Masking Tape

[fubar57]

Just seen this. Curious if its the same as Tamiya. The first link says, "....offers just enough adhesion without damaging car paint, rubber, or plastic trim....". If it is like Tamiya, check out the prices

KAMOI KABUKI DETAILING TAPE

KAMOI KABUKI DETAILING TAPE is the perfect tool for your vehicle detailing job. Made from Japanese Washi paper, the tape is available in 6mm, 18mm, and 30mm widths and offers just enough adhesion without damaging car paint, rubber, or plastic trims. Its flexibility allows for easy workability to...

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Kamikaze Kabuki Detailer's Tape (6mm, 18mm, 30mm)

Kamikaze Kabuki Detailer's Tape (6mm, 18mm, 30mm) Conformable automovive detailing tape. Flexible and formable like the Kabuki dance, yet does not tear easily. The best detailer's masking tape from Japan that leaves no residue. A must for covering plastic and rubber trims during polishing...

carzilla.ca

 

[Airframes]

Tamiya tape is Kabuki, so I guess it's the same stuff. Really good prices there !

 

[fubar57]

Just fired off an email to the second link to see if they could tell me how tacky this tape is

 

[fubar57]

Reply from the second link

 

[pinehilljoe]

I've been using tape from Amazon, I don't see a difference to Tamiya name brand. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098P4XKTD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Crimea_River]

Great price. Ships from where?

 

[fubar57]

Crimea_River Calgary apparently. Unit 146 - 239 Mayland Place NE, Calgary

 

[Crimea_River]

Well that's convenient. Thanks Geo.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Lucky you.

 

[Crimea_River]

Swung by this place yesterday and picked up 4 rolls of their tape:

6mm wide x 18m long goes for 2 bucks and the 18mm x 18m is 5 bucks. My regular hobby shop sells the Tamiya 18mm wide stuff for 7 bucks so, yeah, cheaper.

Stuck some on my Macchi, Tamiya at top, Kamoi atbottom:

The Kamoi tape acts the same as Tamiya, if not slightly MORE tacky, by my estimation. However, the difference is hardly noticed. Kamoi measured slightly thicker on my digital vernier at .08mm vs .07 for Tamiya, measured 3 times.

So, I'd say virtually the same as Tamiya but cheaper.

EDIT: Yes, both came off the model fine though I didn't try them over the decals.

 

[Crimea_River]

The avoidance of the decal gave me an idea: how about trying to remove the incorrect decal on my Macchi? Sure enough, the new tape pulled off the decal, even though a clear coat was applied.

So, I wouldn't give too much credit for the "Low Tack" feature.

 

[fubar57]

Great review Andy. Gonna order some when I get home

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thorough to the core, good review Andy and it helped you solve the decal problem.

 

[Barrett]

Sidebar:

In my youth (!) I spent a goodly amount of time & effort painting model airplanes and real airplanes. Masking tape--sometimes merely scotch tape for 1/72 or so--was a huge help.
So I wondered about those elaborate WW I color schemes with squares and stripes and stuff.
Had to be hand-painted by talented-patient artistes because it developed that masking tape was a postwar invention. However, a 78th FG vet said that the black & white checkerboard cowlings were done by hand.

 

[Crimea_River]

Great review Andy. Gonna order some when I get home

It was kinda weird when I walked in there. It's a cool place if you are a car finishing buff. Lots of products for painting and finishing cars but then I find the tape in a wooden box in a corner with no price info. There were some unopened packages of 6mm and 18mm rolls (like on the web links above), some open packages, and a bunch of loose rolls with crap all over the sticky part of the sides. I asked the guy if they sold the whole packages and he said no, just individual rolls, so I bought the 4 above. I had to go thru an open package of the 6mm ones to find clean ones and he said that's fine, he'd throw the dirty ones out.

Seems like they are getting rid of their stock of this stuff. Not much there unless there was more in the back.