3m masking

[quadster]

Some parts i did last night(only took about 6 beers).Ran 5 pieces the same size 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 9 1/2 and a shifter off a suzuki(about the same size. cast).Been using a 225 amp charger with a dimmer.1 - 3 acid ratio,15 gal tank.Set it to about 16.6 volts which put the amps at about 10 and ran for 90 minutes.Dried with compressed air and masked with 3m plastic tape that i got at an auto paint store.Worked pretty good,stayed on ,didnt leech under and peeled easy when done.

[destroyer125]

Re: 3m masking

very nice, did you use bleach to strip the color then dye black or what did you use

[quadster]

Re: 3m masking

Wish i could get the pics bigger,they look better.The black and silver i anodized,compressed air dried then masked and dyed black. The orange one was totally dyed orange, dried then masked then dyed black. Today i tried some elmers rubber cement but it was too thick to work with.Anyone know something a little thinner or what to thin the Elmers with?
Thanks
Scott

[acidrain]

Re: 3m masking

You can thin the rubber cement with lacquer thinner... I thin it down about 50%, but it may take a couple coats of this material.

[quadster]

Re: 3m masking

Thanks. Ill try that.
Scott

[-AAPB-Eric]

Re: 3m masking

now did this taping leave behind any sticky residue? I recently did some masking and I was left with this sticky goo.

[acidrain]

Re: 3m masking

After you seal it, remove the residue with lacquer thinner.

[-AAPB-Eric]

Re: 3m masking

ok then do I reinsert into the sealer to seal the areas that may have not recieved the proper sealing treatment due to the gunk covering that area?

[acidrain]

Re: 3m masking

Usually, what I do is seal for about 10min., then pull and rinse, and wipe the goo off with lacquer thinner, then seal for 20 minutes to finish. The lacquer thinner does not affect the ano or dye what-so-ever.

[quadster]

Re: 3m masking

I did get some sticky res. and i think i laquer thinner it before sealing.Seemed to seal ok. Was one spot where the masking wasnt pressed down tight enough and it left like a spot kinda like a finger print.
Has anyone every tried to do ano flames with like a fade process?Sorry for changing the topic! Thinking about getting some yellow to go with the red and orange.....
Scott

[acidrain]

Re: 3m masking

To do flames:
Dye your graphic fade colors.
Apply the mask.
Bleach/acid wash the adjascent color off (as mentioned in other threads).
Dye the body color.
Seal for 10 minutes.
Peel the mask, and wash the residue off with lacquer thinner.
Finish sealing the part.
It goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway) that you should never handle raw (un-sealed) ano with bare hands. Once the part(s) are successfully ano'd, great care must be taken to ensure the raw ano does not become contaminated... this includes mis-positioned masks, positioning backers from stickers, bare hands, floating glue balls, whatever.