Masking tape works fine. I'd recommend putting on the tape and then screw the scales down tight. Then using a fast acting, Methylene Chloride based stripper, brush on just the parts you want to strip and wait about 5 minutes. I used a piece of wood to scrape at the metal to get the coating off. I thinks it's a combo of using the tape with the scales on, during the stripping process and the fast stripper. It's worked good twice for me.
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Thats a good idea. I thought about it but didn't have the gonads to try. I was worried that I might damage the grivory.