The Best Way To Mask Model Aircraft Canopy. No Tape!

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@johnstewart3890 10 ай бұрын

Live in the Philippines and very hard to obtain supplies here for our hobby. Just ordered this tape. Thanks for your info! Working on a 1/32 TBM-3 now and lots of clear plastic!

@SCM223 10 ай бұрын

That's a big ol' canopy and one of my favorite Navy planes! Let me know if you have any questions using it and I'll do my best to help. Thanks for watching!

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas 10 ай бұрын

Excellent method and video. I’ve used parafilm for a short while and it really works great as it does not leave any residue like tape or masking fluids. It takes a few tries to master its application but after that it’s easy and smooth. I subscribed.

@SCM223 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yeah I stumbled upon it and couldn't believe it wasn't a more popular method. Decided to spread the word to the best of my small channels abilities haha.

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas 10 ай бұрын

@@SCM223, you are welcome! I’m glad you are sharing the advice. Your videos are interesting and you deserve more visibility.

@SCM223 10 ай бұрын

@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas You're too kind! I figure that even if I'm only helping one person, it's worth my time. Thank you again!

@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas 10 ай бұрын

@@SCM223, such wise words!

@nigelr07 8 ай бұрын

Found a supplier in the uk that sells this by the metre so for £5 got myself enough to do maybe 20 or so models. Just tried it on a 1/72 scale spitfire, looks like its worked really well and much easier to apply and cut than a low tack masking tape. Thanks for the tip ! 😁

@JeffJefferyUK 3 ай бұрын

"Found a supplier in the uk that sells this by the metre..." So, what, you keeping it a secret from your fellow Brits? TRAITOR! 😉 Seriously though, where did you get it from, please?

@nigelr07 3 ай бұрын

@@JeffJefferyUK He may not be selling it at mo. Go for the medical grade stuff not the gardening variety.

@P-47D_theJug 9 ай бұрын

Awesome thank you for sharing. I saw this a few years back from KZbinr Flying S Models. So I got the huge roll from Amazon. Didn’t have much luck with it or even kobuki tape. I try fresh blades and I still manage to cut into the plastic. But I use a safety razor so I will try that. Again thanks for the advice

@SCM223 9 ай бұрын

Safety razors really are the best aren't they!? It's actually kind of hard to dig in too deep with the razor blades because you don't have a lot to grab, therefore not much leverage. Even if you can see a line though, I've had success hiding them by applying thinned gloss varnish. Thank you for watching and I hope it goes better for you!

@garbanzo3720 8 ай бұрын

In the past, I had bought a small quantity of Parafilm on a roll in a blister pack from Testors.

@nikolaosstavrou5327 9 ай бұрын

its agood material to make tarps for vehicles ,tanks, aiplanes and more . its great!

@SCM223 9 ай бұрын

I'm going to have to try that. Thank you!

@kennethromine6332 4 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great idea. I hate masking canopies. I was about to either quit airplanes or just not paint the frames (getting bogged down with it). I will try this.

@SCM223 4 ай бұрын

I feel the same. When I went from armor to planes, I threw out the first two (luckily cheap) airplanes. Masking fluid, different tape methods etc. I think you'll be happy with it and just keep in mind, you can buy it in much smaller sections on eBay and Etsy. Amazon only sells it by the roll.

@kennethromine6332 4 ай бұрын

@@SCM223 I just tried it. Man, this is the best !! Best canopies I have ever done. This stuff makes it almost easy to mask of canopies. THANKS

@joshuamurphy4928 10 ай бұрын

So I happened to acquire a decent amount of this. Have you used this for masking anything else other than canopies such as painted parts? Figured I would might as well using it up if I have it.

@SCM223 10 ай бұрын

Yes! I use it pretty frequently for hard edge camouflage. You can either lay it out on a cutting mat and cut your design and transfer it but that can be tricky because it sticks to itself. What I usually do is stick it on the actual model and cut it out. The Parafilm is really thin and cuts way easier than tape so as long as you're using a really sharp knife, it doesn't dig into the paint. I use a fresh safety razor blade for the old school butterfly opening razors. You can break them in half so you're only working with one edge. I also use it to mask lines if there's a lot of bumps and stuff sticking out. You can just kind of stretch it over that stuff and cut your lines. One warning though, it can have trouble sticking to matte paint. So if it keeps lifting off, take your bare finger and hold it on the film for a while and the warmth should make it stick.

@bp8339 10 ай бұрын

I suppose the ultimate test for use in masking camo, is if it lifts the paint when removed. I'm assuming as parafilm is low tack, that there are no issues in that respect, but does it leave any residue on matt paint like blue tac can if it's left too long.?@@SCM223

@RedViking2020 10 ай бұрын

Is this a USA only product?

@SCM223 10 ай бұрын

No not at all. There's actually another viewer from the Philippines who just mentioned getting his recently. It's used widely in laboratories.

@canuck64 9 ай бұрын

Parafilm is way too expensive ...at $50 + for a roll... nah! But...great trick though!

@SCM223 9 ай бұрын

I mentioned in the video where you can find it in smaller quantities and it is quite inexpensive. Thanks for watching!

@canuck64 9 ай бұрын

Yes.. I saw that. I live in Canada...where everything is double the price@@SCM223

@SCM223 9 ай бұрын

Oh! I didn't realize that. I guess if you do order from eBay or Etsy they'll get you on shipping. Maybe there's a nursery supply you can buy it from. They use it for plant grafting.

@canuck64 9 ай бұрын

That's a great idea... I'll look into that. Thanks for the tip.@@SCM223