I've been working on the hardline British desert camouflage
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I used masking tape (the blue kind) to protect the pale sand portions of the tank, but when I removed the masking tape, it torn away the paint and primer exposing raw resin. Not everywhere, but little swatches.
I primed by spraying Vallejo Game white primer (specifically primer, not white) thinned 2:1:1 primer:water:alcohol + tiny amount of Windex. I sprayed this through an airbrush.
I painted the light color using Vallejo Air sand
I used blue painter's masking tape (3M Scotch-blue painters tape for miltisurfaces). I tried not to press too hard but in some places I did need to press hard to protect some surface details. I am using a wavy pinking shears to cut a really nice edge on the tape, and I really happy with the resulting appearance, except for the damage.
So...am I using too aggressive a tape for acrylic paints or should I use a spray-based primer?
View attachment 25016
I used masking tape (the blue kind) to protect the pale sand portions of the tank, but when I removed the masking tape, it torn away the paint and primer exposing raw resin. Not everywhere, but little swatches.
I primed by spraying Vallejo Game white primer (specifically primer, not white) thinned 2:1:1 primer:water:alcohol + tiny amount of Windex. I sprayed this through an airbrush.
I painted the light color using Vallejo Air sand
I used blue painter's masking tape (3M Scotch-blue painters tape for miltisurfaces). I tried not to press too hard but in some places I did need to press hard to protect some surface details. I am using a wavy pinking shears to cut a really nice edge on the tape, and I really happy with the resulting appearance, except for the damage.
So...am I using too aggressive a tape for acrylic paints or should I use a spray-based primer?