Cutting Liquid mask
 

Hey chaps,

Just getting into this painting lark and I have a few questions...

I'm struggling with cutting tight radii curves in liquid mask designs, I always end up with a bunch of little straight lines. Are you boys using a curved blade, or is it simply a case of practice, practice and more practice.

Also, is there much difference between masking products. Currently I'm putting on two good coats of Parma fasmask with a touch up gun which seems okay. Is there a better alternative?

cheers Ju

Here's some recent stuff...

I'd say it's just practice practice practice....

Your paint work looks good, cool well thought out designs ! So you're more than half way there. The blue one is my fav :thumbsup:

Cheers for the compliments!,

Like you say, practice, practice and more practice!!

My background is in graphic design, but seems to count for little other than colour choice and layout when wrestling with an airbrush!!!

The skills are coming slowly, certainly each new one is an improvement over the last. Doing a good trade at our local Louth club!

I find controlling the shading and fades most difficult to be consistent with. Getting the hang of paint thinning for a smoother look. Do you tend to thin the paint more and reduce air pressure for more control/tighter shading?

I'm using an Iwata SBS with a 0.5mm tip, in conjunction with a Tigershark compressor. Always use Faskolor or AutoAir paints and Parma mask.

Not mad keen on the masking fluid, is there a better variety?

cheers

Ju

P.S. Here's something else I painted recently...

some nice work dude ;)


feel free to give my liquid mask a try

Will do,

might also tap you up for some chrome. Will I require thinners for the chrome, or is it water based?
Here's the latest cut and fitted to my new XRAY T3 11, although the green / yellow isn't actually so saturated as it appears, and tones in better with the other colours. A case of the fluoro colours fooling the camera!


regards


Julian

Jules try the RCS liquid mask it cuts better than the parma :thumbsup:

no thinners required for RCS Chrome, just drop the spray pressure.

Nice work though fella!

Ah the typical british weather paint job shot outside on a dark dismal day, nothing like it to bring the colours out.... Although to be fair it's kinda worked pretty well, those fluro's look ace ! Nice job :thumbsup:

Eyup Julian, some nice looking tourers you've done here fella!!

As mentioned before there are no specialist blades for cutting in curves tbh, and I do all my cutting out freehand.. Just keep practising and over time it'll come around.

For the liquid mask I've used Fasmask for years, just gone to Jon Miller's RCS mask and find it very easy to work with :thumbsup:

As for any other materials I've used masking & lining tapes, but since I went over to LM I've nt looked back ;)

Mike P.