The residue of the special Oratex-Masking Tape is very easy to clean of with the Oratex-Cleaner that is commonly used with Oratex planes anyway. The Oratex cleaner is a harmless watery detergent that comes as a (non- HazMat ! ) concentrate! It get mixed with water and so the shipping is cheap. From my experience only the Oratex masking tape will guarantee absolutely no bleed-trough whatsoever, and it comes in all kinds of width, not just that narrow. Best Regards, Lars
+BetterAircraftFabric Thanks Lars!! I tried alchohol but it was removing a little of the paint so I stopped, it didn't occur to me that an adhesive could be removed with a detergent. I will try some Windex to see if that helps. The Oratex tape was absolutely great and made a very neat clean line.
Hard to tell what problem you're running into. If you don't thin enough the paint will be thick and not "relax" to smooth out. I also painted on a relatively horizontal surface, if you're painting on a vertical surface with a roller or brush the paint will streak and drip. Lots of variables. I had to experiment a bit to get it just right.
The residue of the special Oratex-Masking Tape is very easy to clean of with the Oratex-Cleaner that is commonly used with Oratex planes anyway. The Oratex cleaner is a harmless watery detergent that comes as a (non- HazMat ! ) concentrate! It get mixed with water and so the shipping is cheap. From my experience only the Oratex masking tape will guarantee absolutely no bleed-trough whatsoever, and it comes in all kinds of width, not just that narrow.
Best Regards,
Lars
+BetterAircraftFabric Thanks Lars!! I tried alchohol but it was removing a little of the paint so I stopped, it didn't occur to me that an adhesive could be removed with a detergent. I will try some Windex to see if that helps. The Oratex tape was absolutely great and made a very neat clean line.
You painted the Oratex white fabric?
Yes I did, using exterior grade latex paint. They sent me white, not what I wanted, so I adapted. Worked great!
my red looks bad. not even. streaky. what did you do?
Hard to tell what problem you're running into. If you don't thin enough the paint will be thick and not "relax" to smooth out. I also painted on a relatively horizontal surface, if you're painting on a vertical surface with a roller or brush the paint will streak and drip. Lots of variables. I had to experiment a bit to get it just right.