Painting Question. Which tape to use for masking?

[Killer Iguana]

What would be the ideal tape to use for masking a head for painting? It's a resin head. I would like nice crisp lines when I remove the tape, and don't want any paint bleeding. Would the regular "Blue" painter's tape be my best option? Any other hints or suggestions would be appreciated.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I've never used tape for a head. You could probably get some thin masking tape. It might be easier to freehand though.

Don C.

[Killer Iguana]

I'm painting a black Spider-Man head. I painted it White, and am planning on masking the eyes to spray the Black.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

I used liquid masking with a small brush to do the eyebrows on one of my heads and it worked great. I think the liquid mask I used is latex for use over paint on paper so it shouldnt pull the cured paint off a piece. The other night I was using green painters tape (which is low tack) to keep some epoxy in place on a urethane head and it barely held. I wouldnt recomment using that.

[gaga4toyz]

Silly putty works the best in my opinion. I know alot of modeler use it as well.

[Megospidey]

Tape may pull your white paint off. I would go with silly putty as well.

[Killer Iguana]

Silly Putty sounds interesting. I wasn't aware of using it this way. I think I'll give it a try. Thanks!

[dr_cyclops]

Then there is the Vasoline method. Those awful plastic paintbrushes they sell with cheap watercolor sets, work well to apply a thin coat over any area you want unpainted. Coat to the exact line you want covered, spray and wait until paint completely sets. Wipe of with lint-free cloth.
I'm gonna look into this "Silly-Putty" method.

[megowgsh]

HA! I never even thought about "masking" I've just trained myself to have a steady hand. ROTFLMAO!