Thread: 1st time flames, masking residue help

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As JR sez, any masked paint job will leave a ridge. I sometimes pinstripe over the ridge with blue, or just leave it.

I'm confused. Are you saying that the "melted glue" is an actual residue now bonded to the original paint, or are you wondering about the "step" between the original color and your new flames? You mention laying down two coats for the flames, then adding two more coats of clear only to the flames which made the step bigger once the masking is removed.

thanks for the replies, I have decided that flakes are too much effort for a beginner, although they turned out not too bad for a first timer, i am just going to strip back and repaint to body color and concentrate on getting my car back on the road, I will save my dollars and have the flames painted by someone who knows what they are doing sometime in the future.
cheers Brett