Masking fluid
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intwenothor
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i just used ebay.
humbrol maskol
humbrol maskol
Fettistics
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Usually craft stores have them
GrottyFurball
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Humbrol maskol is what you want. Just do yourself a favor and grab some off ebay. Where local hobby shops are getting harder and harder to find, and they don't all carry a full line of humbrol products. Your best bet would be to make one large online purchase of all the colors you'll need.
Michaels, and AC Moore, even Joanne fabrics, will carry winsor and newton masking fluid. But it dries way too clear and is really hard to see what you've already done. It will work in a pinch, but not ideal by any means.
Michaels, and AC Moore, even Joanne fabrics, will carry winsor and newton masking fluid. But it dries way too clear and is really hard to see what you've already done. It will work in a pinch, but not ideal by any means.
GrottyFurball
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I'm not saying its not useable. Just saying the humbrol is easier to see, especially for a beginner. If I had as many helmets under my belt as you do, I'd be more comfortable using the W/N masking fluid. 
GrottyFurball
Active Hunter
Exactly. It's all user preference really. I honestly haven't used the humbrol stuff, just the winsor and newton fluid and I WISHED I had the humbrol. Especially when it came to masking silver.
intwenothor
Well-Known Hunter
I've used a couple of different ones and have gone with the humbrol because it happened to be cheapest at the time and so I bought lots of the stuff and I'll be using it for a while.because of that but if I run out and there's something cheaper I won't hve a problem with it.
The clearer drying ones I have used have been fine as well but I don't understand the point that humbrol is easier to find when it's been painted over and that hasn't been my experience. Those tiny specks are hard to find whatever is used. When masking over it is true that the humbrol does stand out more and that can be advantageous for obvious reasons but it's impossible to see what's underneath once it is down and in fact the clearer drying stuff can be better when re masking over areas that contain a lot of fine detail. Swings and roundabouts if you ask me..... but I would think that SJ's work speaks for itself.
The clearer drying ones I have used have been fine as well but I don't understand the point that humbrol is easier to find when it's been painted over and that hasn't been my experience. Those tiny specks are hard to find whatever is used. When masking over it is true that the humbrol does stand out more and that can be advantageous for obvious reasons but it's impossible to see what's underneath once it is down and in fact the clearer drying stuff can be better when re masking over areas that contain a lot of fine detail. Swings and roundabouts if you ask me..... but I would think that SJ's work speaks for itself.
GrottyFurball
Active Hunter
The food coloring doesn't stain your paint at all? What color do you tint it?
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Add water color to the masking fluid and it will be any color you choose...easy stuff
yep..or a touch of acrylic paint.
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
let the windsor sit open for a little bit to thicken...
