Use the 11″ envelopes that lots of junkmail comes in to mask the wings of model aircraft.

Recently, I was painting a red nose on a natural-metal 1/48 scale P-51. I needed to mask off the already painted wings to protect them from overspray. Rather than worrying about low-tack tape and laborious masking, I cut the end off an envelope and slipped it over the wing all the way to the root, then lightly taped it against the fuselage. When I was done airbrushing, I simply slipped the envelope off. It can be used numerous times; I used the same envelope on a Bf 109 a few weeks later. Thicker or longer wings can be masked by taping two envelopes together lengthwise. So recycle junkmail envelopes – you’ll feel better!

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Tip submitted by:
Mike AllenPensacola, Florida