Protective film on Wraith hood
 

I trimmed my Wraith hood and had to cut holes in the hood for the shock towers. While cutting the shock tower holes, and cleaning up the cuts, the protective film on the outside of the hood has pulled away from the hood, and there's a couple small tears in the film.
I know when I wash the hood before I paint it, a lot more of the film will come loose from the hood.
Is there something I can use for the protective film, other than old fashioned masking? I have some liquid mask that I thought about using. I could remove the protective film completely and apply a few coats of liquid mask to the outside of the hood.

If anyone has any ideas, or alternatives to use, I would appreciate the input!

Thanks!!


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Re: Protective film on Wraith hood
 

i would just leave what is left of the film and use masking tape to cover exposed areas. Just take your time and make sure to cover completely.

Re: Protective film on Wraith hood
 

The film is still on it, but as much as it's coming loose from the hood, most of it will probably come off when I wash the hood before painting it.
We'll see what happens after I wash it.


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Re: Protective film on Wraith hood
 

Hobby shops typically carry something called Frisket, it's a translucent, low tack artist's masking film. It can be annoying, it doesn't stick well to curves, can leave a residue if left on long or heated, and is so low tack it can just about want to fall off unless the surface is single plane. Mostly I use it as transfer tape with my vinyl cutter, but I use it for some detail masking if I feel it would help to see through the material to what's underneath.

Though unless you're doing tiny detail painting or fades, I can't imagine any reason not to just use regular masking tape. If you need to see if your paint is opaque enough, you can always peel it back to check and lay it back down if you need more coats.