Another bloody early early morning.
So did some canopy masking.
Thought I would post my By Hand procedures for masking.
First I have a Godhand, brand name, cutting board. It's graduated in parts of a mm cutting lines.
I use a #11 Pointed scalpel to cut the tape applied to the board. 1mm for canopy masking.
I pick the tape up with long pointed tweezers and drop the tape on both sides of the framing.
I tape in all directions up-n-down, front to back. This makes sure all sides line up, not helter skelter.
After Both directions are taped I use the #15 round end scalpel to cut the intersections out.
I do this with a rocking motion on the tape. This prevents pulling the tape corners in All Directions.
After all the intersections are done I then cut wider pieces of tape, 2mm wide maybe, a bit longer and fill the innerds.
I don't try and cut shapes to fit, unless it's pointed corners, then it's just bits. Cutting to fit drives me insane!
Surprising how fast it can go. I then use the round side of the tweezers to push the overlaps of tape down in the corners.
Job done, ready for paint. Save 25-30 bucks for cut masks that often do not fit!!!!!!