xresonance
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2018
Hi all! I'm rebuilding a 1948 South Bend model A lathe (what have I gotten myself into lol), and part of the process is a new paint job. I've got the good stuff from Sherwin Williams, industrial urethane alkyd enamel, with the appropriate primer system.
I plan to mask off the machined surfaces that shouldn't have paint on them, but I am unsure as to when is best to remove the tape - while the paint is wet, or after it has dried. Searching the net yields varying opinions, many of which say do it after the paint is dry, but all this advice is for latex paint on walls and trim around a house. The industrial enamel is some quite tough stuff, and I am concerned that waiting until it is dry will cause some of the paint skin to peel off with the tape. The only downside I can see to peeling it wet (or after it tacks up a bit) is potentially causing a mess, with the tape brushing on things. But this is easily avoided by taking good care.
I think I'm going to prep a hunk of steel and do a test both ways, but I would still love to hear your experiences with this, if you have had success or failure either way. Thanks so much!
- Aaron
I plan to mask off the machined surfaces that shouldn't have paint on them, but I am unsure as to when is best to remove the tape - while the paint is wet, or after it has dried. Searching the net yields varying opinions, many of which say do it after the paint is dry, but all this advice is for latex paint on walls and trim around a house. The industrial enamel is some quite tough stuff, and I am concerned that waiting until it is dry will cause some of the paint skin to peel off with the tape. The only downside I can see to peeling it wet (or after it tacks up a bit) is potentially causing a mess, with the tape brushing on things. But this is easily avoided by taking good care.
I think I'm going to prep a hunk of steel and do a test both ways, but I would still love to hear your experiences with this, if you have had success or failure either way. Thanks so much!
- Aaron