masking tape for painting panels

[DaveTomo]

In the process of giving my scoot a bit of a touch up - not a full paint job- doing myself using rattle cans,and its going alright so far,wont win any custom shows,but its OK.Anyway I've got SX panels and want to do them two tone,green on the top and white where the flashes go .like the picture (not my panels googled for the image) so that where in the photo its red my will be green,right to the questions.
1) do the white first?
2) Is there a brand of masking tape thats best so that it wont bleed between the 2 colours,or just the every day stuff from B&Q do
Any tips or advice would be great

[stafford]

you need to use a fine line tape first, and then use a good quality tape 3M is one of the better quality tapes

[coaster]

I agree with Stafford, go to a paint factors for the masking tape, DO NOT use B&Q tape, it is shite. When you put ther tape on go over the edges with you thimb nail or the back of a spoon to make sure it's stuck down completely.

I'd put the white on first and the clout coat on last, if it is a pearl of some sort it will probably need a white base anyway. Most metallic/pearl finishes will need a laquer coat and for the panels I'd recomend a petrol resistant one. I didn't and the first overfill melted the laquer, I didn't realise and tried to wipe it off with paper towel and took the paint off

[DaveTomo]

I agree with Stafford, go to a paint factors for the masking tape, DO NOT use B&Q tape, it is shite. When you put ther tape on go over the edges with you thimb nail or the back of a spoon to make sure it's stuck down completely.

I'd put the white on first and the clout coat on last, if it is a pearl of some sort it will probably need a white base anyway. Most metallic/pearl finishes will need a laquer coat and for the panels I'd recomend a petrol resistant one. I didn't and the first overfill melted the laquer, I didn't realise and tried to wipe it off with paper towel and took the paint off

you need to use a fine line tape first, and then use a good quality tape 3M is one of the better quality tapes

Cheers lads,the petrol resistant laquer I hadn't even thought of

[Bofs]

This is the stuff as mentioned, the paint will bleed under normal masking tape.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3M-FINELINE-FINE- ... 53e7333212