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Just seen this

MC197 Liquid Mask No.523

The blurb states

Used to reserve areas which are to remain unpainted, especially in airbrush techniques, but also with watercolours and temperas. Liquid Mask forms a protective film on the area which the artists does not want to paint. Once the work is dry, liquid mask is rubbed off with an eraser or piece of cloth, revealing unpainted area.

Looks handy. One particular use springs to mind. Stark interior patches inside soft camo blends. Looks handy for touch up jobs near freehand work also.

Anyone have any experience with these?

I was wondering the same…
Seen it a couple places but no one I know has ever used it before.

For protecting freehand work, you might be better off covering it with some low tack masking tape. I'd be nervous about rubbing liquid mask off my freehand work with an eraser.

No, but I've used Humbrol Maskol which sounds similar. Usually it's used on canopies and other clear parts. It's ok, but a bit fiddly to remove sometimes.

Okay there are a couple of things, if you get this don't use a brush as an applicator, use a cocktail stick or a rubber-tipped clay shaper, the liquid mask will just dry on your brush and mess it up. If you're painting over it with a brush, be a little more gentle with it.

It's perfect for getting quick chipping effects, but unlike salt, sponge or hairspray, the weathering will be less random.

Sorry if I sound negative, it's a fantastic product, as with all things you need to know when to use it.

Ifurita wrote:For protecting freehand work, you might be better off covering it with some low tack masking tape. I'd be nervous about rubbing liquid mask off my freehand work with an eraser.

Yes..... that part is the part that has me wondering too... I've used Frisket Film in the past but only on larger more flatter projects.

Only ever used maskol - and that was purely for canopies.

Not that tricky to remove. The point of a #11 blade x-acto did the trick and then some pointy tweezer/forceps.