Hi Andy
I wouldn't discount masking fluid. A couple of points though. First it must be the proper stuff, not stuff bought cheaply in art shops. I use Mr Hobby - Mr Masking Sol R. Secondly don't try to paint it on with a brush. Use a pointed cocktail stick and put a small blob of the fluid in the centre of the area and then using the pointy stick push the fluid to the edges and into corners. Allow it to go on at a reasonable thickness. To remove after painting don't try to remove from an edge. Use a pin or the point of a scalpel to make a hole in the mask and then you can hold with tweezers and pull off. Any stubborn bits can be removed with a cocktail stick.
This canopy was masked off with Mr Masking Sol R
Jim
I wouldn't discount masking fluid. A couple of points though. First it must be the proper stuff, not stuff bought cheaply in art shops. I use Mr Hobby - Mr Masking Sol R. Secondly don't try to paint it on with a brush. Use a pointed cocktail stick and put a small blob of the fluid in the centre of the area and then using the pointy stick push the fluid to the edges and into corners. Allow it to go on at a reasonable thickness. To remove after painting don't try to remove from an edge. Use a pin or the point of a scalpel to make a hole in the mask and then you can hold with tweezers and pull off. Any stubborn bits can be removed with a cocktail stick.
This canopy was masked off with Mr Masking Sol R
Jim
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