Just a word of warning - I had an area to mask off but it had some really hard areas to try and get masking tape into; I get one thin piece in where the edge was so I thought - I had a bottle of Micro Mask around and I've used it before with good results. So I applied the Micro Mask to the rough, open areas where I didn't want the second colour, sprayed the second colour and set it off to dry. OOPS - I was using acrylic based paint now and guess what happened - you guessed it - the Micro Mask either lifted the first colour off and if it didn't it etched it enough that it was VERY visible. If you are using acrylic based paints DO NOT use Micro Mask as it will basically dissolve the paint it's covering. It does work well with lacquer or enamel based paints
Ouch! If you need/have a colour only in acrylic I suppose a work around might be a coat of clear non-acrylic stuff on the base coat - a bit like glossing for decals.
I have never used micro-mask, but when I do paint I ALWAYS spray a coat of clear, or a coat or 2 of the base color AFTER I mask for the second color to "seal" the masking. My result have never failed me yet.
From Micro Scale website: Description: "Micro Mask is like masking tape in a bottle. Just apply it with a brush, let it dry, and cut it to any shape you want with a sharp-pointed knife. Peel out the part where you want to paint, leaving an outer stencil mask, and paint with the method of your choice. Just don't use a water-based paint over it because Micro Mask is water soluble, so use solvent-based paints. You can paint the finest detail you can cut with a knife. Unlike masking tape that can allow paint to go under it,even the most difficult designs come out sharp and clean with Micro Mask. " Dates:
