When I removed the mask from the spinner, I was resigned to yet another failure... lots of overspray from the areas in which the tape lifted. But instead of starting over, I looked at it and decided that it could be cleaned up. It was left to dry overnight.
This morning, I was driven to complete the spinner. I started the corrections toward the base where masking is easier and worked my way toward the more complex curves.
You can see how I have attacked a small area of the spiral with white flexible tape. The smaller curves were masked using cut pieces of masking tape. Thinned white paint is carefully sprayed through the airbrush to the repair areas. It's delicate, subtle work but easier than getting the spiral done in one shot.
The tip of the spinner was worked on in multiple steps, slightly correcting the curvature of the spiral and toggling between white repairs and black repairs.
Finally... the repairs are complete. I think I'm going to stick with this one as I want to move on with this build. I'll give the spinner a coat of clear gloss and then start on the weathering process.
In the meantime, i have attached the spinner backplate onto the hub and have stuck on the propeller blades. They blades are a very tight fit and I may just leave them on without glue.
