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I had this idea for a color scheme on a bass popper. I'm bored with fishing season more or less over for me, OK? B) I painted a base coat of a metallic color, wanted to run a perfect stripe down the back so I tried using the Painter's Blue masking tape. It took 4 coats of metallic paint to get good coverage, I let it dry for almost 15 hours before I masked it. I removed the masking tape...and half of the base coat with it. :angry:

 

Back to square one. I now am planning on giving it a thin sealing coat of something like HaH before trying to mask and stripe the back. Why couldn't I have thought of this earlier? Oh well, live and learn. Has anyone else ever tried to mask a popper body to get a perfect stripe or line? It will make sense when you see the completed body.

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It never occurred to me to try since I don't think any of earth's creatures have a perfect stripe or line?

 

But I'll be interested to see what you are working on.

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I have never tried to do a complete straight line down a popper. I am interested in seeing what works for you though.

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Need to use a special masking tape found hobby shop. Really not cheap either, but after the same thing happened to me once so.

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I've used masks when airbrushing but never when bristle brushing. I've taped netting to acrylic coated poppers and lures without pulling the paint up but I'm sure the netting between the tape and the body helped prevent complete adhesion.

If you stick the tape to a smooth clean surface and remove it and repeat several times, it will make the tape less sticky and easier to remove.

 

Kirk

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It never occurred to me to try since I don't think any of earth's creatures have a perfect stripe or line?

 

But I'll be interested to see what you are working on.

 

It's not supposed to resemble anything living. It's an iconic symbol of my area. If I ever get it to work you'll see! ;)

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Balsa being wood, perhaps a little primer on it first to help the metalic paint stick a little better before you put the tape on there.

 

Deeky

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couldnt you just use an artists brush and paint on this iconic symbol?

 

or copy the symbol to your computer, reduce it to the size you need for whatever you are tying, print it out and glue it down?

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I had this idea for a color scheme on a bass popper. I'm bored with fishing season more or less over for me, OK? B) I painted a base coat of a metallic color, wanted to run a perfect stripe down the back so I tried using the Painter's Blue masking tape. It took 4 coats of metallic paint to get good coverage, I let it dry for almost 15 hours before I masked it. I removed the masking tape...and half of the base coat with it. :angry:

 

Back to square one. I now am planning on giving it a thin sealing coat of something like HaH before trying to mask and stripe the back. Why couldn't I have thought of this earlier? Oh well, live and learn. Has anyone else ever tried to mask a popper body to get a perfect stripe or line? It will make sense when you see the completed body.

 

It has everything to do with what you are painting on. Modern paints have to have a base coat or be designed to stick to the very product you are spraying, and it must be compeltely dust and oil free. Yes, it may be ok to use an automotive sanding sealer first, but follow that with a primer coat. The sealer has to be compatable with the material you are painting. The primer has to be compatible with the top coat your are painting with. To rephrase, the sealer, primer, base coat, top coat and or clear coat all have to be purchased as a matching system. Gone are the days that any paint can be used with other products. Spray cans from the home repair store will still do this for the most part, but you will need to test to see if you have a good bond to the product.

 

It may be as simple as the fact that you handled the product with your hands before you painted it. Did you strip all oil first with a solvent that leaves no residue, such as alcohol??

 

Most folk don't realize that 90% of the time in a paint job of any kind is in the preperation stage & post processes, not in spraying the paint on.

 

For those suggesting different masking.. no... blue painter's tape is the right tape.. it is not a tape problem but a paint sticking to the product problem. Blue painter's tape is the best non stick to paint tape and it has the true non fuzzy straight edges. One trick is to apply a thin coat of clear over the paint. But if your base coat does not adhear to the product nothing will fix it. Also, if you base coat, or primer, or paint are not compatible, even a well stuck primer or sealer will change chemically and turn loose.

 

However, I suggest you use a liner brush next time... found at a craft store the one you need is about 3/32" round and 1-1/2" long, AND yes, they are called "liner brushes". Mount the fly and place a steady straight object near the fly. Place something under your had that slides well on the straight object. Trace the brush down the length of the fly while your hand slides down the straight object for a clean straight steady line. Practice first on junk.

 

Believe me I know... take my word for it. My son is "color me crazy", if you know him you know I know what I'm talking about.

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I had this idea for a color scheme on a bass popper. I'm bored with fishing season more or less over for me, OK? B) I painted a base coat of a metallic color, wanted to run a perfect stripe down the back so I tried using the Painter's Blue masking tape. It took 4 coats of metallic paint to get good coverage, I let it dry for almost 15 hours before I masked it. I removed the masking tape...and half of the base coat with it. :angry:

 

Back to square one. I now am planning on giving it a thin sealing coat of something like HaH before trying to mask and stripe the back. Why couldn't I have thought of this earlier? Oh well, live and learn. Has anyone else ever tried to mask a popper body to get a perfect stripe or line? It will make sense when you see the completed body.

 

I do not know if this may help, but have you thought about using a strip of tensil for the stripe? Place it on before you clear coat the popper and it should work. That is unless you

want only paint on the popper.

 

I have the same problem with painters blue tape. It cost a bit and doesnt do the job that well. Maybe you will have to let the paint set a while longer (24-48 hrs )more before you tape it.

Good luck

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My solution that worked for me ended up being a Post-It Note used as tape and a Sharpie instead of paint to make the stripe.

 

Great, now where's the pics???

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My solution that worked for me ended up being a Post-It Note used as tape and a Sharpie instead of paint to make the stripe.

 

Great, now where's the pics???

 

I was going for an OSU football helmet type theme, didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped.

 

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