Keeping my masking on

[evansd2]

Are you using something to apply it? You should be pressing the masking on with a brayer or something to get good adhesion.

Also, previously:

Masking not adhering to wood well? Try sanding your piece first

Kind of says it all in the subject. I bought some more BB last week or so, and my masking which worked well (transferrite) on the previous batch was just peeling up like crazy. I looked really closely and there were tool marks on the surface, shallow grooves running the whole length of the wood. I gave it a quick sanding with ~400 grit sandpaper, wiped all the dust off, and I was back in business. Don’t forget to use a squeegee or something to press the masking down.

And maybe relevant:

How to remove masking from 423 parts at once

I’ve mentioned my tape sandwich method before: Mask your material. Cut. Apply blue painters tape to the entire surface before you remove the material. Remove taped-up piece, all the cut parts should come with it. Flip and tape the other side. Now you have a tape sandwich. [image] Press the tape down thoroughly like you’re applying masking. Peel the blue tape and masking off in a sheet. [image] You’ll miss a couple pieces, but that’s ok. It’s like 98-99% effective, which is good enoug…