[Vodkaman]

Like a press tool, only for the mask. Like it.

If you heat the blade up, red hot. Do the bending while still hot. The blade will bend very easily. Finish with a quick re-head and quench in water. The blade will then retain its new shape.

[LaPala]

will not work exactly, hacksaw blade will give the mask cut a jaggy edge, jaggy edge paint line is what u'll end up with. Should work however if u use a sharpened hacksaw blade without the teeth. I prefer plumbers Teflon tape or liquid mask.

[Vodkaman]

Scrap hacksaw blades adorn the dark corners of most workshops. They are very useful material source. I have fashioned marking knives and other such sharp implements from the discarded blades. The material is perfect for such applications. But I usually remove the teeth first, don't even have to think about it.

I think the idea has merit and would be worth testing out.

[Swede]

I´d suggest you look at Coley´s answer .Why mount lip before you paint it? It will only give you more hassle& job to do .

[clemmy]

Off the top of my head:

If you are repainting a bait.

If you modify a bait, then need to repaint it.

If you don't like epoxy on your lip, or need to have a clean, professional looking edge.

If you needed to install a lip after sealing to test the bait prior to going through the effort of paint and clearcoat to make sure they run correctly, don't need weight adjustments, etc.

Basically you'd never NEED to mask it prior or install a lip prior, It just helps if you are particular about them....