Low tack masking

[newkid]

I am looking for a tape that I can use to make nice boarders on standard printer paper and on poster-board. Has anyone found any tape that works on these surfaces without tearing up the paper when removing the tape? I watched the airbrushtutor videos that he is posting of the Cameron tutorials, and he describes a border tape. But it is in the UK. I am in the US, is there anything sold at a michaels, home depot, lowes, or hobbylobby that would definately work? Everything I have tried peels the surface of the paper up and its disappointing and completely ruins the artwork, I don't have the money to paint on higher quality surfaces right now. Any ideas of what i can use?

 

[Clive Stevens]

I don't know if Frog tape would lift the surface or not, but got to be worth a try! Should be availible at DIY stores buddy.

FrogTape.com

they do an even lower tack, yellow version too!

 

[foreveryoung001]

I picked up some of that self sticking plastic wrap from glad with the intention of seeing if it had enough adhesive quality to stand up to the moving air from the AB... have never gotten around to trying it because I've only been painting on hard surfaces recently, but I still think it might work in theory. I've tried the low tac blue tape from 3m, and even that has given me fits. Another theory... maybe try laying down a foundation of something like an acrylic enamel from a rattle can, before you start laying any paint down. That might give you enough of a barrier between the tape and the paper, and with a very gentle hand, when removing the tape, might work... might. Just another theory I haven't tested.

One this that has worked, when I do it correctly, is using paper and getting it to stick with just the lightest coating of craft spray glue. A couple of problems... first, if you spray to heavy on your masking paper, it can leave glue on your art or it cans tick just as strong as tape and you run into the same peeling problems. Also, no matter how lightly spray, the paper will eventually want to start curling up from the moisture of the paint.

Let me know if you figure something out that works.

 

[beanpoleuk]

Airbrush and paint to a low tack Vynle mask which they also cut into 20mm reels Accessories

look for
[h=3]Sharp Edge Mask Tape 20mm x 50 mtrs[/h]
Worth a try

 

[ad fez]

Just a thought..... and is probably and absolutely bull$*÷× idea. ... but has anybody tried sticking there page to there board and then wrapping cling film / selophane /serranwrap round to create a totally low tack border tape???? As I say probably a bs idea but cheap as f if it works

 

[CALz AyrWKz]

I use the green frog tape on my bristol paper projects. You have to be careful when peeling. I peel is at an angle and support the paper at the point where its peeling off. Also you could take a bed pillow and place the tape on that, peel and then apply to your project. This removes some of the tackiness.

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[newkid]

That sharp edge tape is the one airbrushtutor talked about in his video but it is in the UK :/ I would think the air-pressure from the airbrush would blow back the edge of the clingwrap would it not? I don't know how to secure the edge of the wrap to the paper in a manner that would keep out all under-spray without using tape.

 

[foreveryoung001]

That sharp edge tape is the one airbrushtutor talked about in his video but it is in the UK :/ I would think the air-pressure from the airbrush would blow back the edge of the clingwrap would it not? I don't know how to secure the edge of the wrap to the paper in a manner that would keep out all under-spray without using tape.

That self sticking stuff from Glad has some type of mild adhesive on it, so it will stick on its own, but I just don't know if it would stick strong enough to actually work as masking. So others on here have tried it in the past. There have been threads about it, but I don't know if they ever got it to work for them or not. Have always meant to experiment with it myself, but just haven't gotten around to it.

Cling Film

That's the stuff there.

 

[newkid]

I had a mishap with my blue masking tape on a project before on black poster board where it peeled up the black and left the gray board beneath. But with that I was able to strategically use more of that tape to rip up the surrounding border to create a sort of grunge border which worked OK for this project but I figure that a portrait of Cameron Diaz deserves a sharp clean squared border

Someone invent me some masking tape with about the same tack as a sticky note!!!!
Hmmmmm.... a money maker right there. I need to patent that and not post this

 

[ad fez]

That self sticking stuff from Glad has some type of mild adhesive on it, so it will stick on its own, but I just don't know if it would stick strong enough to actually work as masking. So others on here have tried it in the past. There have been threads about it, but I don't know if they ever got it to work for them or not. Have always meant to experiment with it myself, but just haven't gotten around to it.

Cling Film

That's the stuff there.

Ah good to know is not total bs..... I would stick wrap to front of board wrap it over the top.... down the back. .. and alk the way round to the front. ... so the paper actually had 2 layers on. ... if you do it tight I can't imagine 20 psi shifting it ?

 

[newkid]

20 psi? hmmmm. I best adjust my airpressure... Ive been doing for a year about 30 or 35. With both house of kolor and with my spectra tex and wicked and createx. But, I haven't ever been taught by anyone. Just youtube. I certainly did not understand reducer, or airpressure when I first started and had so much difficulty with my createx and my iwata hpc plus and my badger krome.

 

[ad fez]

Sometimes if I reduce my paint enoughi spray as low as 4-5 psi...... there isa wealth of learning to be done brother and a wealth of amazing people to learn from

 

[ad fez]

Forget createx though... it won't happen with that..... createx wicked works fine as would spectra. ... Basically you reduce between 15 -20 part reducer to 1 part paint. ... is like dirty water but allows you to go very very veeerrrry sssslllllooooooooowwwwwllllyyyyy

 

[newkid]

For really soft lines and perfection quality detail, low airpressure and over reduced is the best? I thought that it was higher airpressure and over reduced for getting in close.

 

[ad fez]

It's whatever works for you brother.... I'm just saying how I do it and giving you food for thought. ... with the "dirty water" technique is not a one shot deal.... if I put a line in the wrong place i can easily correct it....

 

[ad fez]

I personally never paint higher than 20

 

[jord001]

I usually stick between 15 and 20 psi with a paint mix of 1 paint 5 - 8 reducer depending on your paint surface. With etac I keep the same air pressure but the paint reduction is only 1-3 as it sprays much easier then the others.

Lee

 

[foreveryoung001]

Air pressure varies with each artist. Watch Svee's videos and he's getting some incredible details at 35 psi, which I've tried to mimic, and failed miserably. I move it all around depending on what day it is and what I'm spraying. Working on some feathers on an eagle today, and I started at 15, then went down to 5, then back up to 8 or 9... just have to find what works for you and your style of painting.

 

[shadow2462]

I have had excellent lock with the green "frog " tape, I also have a low tack artist masking tape .75" wide that is absolutely great. Whe I tried the blue painters tape it tore paper every time.

 

[newkid]

Indeed food for thought. I shall certainly change it up and see what I can do with some airpressure and reducer adjustments. I shall be trying the different masking solutions you guys suggested also. I may end up doing a boarder entirely out of sticky notes overlapping if all else fails.