Good Masking Fluid

vobio

New Hunter
Can anyone reccomend a good one, im using Micro Mask by Microscale Industries and it pulls a lot of paint up when being removed.


Thank you

Vobio
 
a lot of guys use the windsor & newton stuff, but i prefer to use good old fashion toothpaste.
 
windsor & newton works great. let the paint set overnight before you peel off the masking and you won't have any paint lifting
 
This is the stuff I use. Masquepen Homepage | Masquepen
You can get it at Hobby Lobby.
okay, I looked this stuff up and it looks great, in-fact I believe I'm excited I can get it here in NZ! Just what i need for my helmet paint-up... no more killed brushes.... sweet
 
Thanks for the help everyone, Im gonna go with the windsor and newton, I know they sell It at Jerrys Artarama along with the graphite paper.
 
Thats my biggest problem with the windsor & newton, when your remasking areas its quite easy to miss bits as it dries clear, and you only find out after youve painted and removed it :facepalm
Welsh
 
I swear by the Windsor and Newton's, but that Masquepen looks very intrigueing for small details.
I shall pic some up and give it a shot.

BTW- this is the lates Jetpack i painted with W&N masking fluid;

blastmaster012.jpg
 
I use the masquepen to do all the outlining and the small details but I use plain old liquid latex from the model railroad section to do any large areas and fill in the outlined ares I did with the masquepen. The latex is $15 for a pint. cheap.

And that's an awesome job on the JP!
 
slave1pilot, did you splatter the mask on for the very fine silver pinhole size dots or is that topical?

yes i did.
I don't know if i like it though.
The splatter seems to obvious in the sunlight and at a right-angle.
It's mire subtle when not viewed head-on.
This is an in progress pic before some weathering was added (The splatter is already there)
blastmaster010.jpg
 
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For those of you who use the Winsor & Newton, what is the specific name of the fluid you use? I have found multiple on their website (art masking fluid, colorless art masking fluid, permanent masking medium, etc.) and I am a bit confused about what to buy.
 
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