Is it just me?

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

I just picked up a new Mazda 6 body yesterday, was all ready to mask it up and shoot it, when suddenly, I realized the masks.....

I bought a pack of Parma Wild Beast masks. They looked good on the little paper insert. Unfortunately, when I got home, opened everything up and went to start weeding, I seen it. The cut work on the masks themselves was shotty. What should be natural curves was choppy at best. I mean, chunky flames? Bad idea.

So today, Ill be taking them back.

I was just wonderring if all Parma masks are like this or if anyone else has noticed the same.

I have used XXX-Main masks in the past, and the are cut like a pro. Nice smooth edges.

 

[Diver6127]

I've never used precut masks before, but a clean edge is important. Maybe it's a fluke.

 

[robmob]

I noticed that as well. What should be a nice curve is made-up of a bunch of straight line cuts. Looks like crap.

 

[NCNitro]

I have never had a problem with the cuts on a Parma mask before. I do feel the XXX Main masks are nicer masks though.

 

[FRIDGE]

dont buy mask buy paper, pencils and masking tape! its cheaper and you have another skill.

 

[HIREz]

Thats the company you bought it from, although I dont use any premade masks, I have made some for companies to use, and have had to go through the concept to completion with a few artists along the way to show them how computers work,,,, but the problem you have is the company didnt have the vinyl guy proof them every soo often on a run, sometimes computer shite happens , sometimes the people that make the masks actually give a rats about what they sell to us consumers, in your case ,, haha they didnt ..
I can give you the names of some copanies that pay attention to detail on the masks, (I'm sure , cause I proofed them , and designed a few) so you dont run into this again if you do use masks.. or you can send it on over to me , I'll just use my old trusty pen and luiqui-tex ?

lols ..
-Will-
www.WilzWerx.com

Originally posted by Çh®i§tiªñ
I just picked up a new Mazda 6 body yesterday, was all ready to mask it up and shoot it, when suddenly, I realized the masks.....

I bought a pack of Parma Wild Beast masks. They looked good on the little paper insert. Unfortunately, when I got home, opened everything up and went to start weeding, I seen it. The cut work on the masks themselves was shotty. What should be natural curves was choppy at best. I mean, chunky flames? Bad idea.

So today, Ill be taking them back.

I was just wonderring if all Parma masks are like this or if anyone else has noticed the same.

I have used XXX-Main masks in the past, and the are cut like a pro. Nice smooth edges.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

I for one have been VERY dissapointed with the items I have bought from Parma.

 

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

I'm painting a body now with the Faskolor paint and its pissing me off too! WTF!

I bought about 12 different colors, the fascoat, a couple bottle adapters and so far I'm not impressed at all.

First off, their bottle adapters BLOW! I went out and picked up a couple of real glass bottles with the adapter tops and I was back in business.

I found out also, very quickly, that this paint doesn't like to be shot with a #5 needle. And yes, I have a dual action airbrush so its not a matter of flow. It just spatters out of a 5 no matter how much draw I apply. At anywhere from 35 PSI down to about 22 PSI. Forget about shooting this paint any less than 30 PSI.

So I switched up to a #3 needle and had much better success.

The big problem for me is how it sticks. Even after cleaning the body and prepping it properly, the paint seemed to dissappear the first two coats. If you apply it too heavy, it will POUR, not run, but pour off the body. Undertandable. Its water based.

So I'm going to finish up with a #2 needle and see if its even better. If so, Ill report back the end result.

But compared to what I'm used to shooting (Pactra Laquers Oh Yeah), I've become spoiled. This poop just doesn't seem to cut the mustard by comparrison.

Too bad they have ALL the colors you could want. I'm just going to have to learn how to mix my own.

 

[FRIDGE]

christian
how are you preping this body? i have never used a paint designed for lexan other than spray can pactra other than that i use my airbrush.I use createx textile paints instead of faskolor its basically the same thing because all they do is add the bonds all product that is also available from createx. or you could get some createx auto air it bonds to the lexan greatly.