[WWI] Curses, foiled again; was: Anyone used Frisket Film for masks?

[Andy Bannister]

Thanks John, I'm glad you've had success with it. I always cut the panel
oversize (pretty much impossible to cut it exactly to size) but the problem
is if you should get a wrinkle in it while you're burnishing it down you
can't remove it and re-apply like you can with bare metal foil. You have to
rip the whole panel off and start again because Micro adhesive sticks fast
straight away.
I just find it very frustrating to use but maybe I'll give it another go and
experiment a bit.
 
Andy

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From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On
Behalf Of John Huggins
Sent: 24 January 2009 05:07
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Subject: Re: [WWI] Curses, foiled again;was: Anyone used Frisket Film for
masks?


My use of the Micro stuff has been positive.  From trial and error, I found
that you get a better coverage on the dull side, as it does tend to pool up
on the shinny side.  As for getting the panel in the right place, that is no
problem is you cut it over size first.  Get it in place, burnish it down
with a soft cloth, then trim the unwanted excess away.  Any excess adhesive
can be wiped away with denatured alcohol  with out harming the plastic or
the foiled areas. 

JP


There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."









On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Andy Bannister wrote:


Speaking of sticky stuff...

Anyone know of a better foil adhesive than that Microscale stuff? I've tried
my best to work with it but it sticks fast the second it gets within
spittin' distance of the model and leaves no margin for error. Plus you have
to repeatedly brush it on the foil to avoid blank spots but even at that I
always seem to end up with at least one bubble of unglued foil. For every
couple of foil panels I stick on I usually end up having to remove and re-do
at least one of them. In short, I find the stuff to be a royal pain in the
butt to work with.... 

I know you've had great results with Microscale adhesive Neil (Crawford) but
I'd like to try and find something more like Bare Metal uses, without the
chrome-like finish their foil has though (their matt aluminum foil looks
more like aluminum paint, plus it always goes on with a pebbly finish).

Any ideas? Or has anyone tried reducing the tackiness of Microscale
adhesive, perhaps by mixing it with something else? I've tried watering it
down but the adhesive properties are unaffected it seems.

Cheers,
Andy 

CEO, Editor in Chief, Choreographer, Teaboy
www.warpedplastic.co.uk 




And of course you can get "Post It Note" glue on a stick and 


make anything a temporary self-made frisket. I agree on the 


"tack time" on the stuff, I got some Badger Frisket at 


Michaels and it was "low tack" but it took up my base coat 


even thought I was trying to be delicate and also removed it 


as soon as the paint set up. Oh well...  Next try I'm using 


the post it note glue...





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