[WWI] masking problems

[Diego Fernetti]

Hi Joe!
> I'm having problems with my masking technique though, I have tried tamiya 
> masking tape, post-its, and eduard ez masks but I just can't seem to avoid 
> a raised "ridge" between the 2 colors when I pull the tape away. Can 
> anyone suggest a good technique for avoiding this (I brush paint by the 
> way) and the best way to deal with it when it happens.

If it happened... it's too late!
Good ways to avoid it is to use the thinnest masking material possible 
(Tamiya tape is OK) well burnished against the surface, and brush paint the 
edge with quite thinned paint, feathering the brushtrokes away from the edge 
of the mask. As soon as you finish painting the edge, carefully lift the 
masking tape as soon as you can, *before* the paint dries. The very process 
of drying will "soothe" the edge of the colour. Once this is dry, you can 
paint the inside of the colored area without the risk of leaving a wobbly 
edge. BTW always bursh towards the centre of the painted area, so to blend 
the already painted edges to the filling better.
D.