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Vallejo liquid mask, trouble for anyone else?
MLD
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 11:34 PM UTC


Anyone else have trouble with this stuff?
Nearly wrecked a couple of builds this summer, stuff never fully cured and was still tacky weeks later and would NOT peel off the canopies. Left a sticky residue and generally was a gigantic pain in the a$$.

Or to ask the question an different way, does anyone have any LUCK with this stuff, getting it to peel off neatly as it is intended? Tips or tricks?

Barring that, I'm going back to the optivisor, tamiya tape and a fresh xacto blade.
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 02:29 AM UTC
I have the same stuff but not the problems. Just won't fully cover. For me it likes to hug the edges.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 05:01 AM UTC
It seems hit-or-miss for me. One thing ... I try not to leave it on for too long ... if I recall, that may have made a difference. I wonder if somehow it can be thinned a tad.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 01:24 PM UTC
Works fine for me, in fact it dries quite fast and can be removed easily even days after painted over.

However as Michael says, it tends to flow to edges..
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 05:38 PM UTC
Thanks for the replies gents, I did like how well it would 'flow' along frame edges, but it's useless if it won't come off.
This bottle is going in the trash.
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