Tamiya masking tape

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Has any one used tamiya masking tape for curves

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Hey Crown -

Yes I have, and it worked great…just go slow to ensure that you don’t cause any type of tape creases. What size are you looking to use…6,10,18 or 40mm?

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I presume you are asking about this new Tamiya tape specifically for curves?

If so, I’d be curious too. I saw some at the nats last summer but it wasn’t for sale.

Is the tape you meant, Hunter? (I’m kinda presuming not…??)

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I saw it on the tamiya web site its a bit pricey. Amazon has it for about 7$ but I try the 2mm thank you for your feed back Hunter

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I find this simple, with Tamiya being easy to use. Cut the tape down to a millimeter or even 1/16". That will go around any curve.

Then come back with added rows of the wider stuff in 1" lengths. The biggest mistake when using masking tape is to try to put down a long length and get it all right.

As an example, try this:

Draw a curve on a flat surface. Cut 3M Blue tape into 1/4" x 1/4" squares. Lay those squares down along the curve with a 1/8" overlap from one to the next. Burnish down well and “toothpick” up and down the overlaps.

Spray paint on, peel up the tape in one long piece from the “overlapped” end.

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I have used some thing similar to that on bubble canopies works well . I would like to try it on a B-24 deicing boot on the rudder leading edge

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Yep another thing to try. Put a sheet of paper over the vertical stab and rub it with a pencil, then put a piece of tape over that and cut a curve on a light table or against a light source like a window.

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This tape is a stretchy vinyl tape and it’s awesome the only problem is white and it’s difficult to see when your masking a gloss white engine in my case [:D]

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My experience with the Tamiya wiggle tape has been less than stellar. It just doesn’t seem to stick.

Then I used the Maketar kits and almost lost my mind trying to figure out how to use them. There’s no guide for what parabolic curve is right for which diameter circle.

In the end, I simply went with trial and error and it wasn’t all that hard. But I overthink everything.