FUSION Issue 3-2026 DIGITAL - Flipbook - Page 11
BEFORE THE COLOUR
COMES THE CRAFT
Inside an aircraft finishing hangar, mid-preparation.
What looks like wrapping is actually precision.
THE PURPLE IS DOING SERIOUS WORK
Paint masking film at this scale needs to hold clean
edges under spray pressure, resist solvent bleed, and
release without lifting the substrate. BAXT masking
film is specified for exactly this environment –
precision protection where the margin for error is
measured in millimetres.
NOTHING IN THIS ROOM IS ACCIDENTAL
Every overlap, every tape run, every tucked edge
around a panel gap is a decision. The technician who
masked this aircraft will not be in the room when it is
inspected. Their work will be.
A finish like this is
rarely ruined in one go.
It drifts, one small
compromise in
preparation at a time.
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