I am painting some 1/72 tires, wheels and landing gear. I first painted the wheels and then masked with the Detailer liquid mask. I then painted the tires black. I am haveng some trouble removing the liquid mask. I have tried a flat and round toothpick which have virtually no effect. I can scrape the stuff off with an xacto blade but (1)-I am afraid to scratch up the underlying paint and (2)-there is raised surface detail on the wheel hubs which I don’t want to mar. Is there any kind of a liquid that will remove the liquid mask without damaging the enamel paint or some other method to remove the stuff without causing damage. It seemed so easy. Thanks in advance!
Maybe sticky tape of some sort or blu tack?? I use Maskol now and never have any problem removing it.
I tried Tamiya tape, wouldn’t touch it.
This is why I stopped using Micro Mask.If you brush it on too thinly the edges aren’t pronounced enough to get tweezers or a toothpick under it. You might be able to take an Xacto blade and gently pick away at it until it lifts up. But even then the mask might just break up.
One trick for future reference is to apply multiple layers of Micro Mask so that you’ll have something to grab hold of when removing it.
Oh micromask, I missed the name, yes ditto with Fly-n-hi, you might try a soft rubber on the end of a pencil or apply more over what you have left and let it build up to get enough grip to remove it as suggested by Fly-n-hi.
Yikes! This is why I just stay away from liquid mask. Hard to know which brand is good and which are a disaster. I would recommend a circle template for wheel masking. Quick and easy, just hold in in place, airbrush, and you’re done.
Try putting more of it on & allow to dry, so you got enough to grab on to.
I’ve had probs with Humbrol Maskol 'welding to the clear plastic, but I’d left it a couple of years…
Also, the ammonia in it will often react badly to acrylics,
I have never had any kind of success with any liquid mask, so I just quit using it. I either use Eduard pre-cut masks, or make my own out of Tamiya tape, or simply paint carefully with a very small brush under a magnifier light.
Maskol instructions say:
Do not allow dried film to remain on the surface for more than 3 days.
I confess I have left it on a model for several weeks but never had any issues with it, a couple of years might be pushing your luck :-).
I don’t think any liquid mask could replace a pre made mask or tape for a lot of jobs and visa versa for others.
Would that be a Scotty Star Trek quote Cadet Chuck?? How quaint.
Yup- also, picking up the mouse, he says: “Computer? ……Hellooo, computer…” Scotty’s funniest bits always had something to do with computers!
Yep, I know them all backwards.
I’ve been using that tag line for years, on this and other forums. You are the first one ever to pick up on it! Congratulations!
Thanks.
Not to many trekys on here I guess.