Swissrail Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hello all Can anyone recommend a good, low tack masking tape for doing two colour liveries. I've got the remains of a Swiss Cellux roll of plastic tape I got from Bob Moore Engineering a number of years ago and it's fabulous. It creates a lovely crisp divide between colours and comes off perfectly cleanly leaving no residue at all. Unfortunately the Company appears to have become part of the Sellotape empire and they don't make it anymore. As an alternative I bought a roll of Eurostar tape purporting to be the same kind of thing. It was very sticky and left behind most of its adhesive on the model. Thinking it faulty I got Squires to send me another one...it's just as bad... Squires said they checked it before they sent it to me and this is how it is. Well it's hopeless. It leaves bright red gunky adhesive behind when you peel it off. After three hours on the model it was like handling wet Evo Stik contact adhesive. Terrible! Regards Alan McMillan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted July 15, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, Tamiya masking tape seems to be the most favoured on here. I've got some but not used it yet, bought on recommendations on here. I'm sure others will endorse it. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi Alan, I've used Tamiya tape for such; I've never had any residue and achieve crisp lines. Available in 6/10/18mm widths I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, Tamiya masking tape seems to be the most favoured on here. I've got some but not used it yet, bought on recommendations on here. I'm sure others will endorse it. Rob Thanks Rob for the tip. Could you possibly let me know how you get on with it? Regards Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, Tamiya masking tape seems to be the most favoured on here. I've got some but not used it yet, bought on recommendations on here. I'm sure others will endorse it.Rob Used it for about ten years, been excellent every time. I normally hand paint and it's never removed a coat of paint I've applied it to. Once I masked over a water slide transfer in error and stuck it to the tape; merely dipped the tape in water to soften the glued surface, peeled off the transfer (it was a rectangular block so quite easy), reused the transfer and even the tape was reused once it had dried out.One of my friends spray paints regularly and I've not heard him say he's had any problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Thank you all for your very rapid help! Tamiya it is then! The Eurostar stuff's going in the bin. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I use Duck Masking Tape; cut it to the widths I need on either a piece of formica work surface or a piece of glass. Brand new blade will give a wonderfully sharp edge and once removed from the surface it seems to haver the right amount of 'stick' too. Plus this way it's a very cheap way to do things! I do miss the thin tapes which Howes used to stock - they were very useful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I use Tamiya masking tape from Model Hobbies not only do they have the masking tape in the holders but they also have just the tape its self and the give a very good fast service. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Tamiya is my tape of choice. Relatively low tack, no residue, thin enough to form over some detail. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I also use Tamiya, very good stuff and easy to obtain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted July 15, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2010 Always Tamiya for me too......10mm for my 2mm re-sprays. Great results everytime Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 37058 Posted July 15, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2010 I do miss the thin tapes which Howes used to stock - they were very useful Where did that tape vanish too??? I originally used it (black if i remember correct with a yellow insert) Graham Shaw always used to stock it, expensive but great results. But the old saying - buy cheap buy twice, i learnt a few lessons from buying cheap masking tape in the early days of my spraying Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 I use Duck Masking Tape; cut it to the widths I need on either a piece of formica work surface or a piece of glass. Brand new blade will give a wonderfully sharp edge and once removed from the surface it seems to haver the right amount of 'stick' too. Plus this way it's a very cheap way to do things! I do miss the thin tapes which Howes used to stock - they were very useful I tried Duck masking tape as a way of masking larger areas and I found that it left its adhesive behind in the same way as the Eurostar stuff does. Were using their blue paper tape? Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Graff Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I use 3M fineline tapes in both the blue plastic variety and the beige one (Tamiya type). It is very good and compared to Tamias tape, really cheap! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I tried Duck masking tape as a way of masking larger areas and I found that it left its adhesive behind in the same way as the Eurostar stuff does. Were using their blue paper tape? Did you 'de-tack' it first? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrman Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hi, have you tried tapes from http://www.jammydog....asking_tape.htm they do general purpose tape and low tack in various widths. Their whiteboard tape is ideal for control panels now car pin stripes are hard to get. Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Watson Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Its a bit of a side track but on one DVD I was lent on airbrushing the chap advocated using Post It Notes as masking mterial and it seemed to work on model military vehicles. Not that expensive, so it may be worth a try. Wally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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