Masking Paper

MHP sells only the highest quality Kraft masking paper,  we are completely independent of any paper mill and are therefore able to assess market conditions and obtain the highest quality raw materials available.

All our paper is, quite simply, the best you will find in the market place.  a genuine 50gsm high wet strength (HWS) paper specifically manufactured for paint masking, porosity tested, tightly bonded with little or no fibre contamination which gives excellent resistance to base coats, clear coats,  urethanes and because of it's added HWS is excellent for water based paints.

Polythene wrapped for protection and to increase it's marketability. MHP converts 95% of it's masking paper in house giving us the opportunity to label the product as the customer requires.

Of all of the bodyshop consumables in the market, masking paper ranks as one of the most used and also the most controversial, historically the basic masking paper in bodyshops was an imitation kraft (cut the trees down turn them into cardboard or pure kraft use them, return them to a paper mill and make imitation Kraft), hence a very green and environmentally friendly product.
Paper is measured in grams per square metre (gsm) and the mainstay of the industry is a 50gsm although the OEM’s because of their environment used a 40gsm pure kraft, the same applies in to-days market although some resellers have dropped down to a 45gsm (10% less paper) and in my opinion 15% more risk.
The sheen on masking papers is not a coating but is achieved by polishing the paper with a super heated roller in the production phase, this polishes off the fibres that would normally stick up and cause wicking where the paint or lacquer follow the fibre through the sheet to cause bleeding.
When using masking paper the following might help:
*Don’t stretch the paper over the area to be masked, it must be slack, by pulling it tight you are effectively pulling the paper fibres apart then by applying a paint or lacquer they are further stretched allowing penetration and bleed.
*If spot painting the middle of a panel but lacquer the whole panel either use a 3” masking tape or double mask the immediate overspray area, paint contains solids which effectively seal the paper whilst lacquers are much more liquid.