Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
A lot of work and a battle of wills but it's spectacular, high finish auto modelling! 
....and I'm a dirty tank guy 
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....and I'm a dirty tank guy .
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MFH Abarth 1000-SP 1/12
- Thread starter paddy
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Yikes! Maybe you got a stronger batch of tape.
Have you seen the trick about putting the tape on the back of your hand before masking? It will pick up some of the oils from your skin and make it just a bit less tacky. I've read this somewhere...might have been here.
Have you seen the trick about putting the tape on the back of your hand before masking? It will pick up some of the oils from your skin and make it just a bit less tacky. I've read this somewhere...might have been here.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
It must be something with the gloss paint Paddy. The Tamiya tape also has some texture to it and that could be part of the problem. I now use some tape that I bought at the local hardware big box store. It is purple, very smooth. and the tack of the adhesive is so low that it will lift itself off over time just due to the strength of the paper pulling up. It masks quite well and I have not had any trouble with it pulling stuff off the surface (paint, decals) so far. Not sure if it is available in the UK, but will take some photos of the tape and post them later.
paddy
Well-known member
Thanks paul
I tried to polish out the damage but it goes right through the paint. i hope a gloss coat will level it a bit.
I posted the same problem on face book and several people suggested they had the same problem , one guy sugested he sticks the tape to his jeans first to reduce the tac but its not a strength thing, its a chemical thing.
I tried to polish out the damage but it goes right through the paint. i hope a gloss coat will level it a bit.
I posted the same problem on face book and several people suggested they had the same problem , one guy sugested he sticks the tape to his jeans first to reduce the tac but its not a strength thing, its a chemical thing.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Here is the painter's tape I have been using Paddy. Not sure if it will work better or otherwise on the Tamiya gloss colors. It has done just fine with everything I use, even the Alclad seems to work ok with it.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but it is 3M so might be readily available world wide.
Not sure if it is available in the UK, but it is 3M so might be readily available world wide.
