Masking help

[wombat]

About to start my first paint job on the inside of a shell, how do people mask off the difficult bits, such as up between the rear wheel arches and the pickup bed, as I want to paint the pickup bed a different colour,

Cheers, Ian 

[Lone-wolf]

I use masking tape, just take your time, if it dont look right pull it of and redo it till your happy, then when you think its good really firm the edges of the tape to prevent bleed 

[locky]

Tamiya masking tape is said to be very good and they do one for curves,

[wombat]

Thanks, was going to get some tamiya masking tape, but doesn't look like I can get my fingers into where I want to put the tape🤔

[oranjedrol]

Quite expensive compared to tape but liquid mask is an option, then you just need to get a blade in the tight spots instead of fingers

[JonnyUK]

Could you paint the bed on the outside?

Or fit a piece of black plastic on the outside to look like a bed cover maybe. 

 

*Just realised the original post is over two years old...😁

Edited December 31, 2023 by JonnyUK

[wombat]

30 minutes ago, JonnyUK said:

Could you paint the bed on the outside?

Or fit a piece of black plastic on the outside to look like a bed cover maybe. 

 

*Just realised the original post is over two years old...😁

Only posted this last August so don't know why the date says 2021 🤔

I bought tamiya masking tape and paints but not painted it yet, as kept using the mauler the body was going on, then bought another nearly new mauler with the same body fitted at a price I couldn't refuse, so put that project on hold until the weather improves, as my spray area is outside or the garden shed.