Painting spinner spirals

This is my method for painting spinner spirals.

Step 1.

Cut thin wedges of masking tape.
For this, I use a cutter and a steel ruler using an old tile (a piece of glass will also work) as a cutting surface.

Step 2.

Paint the spinner in the lighter colour, white in this case.

Step 3

Apply the thin wedges of masking tape in a spiral pattern around the spinner.

The thinner the wedge, the easier it will conform to the curved surface.

Press the masking tape well around the spinner.
Fill the space between the two wedges of masking tape with masking fluid.

Step 4.

Spray paint the darker colour. Mist the paint at low pressure. Do not allow it to build up into “wet spots”,
as this will allow paint to be “pulled” under the masking tape by capillarity. Build up the paint slowly.

Step. 5

Remove the masking tape.

That is it!

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