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I'm using that same technique on a set of Marx "Copper Queen" passenger cars. I have the center sections taped off, and refinishing the tops and bottoms using chemical stripper, buffing to a mirror finish before applying the amber varnish. I tried these steps out on a junk car to make sure the tape would hold out through the process. So far. no leaks, and no rips.