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Hi Gang, I posted two months ago and drop in now and then to look around. I'm Ed the airbrush clown from southern Ontario.(WWW.REBEL-AIR.NET) I need your input. I and others on airbrush.com have seen a mag."How to" useing GRIP MASK on a motorcycle tank. The tec sheet say's it's for masking off plastic signs, so this is the place I felt to come and get some feed back. Have you used it, good points, bad points, price and sourse. Please and Thank you! Ed Ryall
-------------------- REBEL with a cause, and a loaded Airbrush! Posts: 73 | From: Ruthven Ont. Can. | Registered: Aug 2002
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Hi, I've only used it on plastic and glass. EM Plastics and Electric distribute it throughout Canada. Note: It is water based make sure it doesn't freeze during transport. Cheers,
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It works great, so long as you spray enough on to begin with. Don't thin it if you can help it. I have covered entire semi's with it and cut and sprayed automotive enamel with no prob...better to pull off before dry though. It conforms well around seams and rivets, but that's not much of a concern with motorcycle helmets, is it?
One trick to getting a nice thick coat is to spray using an engine cleaning gun...it will pick it up out of the can in its original thick state, so it goes on fast with no runs...if your careful. On small stuff like helmets probably just use spraygun with fan adjustment all the way in and air mix all the way out.
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Grip Mask is even used in helping preserve aircraft at that great aviation boneyard in Arizona.
As previously stated, make sure you apply a thick enough coat. If too thin, it can be hard to remove, especially on textured surfaces. Of course, if your helmet has a concrete texture, be thankful it did its job and go buy a new one.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5089 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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This stuff can be brushed on or appled with a roller also. These guys are right about insuring you get a thick enough coat. You can easily go too thin but it would be pretty hard to get it too thick. It helps to mask off an edge around it before applying, makes removal easier. I've used it with a number of different type paints. They all break it down a bit making removal sometimes a pain if it's too thin. One other thing...don't let it get rained on or get wet, you'll soon learn what a true nightmare is
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