Airbrushing vs. Brush Painting
Having airbrushed the underside of my Hurricane with Humbrol enamels, I am quite pleased with the result which came out matt but I noticed where my masking had been deficient and decided to touch up some overspray from the top side with a brush. This time the paint (same mixing etc.) dried with a satin sheen and being a matt paint I don't understand why?
Masking Technique
I experimented here, using a combination of masking tape, Humbrol Maskol and good old paper masks. That was fairly successful but the masking tape (Betto Tape) left a nasty residue on the painted surfaces which was difficult to remove. The Betto Tape is supposed to be proper low-tack modelling tape but I have noticed that when the sticky side has been exposed to air for even a couple of hours its tackness increases significantly leaving behind a residue on the fingers. What do you guys use for masking tape (bearing in mind I'm in the UK)?
Regards