Masking

Jul 18, 2008 4 Replies

Whilst dropping off some items at one of our local charity shops I can across what looks like a model of a French chateau. At first I thought is was made of resin but it appears too heavy, so I am thinking some sort of ceramic.



It's sandstone coloured ( OK for the bedrock on which it stands, and I was intending to paint it for use on my sons model railway. Apart from using masking tape what else can you use to prevent paint over spray / spill ?



As I am unsure what it is made out of I was considering priming it with some type of undercoat, again any suggestions ?



Chris


Art shops have some very good Masking solutions, Resin W Works well too if the surface is sealed.Just peels of afterwards

Whether it's ceramic or resin, any spray-can paint will do as an undercoat, but I suggest you use light grey primer or flat white enamel.

If in doubt, spray a patch on the bottom, and wait a couple of days to see what happens.

HTH

The use of water thinned flat acrylic is good for most surfaces. Where I need to mask difficult shapes I get out the fine brushes and apply a thin coat of vaseline. When all is finished and dry a brushing with white spirit removes the vaseline.

Regards

Did think about using that but was a bit concerned about the paint removing it. May try that first, thanks guys.

Chris

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