint of lifting either from the spraying or anything else. touch ups on the model are easy to, because you can use the stuff like masking tape, applying as needed to fill out demarcation lines.
will post pictures after work tonite of the finished wing.
I’ll be eager to see how this comes out. Looks like a great way to mask hard-edge camo!
Yes, that does look really easy! I’m… Glad… that I have some of that at home. I’ll try it out on my next model.
Ahh ok it is like Cling Wrap only heavier and with adhesive instead of relying on static cling. My girl friend heard of the product so it must be available locally. I will pick up a roll next time I am at the LGS (local grocery store)
Thanks for the pictures!
well heres the finished product after the PNS was removed with tweezers. i’m impressed. next is a gloss coat and decals.
Hey that turned out very nice! Now I will absolutely use that on my next camo job.
Nice clean lines!
Tweezers to remove the PNS? I hope you lifted it first with a toothpick to avoid marring the paint.
I like the .308 FNJ round, this must be a 1/72 scale plane, if that is a .50 FNJ then 1/48 scale.
Thanks again for the technique!
Jason
That looks like some good stuff, Probably work for hard edge armor schemes also.I don’t know my way around the market,would you be able to post a picture of the product box so I can see what it looks like thanks
I tried it a few times, but had problems with it lifting and with marring the finish (I don’t know if it was a residue, or lifting the paint).
It could have been my technique, I might not have let the paint cure long enough before masking.
Is the cling nature of PNS an adhesive, or from the construction of the material? Does anyone know?
Paul
well I used the round, actually a .50, just for a refernce to the scale, so it is a 1/48 aircraft. canadian production actually, pretty neat.
anyways, to lift the PNS I just used the sharp end of my xacto knife. then tweezers to lift, but as a rule, I try to lift away from the paint, as flat to the model as I can to minimize the marring. so far, so good.
heres a link to the Glad website do you can get an idea. it can be found in the same area as sandwhich bags, saran wrap, that kind of thing.
http://www.glad.com/plasticwrap/pressnseal.php
I’ll post a few pics of the completed model as soon as I have the decaling finished and small bits like wheels, prop…stay tuned folks!
I’ve tried this product for masking but it leaves a fine bit of residue from the adhesive. The adhesive has a cross-hatch pattern and this is transfers to the finish.
However, I use it to seal my bottles of paint. Just clean off the rim, press a small piece onto the rim and screw on the top.
Hmmm, may have to check this stuff out. Thanks for the tip! Might this stuff work masking canopies??? [^o)]
Have never used it for cammo but it works pretty well on canopies. It also seals those caulk tubes better than anything else I’ve tried.
…maybe sealing up tubes of CA so they don’t age too quickly… I love modeling supplies that I can sneak into the groceries! [Y] Oh yeah, stopping for some on my way home tonight!
Put the tubes in a sealble plastic bag, squeeese all the air out and lock it up. It stays fresher a little longer.
Thanks for the tip…I have lots of this stuff I bought at Sams. Sucks for doing what it was bought to do i.e. seal bowls and such so at least now I know what I can do with it.[;)]
Just picked some up, will give it a spin tonight.