Jasco vs blue painters tape. Jasco won

[NCSlice]

I stripped the BK5 yesterday with the intention of leaving the coating under the scales. I carefully taped, traced, cut, smashed the taped down real good for contact, and failed. It soaked thru. The process is here if your interested in seeing pics:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1266679-BK5-Leather-Scales-and-strip-in-progress
I read somewhere that someone didnt even use tape but only painted their stripper on precisely with a paint brush with success. I understand if you only go to the ricasso there's a natural divider. I tried to hide the coating only under the scales for an appearance of a fully stripped blade. Well, I got the look I was going for lol. I just glooped the Jasco around and of course it soaked thru. I could probably be less heavy handed next time.

What methods have you all used to retain the coating under the scales?
Is there another tape that's better?

 

[iwouldhurtafly]

Next try just leaving the grivory on. Should provide enough of a barrier. The stripper won't (shouldn't) hurt the scales.

 

[wvknifeguy]

I believe I have read that after taping you should put the grivory handles back on, trim, and leave the handles on while the stripper is applied. Did you polish that blade any? It looks nice!

 

[NCSlice]

Thanks! Wow, that all makes sense.
That's all natural just wiped down with a little mineral oil. I like the grind marks and all. No plans on doing anything else to the steel.

 

[wvknifeguy]

I had planned to half a%# polish mine, but if it looks like that under the coating that's perfect.