How to paint with the best results possible?

[Trucklover]

Hey Josh, before you apply your masking tape, I would strongly advise re-cutting the edges of the tape. For instance, get yourself a small piece of plate glass, apply the tape to the glass and using a steel ruler and a sharp, fresh X-acto blade, recut the edges of your tape (rather than rely on the factory cut edge) and then apply the tape to your model to mask it. Also get yourself a wooden coffee stirer or popsicle stick to burnish the edges of the tape to the model real well to avoid bleed under.

Thanks Tom, i usually dont cut the edge of the tape before i apply it, but i will definitely be doing that for these paint jobs. But one thing, how do you know that your line is straight that you cut if the original line from the factory isnt?