Liquid Mask

[jqavins]

Has anyone here used liquid masks, like these or others?
https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-Liqu...la-420259639622&ref=&adgrpid=67622841052&th=1https://www.micromark.com/Mask-It-E...sUA5wJOFkmDJ3KbFUoitKhPKBXgcGrycaAqQuEALw_wcB
I want to put stripes onto the onion top nose of Slava Ukraini. I'm speaking of the vertical stripes in this:

I've already painted the part in the underlying green, and plan to use metal leaf for the stripes. My plan is to mask off most of the part then spray the adhesive and rub the leaf on. But I don't know a way to to the masking done well, but I have an idea that is so crazy it just might work.

What I have in mind is to use narrow tape strips where the stripes will go, then apply liquid mask, then remove the tape. The tape will have been an "anti-mask", blocking the liquid mask from reaching where I want the leaf.

But maybe I'm all wet.

Does anybody have experience with the liquid mask? Secondarily, if that's not the way to go, does anybody have a better idea overall?

 

[lakeroadster]

Has anyone here used liquid masks, like these or others?
https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-Liqu...la-420259639622&ref=&adgrpid=67622841052&th=1https://www.micromark.com/Mask-It-E...sUA5wJOFkmDJ3KbFUoitKhPKBXgcGrycaAqQuEALw_wcB
I want to put stripes onto the onion top nose of Slava Ukraini. I'm speaking of the vertical stripes in this:
View attachment 570537
I've already painted the part in the underlying green, and plan to use metal leaf for the stripes. My plan is to mask off most of the part then spray the adhesive and rub the leaf on. But I don't know a way to to the masking done well, but I have an idea that is so crazy it just might work.

What I have in mind is to use narrow tape strips where the stripes will go, then apply liquid mask, then remove the tape. The tape will have been an "anti-mask", blocking the liquid mask from reaching where I want the leaf.

But maybe I'm all wet.

Does anybody have experience with the liquid mask? Secondarily, if that's not the way to go, does anybody have a better idea overall?

I just posted this a few minutes ago... might be of interest to you.

https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/multi-stage-saturn-v.176157/page-19#post-2410353

 

[Rob Campbell]

I've used them to paint canopy frames on RC airplanes. The stuff is great.

 

[Cape Byron]

Vallejo Liquid Mask is easy to use. Nice for distressing things. I think @James Duffy might chime in (hopefully) as he is the Master of these things.

 

[jqavins]

Sounds like I'm on the right track, but I do need to adjust my projected plan; I'll have to score the mask before removing the sections where leaf will go. But it looks like a plan.

THANKS.