Ohhh another canopy masking technique! I’ve been using bare metal foil because it’s the only thing I can get to behave the way I want. I’d imagine press’n seal works similar to Parafilm, but thinner? Does it have problems bunching on the blade?
Like Arnie, I’ve had problems with it. Tried it last winter on an An-124. The adhesive transfered to the paint and made a mess. At that time I warned against using it and stick to that but I’ve never tried it on flat paint. Either way, I’m not going to risk a paint job for it as there are to many other and much older means to mask that work fine and don’t risk the paint job.
Thanks for the warning hkshooter, I may eventually try it on camo, but I think I’m just trying it for masking canopies first.
hey fellas. i think when it comes to PNS, it depends partly on what type of paint you use. for this spitfire in question, I used the AS series of spray paint from tamiya. I would guess that enamels would behave in a similar fashion. not sure how acrylics will work with PNS, thats my next experiment. a solid curing time may be needed. as for the residue, after the paint was well dry, I used a soft dish cloth well saturated with detergent, and gave the top and bottom of the model a gentle wash and any trace of adhesive residue was gone, as the pictures I am posting next will indicate. look in the aircraft forum for my tamiya mk.1 spitfire, you’ll see what I mean.
Andrew
Where the F%@#! do you buy this stuff…???
I picked mine up at the local grocery store, sitting next to the wax paper, Saran Wrap etc.
But you’re still on the Eastern Front, you may have to trade for it on the black market…
I wonder how many cat-skins it will take for a roll of this ?
Up here in the Maritimes, it costs about 4.5 cat-skins. Wait, have you tried masking with cat-skins?
I have and it’s hard to keep the hair out of the paint.
Hairless cat skins work best, but they’re generally pretty expensive.
Naw…just boil 'em and the hair comes right off…hell of a racket for a few seconds, though…
Doogs
BMF is really good. I just hate to waste it. I masked two Jap George canopies I was working on without any problems. Just be sure you have a new blade and use a toothpick to curl up the edges for removal.
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