Thread: 1st time flames, masking residue help

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What do you mean "rubbed the guard back"? That's a term I'm not familiar with. Do you mean you sanded off the gloss?

Hmmmm... Not sure why a residue was left under the tape. Are you sure it's a residue, or did the paint solvent attack the existing paint under the tape? You said you are using single-stage acrylic. Acrylic what? Acrylic enamel, acrylic urethane, or acrylic lacquer? Is the paint you are using on the flames the same type and brand used on the base color?

The hard edge is paint build-up. Your flames are 4 coats thick which could be anywhere from .006 to .020 inch thick. This would happen no matter what type of paint you are using. The only way to get rid of the edge is to bury it under a clearcoat, that is, clear the entire panel. That may also get rid of the residue/ solvent marks.

Below is a pic of the last flame job I did a few years ago. It was DuPont Chromabase acrylic urethane basecoat/ clearcoat. I sprayed the black first, then did the flames, then clearcoated the whole truck...