Masking materials
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:23 pm
Clint wrote:(and tamiya mask tape..this stuff is wonderful)
crazydave wrote: I didn't like that Tamiya tape. Its super thin, and that's great, but it doesn't have quite enough stick for me, kept lifting up in spots, and it absolutely refuses to form to contours. 3M tape has a bit of stretch to it. The Tamiya stuff also doesn't like to cut unless I got it on glass. When I have to trim off a piece inside the body, it'd rather tear than cut, unless I dig the blade into the body. I'm in love with sheets of Parma masking film. Being in sheets lets me draw out my whole graphic. Its thin, cuts great, with really clean lines, and its super stretchy vinyl. It also comes with a strip of lift off tape, that makes it easy to transfer intricate designs. Only problem is my LHS refuses to carry it, because the owner don't use it to paint, he uses liquid mask. Well I'm not gonna special order a sheet of masking film, so his loss. I noticed its made by Avery, so I gotta be able to buy it bulk somewhere.
Clint wrote:Crazy, all the design type masking was done with vinyl airbrush frisket(sounds like it's similar to your Parma film). The tamiya tape was used for the straight stuff(agree it doesnt like to stretch much) and blue 3m was used to protect large areas. The skull and ghosts
were done with some artool templates i picked up at the AB class.
I got some of that airbrush frisket at the local art supply. Its a lot cheaper than the Parma stuff, $8 for 6 sheets vs $5 for one sheet. Its good stuff, I'll find plenty of use for it, but its not stretchy like the Parma stuff. Until I find a cheaper option I'm gonna have to stick with that in areas with a lot of texture or curves. Also the stuff I got is clear, I'm assuming that's better for illustration so you can see your work undewrneath, but on a lexan body, that makes it kinda hard to see.
My wife went in for me, and there just happened to be an Iwata rep there doing a demo, so I missed out on that, but she brought back lots of brochures and catalogs. In the one for Artools, I see they also sell "Hobby Mask" which is advertised as being stretchy, but they also sell "Stretchmask", don't know if that's the same or stretchier, bit I think the only difference is the size, the hobby stuff comes in 6"x10yds rolls, where as the stretchy stuff comes in 18"x 10yd or 18"x 25yd rolls. Looking around I see rolls of this stuff for about $30 which is a lot cheaper in the long run.