Circular paint masks

[Skii]

Hi chaps

Anyone know where I can get circular paint masks from ?

cheers

J

[NickParker]

Hi Skii, don't know about pre made masks but found a compass cutter useful for cutting circles of any diameter from standard masking tape, cheap compass cutter's available from amazon for 3 or 4 pounds. Hope this helps .

Nick

[Skii]

Yep - good idea that Nick

I've ordered one

[Mike]

It only manages 10mm or larger though, and you need to apply a little patch to where the compass point went through the tape, or you'll have a small dot of spray-thru. For smaller circles, I attach a piece of tape to some plastic card and use my punch & die. Electric insulation tape works better than Tamiya tape for this, as it's not prone to tearing, being made of plastic. You do have to be careful about removing it quickly though, as it'll leave a sticky residue if you leave it too long.

For between P'n'D and Olfa sizes, I'd pick up one of those old rotating leather hole cutters.

[Ronnie]

Hi chaps

Anyone know where I can get circular paint masks from ?

cheers

J

I use a hollow punch. You can buy them in a set of different sizes, see http://www.jesstools.co.uk/searchresults.a...w%20punch%20set

Light pressure cuts masking tape, they work very well

Ron

[Edgar]

It only manages 10mm or larger though, and you need to apply a little patch to where the compass point went through the tape, or you'll have a small dot of spray-thru.

Mind you, if you're doing roundels, that hole can be very useful; slide each successive mask down a pin, which is centred in the first hole, and they'll be perfectly concentric.

Edgar