![]() ![]() The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships. The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you. ![]() That dust and dirt will guarantee runs under the edge and "bumpy" demarcation lines. Laying a roll of masking tape down on the edges of the tape will cause it to pick up dust and dirt on the edges, some of which can be practically microscopic. It should live in a ziploc plastic bag and never come out except to be used and then immediately replaced. As with all masking tape, an opened roll with the cellophane wrapper off of it should never be laid on its side anywhere. It's a bit pricey, but a roll will last you a long time. Sold by all body and fender repair supply houses. Spray the black above and the red below, using regular masking tape on top of the fine line tape to mask the top and bottom colors. Remove the fine line and you'll have a perfect white boot line. Paint the white boot stripe, let dry well, then apply the tape in the width to match your boot line. It's a staple in the automotive painting industry. This polypropylene tape guarantees razor sharp edges on curved surfaces. Best of luck and it the tape needs cutting in half just lay it on a clean table and cut down the center so you have two good edges with one bit of tape, the Tanya stuff is very forgiving and re sticks perfectly.ģM "Fine Line" masking tape is an excellent purpose-designed solution. Just one other, give the white primer a little scuff with one of those gentle kitchen scouring pads, they do a nice job without marking the primer. Acrylic is perfect and it drys pretty fast as well but I'd be tempted to give the black 48 hours before placing masking tape on it. Do gentle coats as well, 3 good thin coats just wet enough to cover would be ideal rather than 1 thick coat which will bleed. Black over white will be perfect for seeing the coverage. ![]() Let it dry then mask the black up and spray the White. I use to paint military aircraft for a living and masking a 360 degree circle by hand for roundels was a great way to use masking tape as a tool.Įven though the hull is black I'd be tempted to white prime the hull, mark the waterline on the white primer, then mask inside those lines so you create the waterline part under the tape, slightly rub along the tape then spray the hull black, this is the tricky part, don't wait for the black to dry totally, leave a little tab at the end of the tape and take the tape off, do it in one delecate pull and this will prevent any bleeding drying on or under the tape pulling any black away. Another trick I used in the past was to lay the tape then with a very fine wet and dry paper, run the paper along the tape edge it flattens it perfectly. The Tamils tape is great stuff, it should as such at that width be able to meander to the line if it isn't a perfect straight line. ![]()
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