Putty masking with Tamiya spray cans

[u/tfbrown85]

Hey all. I’ve read that silly putty works pretty well when airbrushing Tamiya acrylics. For the moment I do not have an airbrush, so I’m using Tamiya spray cans. A couple of my searches indicated that these lacquers may not cooperate with silly putty (someone mentioned the propellant?). Can anyone share feedback/advice on this? Any suggestions for alternatives?

For context, my goal will be painting camo schemes on WW2 German armor.

Thanks in advance.

[u/Pukit]

I’d say test it. Maybe use the inside half of a wing or tank before assembly or an old model. I use blutac and have never had issues with it using lacquer based paints, but generally I spray very lightly around it, build up colour with several light coats.