Self adhesive printable masking sheets

[salty_monk]

When you watch "biker build off" or similar crud on the TV you always see them printing out their own masks & cutting them out with a scalpel for flames or whatever decals.... (No I don't want flames on my GS.....)

Anyone know if those sheets are available in Letter sizing that you can print yourself?

Dan

[Big Si]

I have used Frisket film in the past. It is a low tack adhesive film, and comes in rolls from 250mm to 600mm wide and 3m long.

You can't print on it directly, but being translucent, you print off your design on regular paper and then overlay the film to cut out the mask.

Look under airbrush accessories in your local hobby store.

Si

[Agemax]

you can buy a4 sheets of vinyl, any colour you want. (ebay). simply put them in your printer so it prints on the backing sheet then reverse the image on your pc before you print it. simples!

[Hammered]

What they are using is called paint mask. There is also blast mask for sand blasting. Its fairly simple, not much more than masking tape in the case of the paint mask. The real magic is in the software and plotter used to cut this stuff. Its all CAD (computer aided design) software. Makes keeping everything even and crisp. I run a plotter still, but it gets harder to keep up with proper shop's pricing. You can find paint mask on Fleabay if you like or you can purchase the correct auto grade masking tape and have a go at tracing it all by hand.

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-X-50yd-Avery-Yellow-Paint-Mask-vinyl-cutter-plotter_W0QQitemZ380122629137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5881130411&_trksid=p3286 .c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1| 240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
Not my listing, just the first one to pop up when I searched for paint mask

[salty_monk]

So this stuff can be laid over paint & then removed with no paint damage?