SPA Modeler

That blue tape may be way to "tacky" for the paint too.

Try Frog Yellow Painter tape instead. Good alternative to Tamiya tape.

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:39 pm That blue tape may be way to "tacky" for the paint too.

Agreed. I’ve only used the blue for trying to pull the loose paint off. You may see some on the foam I’m using to cover the cockpit while I’m still moving this thing around a lot.

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:22 pm Try Frog Yellow Painter tape instead. Good alternative to Tamiya tape.

Yep good stuff. I’m using that and the tamiya masking tape for the normal masking on the jet. I agree, it’s a nice cheap alternative to the tamiya tape cost for sure, especially in the 2” wide rolls!

OK I managed some recovery this weekend. Ended up masking off the affected area and then dampening a half dozen cotton swabs with lacquer thinner in order to fix up my peeling paint issue. I gently worked away the paint till I got back to bare plastic. Then used a lacquer primer on it, let it sit a few hours, and then top coated it. All seems well now.



I have a few more spots to do. Will use that same technique for these and clean it all up.


While I had the spray booth on I went ahead and put 2 coats of gloss clear on the top of the fuselage and the nose. These pics don't do it justice vs seeing it reflect the lights in person. Ohhh boy does it look great!

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice recovery and save!

Time for a small award I think.

Great save. Looks awesome

mostrich wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:21 am Time for a small award I think.

Dude that’s awesome!! Never saw that one before, had me spitting my coffee out