Lunch Box Build Update 7 -- oops!

I spent this past weekend working on the detail paint on Lunch Money, which included door handles, locks, license plate light housing, and those trim pieces on the front windows of vans in between the window proper and those funky little triangles that you could wedge open; these were all painted silver. The side marker lights were painted orange, and the rubber window & windshield gaskets are black...of course. 

All was going well, as seen below: 

That is, until I decided to use Green Frog *house painters* masking tape to mask off the windshield gasket:

I figured since I was hand-painting these detail parts, the masking tape would work ok...wrong!!!  After peeling the mask off I was left with this:

A pretty nasty hack job, if you ask me. I think my 2-year old can apply makeup better.... 

So I picked up some 'real' model masking tape (Pactra) on Monday and decided to mask the inverse of the mistake and try to cover up the bleed-under with spray paint:

After one coat, the mistake was less visible, but still there:

So, lesson learned: use the right materials, no matter how inconvenient it may be! I applied another yellow spray coat tonight, so hopefully one more coat will hide that glaring nastiness. Then I plan on sealing the paint with a coat of clear gloss enamel before getting to my favorite part: decals!!  

Stay tuned!