Last night I used masking tae to tape off section of my model to paint a coat of flat clear coat - usually inside wheel well doors, and the like. Now I have sticky residue in some spots when I took the tape off. Yes I know about modeling masking tape but I used this in a pinch. Thoughts?
This is regular masking tape I was using.
I use isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to remove the gunk. Works with any masking tape I have used.
Thanks, Don.
Did you try pressing another piece of tape on top of the residue, then pulling it up? Sometimes that removes the sticky left-overs.
Of course, sometimes it doesn’t–an event that happened to me just last week. In which case, Don’s idea is something to try.
Good luck. I hate when this happens.
Hi :
What I do in a situation like this is simple .I get some of the same tape and then Gently burnish it over the spot and folding the tape over itself non-sticky sides together and gently pull the stuff up
Stick with Tamiya masking tape, problem avoided. I like to mask wheel wells by filling them with dampened toilet paper.
Me too stik.
I should have mentioned when I recommended alcohol that I use primarily enamels and lacquers on my models. Alcohol may be hard on some acrylics, so one should try a sample before using alcohol on acrylic paints.
I’ve had good luck with a product called Goo Gone. It’s a citrus based liquid that comes in a plastic bottle and is sold in lumber yards and hardware stores. just apply it with a cloth and it will usually lift the tape residue off (sometimes you will need to rub a little).
A word of warning - there is a product out there called Goo Off which comes in a small metal tin - Don’t, I say again - Don’t try to use that stuff on your model - it immediately removes the paint and than eats the styrene!