Liquid mask - how many coats & force drying...

[julianb]

Hey pro's!

How many coats of masking fluid are you typically applying, and how the hell do you speed up the drying process! I'm itching to get on with a dirty great pile of shells, but getting 4-5 coats on and dried is taking days!!!

cheers

Ju

[Danmarks86]

Iv only done 2 shells, I do 4 coats and use a hair dryer to speed up the drying process,

[bigred5765]

3 to 4 good coats of rcs liquid mask stand on radiator to dry and yeh takes 2-3 days to do it right,but can be forced with lighter coats 4-5 and force dried

[lardy37]

i use parma fasmask and only put on 2 heavy coats, the main thing is the thicker it is the easier to peel off but 2 coats seems ok and i just put it in front off of a table fan

[U1timate PigDog]

I use 3-4 coats, I apply one coat heat dry with hairdryer until it looks nice and dry, then apply a 2nd coat and do the same and follow the this same routine.

I still hairdry the last coat but with each additional coat it wont become as dry as the last, I then leave the body to dry overnight and TA DAA its ready for cut and paint the next morning. :thumbsup:

Ive used this same technique since starting painting, never takes more than a day to dry, Ive actually masked one up at night and then painted in the morning so say 12hrs drying time.

Good luck

[julianb]

I see! Cheers guys,

I've been eyeing up an old display cabinet, thinking it would make an excellent 'hot box'. Enough room for half a dozen touring car shells. Just need to organise some toasty warm bulbs and a fan to circulate the warm air...


regards

J

[n design]

I spray mine on (RCS liquid mask) light coat, dry with hair dryer repeat for about 4/5 coats, leave in front of blow heater for 1 hour then its ready to cut.
Work really well as I'm very impatient!

[julianb]

Cheers chaps,

I'm developing an eye for the correct shade of green when the RCS mask is thick enough !!!

Well, they've all dried so it's going to be a busy evening...

[jonmiller]

:thumbsup:

[gingapaint]

Like NDesign, i started spraying RCS mask, and the results are fantastic. Really, only needing 2 reasonably heavy coats (so the mask looks opaque-ish). Seems easier to cut and remove, i guess it's more consistant coverage than brushing on

as for force drying, i leave them nose down on a radiator, upright against a wall and they're dry within an hour usually. Means i can have 10 or so bodies masked in a night :D