Michael Hardy
11-12-2009, 10:55 AM
Hi Creekers,
I am in need of a better idea for masking before color filling.
I have a project to engrave and color fill dozens of rubber lacrosse balls.
The balls are made of from a natural rubber.
One of the issues I run into is that the balls seem to have a powder residue that makes the smaller parts of the letters peel too easy before we color fill.
I'm have tried masking with the blue painters tape and the small pieces left in the letters seem to be labor intensive to weed and remove after I color fill.
Is there something different from the painters tape that is easy to apply and not expensive that will provide a better masking and color fill process?
Or, is there a liquid that I can apply that then dries and is easy to wash off after I color fill? Any help is really appreciated.
Mike
I am in need of a better idea for masking before color filling.
I have a project to engrave and color fill dozens of rubber lacrosse balls.
The balls are made of from a natural rubber.
One of the issues I run into is that the balls seem to have a powder residue that makes the smaller parts of the letters peel too easy before we color fill.
I'm have tried masking with the blue painters tape and the small pieces left in the letters seem to be labor intensive to weed and remove after I color fill.
Is there something different from the painters tape that is easy to apply and not expensive that will provide a better masking and color fill process?
Or, is there a liquid that I can apply that then dries and is easy to wash off after I color fill? Any help is really appreciated.
Mike