Topic: paint/masking question

[DocOutlands]

Ok, folks.  I have a droid I am painting that has an abundance of molded-on detail.  I need to mask off a recess where masking tape won't go.  Will a blob of Elmer's glue suffice to mask it?  What else works (better) for blocking off tiny crevices so you can hit the nearby area with a good solid run of paint?

[Clonehead]

I have bought some liquid mask material that might work better than the glue but have never tried it. It came from a hobby heaven, as I recall. I will have to look and see if I can find it.

[narceron]

I'm still gonna pimp silly putty here, but you might need to test it out, works for me, though.

[DocOutlands]

For those of you who strip the existing detail paint - what products and methods do you use?  I need to pull the brown off four Cmdr Faie figs so I can redetail them.  I've never tried stripping details before, so I'm not sure what works best or worst.

[Clonehead]

I haven't tried that. I just repaint them white and start from scratch. It may take three coats over the graphic area to hide those brown markings.

[wraithnine]

all my droids are painted over their existing colour schemes and the detailing is done freehand(for some reason i could never get on with masking)

[Reconsgt]

To strip paint I use a variety of things, remember to test a small area first for compatibility of the plastic, ie under a foot.

Rubbing alchol, paint reducers ( laquer ) paint thinner,   I use a Qtip and just keep at it, it takes a while to soften the paint but it does come off, I removed the red logos on teh 12" clone troopers this way among others.   

As for taping,

 I have used liquid masking for some items, It is OK but for otehr areas I just use an exacto knife and good quality green automotive painters tape.

Or do what Clint does and paint it all