sb67 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hi, I'm re painting a class 31 and have now sprayed the yellow ends. I'm after any tips or advice on masking them off to spray the rest of the loco blue. I'm using Tamiya masking tape and have some Maskol but havent used that yet. Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted January 5, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2023 The Tamiya tape is the best thing. Just cut it very carefully, using a straight edge if needed to get a crisp edge. Once masked up, then firstly spray again with yellow. That should seal any gaps in the tape. Then give it the blue. Spraying first with yellow should prevent the blue bleeding through. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Thanks for the tip @ikcdab all done now. How long do you wait before removing the masking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted January 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2023 27 minutes ago, sb67 said: Thanks for the tip @ikcdab all done now. How long do you wait before removing the masking? The general tip is to remove is quickly. But I normally have to do several coats and each has to dry first, so I don't think it matters. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Ok, thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted February 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2023 How did it go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 21 hours ago, Corbs said: How did it go? Thanks for asking, @Corbs. It wasn't too bad, I did underestimate how the blue paint would get through the inside of the bodywork and if you look closely there's a slight blue tinge on some of the yellow, lesson learnt for next time! I'm leaving it alone for a while to fuly harden then \i want to weather it. I 've been covering it on my workbench thread. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/84418-steves-4mm-workbench-lima-class-31/page/12/#comment-5095503 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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