Liquid Masking Film

[kwong2001]

Well I bought a Celica body for my ntc3. Originally, I was gonna have it painted for a Toyota meet. Unfortunately I never got around to painting it before the meet. Finally, a month later, I got to it.

I'm not done with it, but i'd like to share with you my process/plan of attack. I have no airbrush, so I can't get all fancy, no artistic skill anyhow. So i'm keeping it simple like I always do.

The plan is a white body with a carbon fiber hood. But I don't want to put the stickers on for the hood, instead I want to paint it on like I saw in a magazine. But I don't wanna mask it off with tape. I'm using this stuff called liquid masking film. You can either spray, or brush it on. When it dries, it becomes more of a rubbery substance. Now, you take a hobby knife and cut the part out that you want to paint with.

What's great about the LMF is that it can give you near perfect masking.

Below is the pictures of the car masked off and ready to paint. I still need to find the kitchen matting for the carbon fiber and I need to just do a quick masking for the rear of the car.

Also, I do need to go over the edges just a tad more to make them as precise as possible. It's not easy though since it's kinda rubbery substance.

 

[gutterboy]

I guess you can pick that stuff up at your LHS right. I am getting ready to paint my Honda Prelude body I got for my Mugen. I am not sure hat I am going to put on it but it looks like that stuff is good to work with.

 

[ImBroken]

I too tried the Bob Dively Liquid masking anf found it to be good for the uneven surfaces such as corners, shoulders etc... As far as the flat surfaces, hood, doors, sides, I found that the blue low adhesion masking tape worked better for the clean straight lines. I dont have a precise steady hand with an exacto, so cutting those straight lines in the liquid masking wasn't happening for me... The matting can be found at most automotive stores. It's usually sold as a toolbox liner or non skid mat for R/V's... Good luck...

 

[Maxx Trooper]

I also used the Bob Dively Liquid masking and found it to work good, didnt let the paint to bleed under it, and it reminded me of Elmer's school glue.lol. I will have to tr using Elmer's glue some time and see how that works. i used a paint brush and laid it on thick, then used a hobby knife to trim around the edges. my flames would have came out good if it wasn't for being so cold causing the paint to shrivel when drying and causing a crackled look. have to get a pic of it up. Do u have any finished pic of that Celica body?

later

 

[kwong2001]

I haven't found the right matting for the carbon fiber yet. Project's on hold right now...besides, college started up again and time is precious.