I always start with a strip of 1" and move up from there to the 2". I prefer to get precise in the corners and edges with the 1". A little hard to be accurate and precise with 2" tape. I like the plastic mask because it comes in 99" wide and is very handy when it comes to covering large open areas. But I use sheets, blankets, blankets, tarps, whatever. I had a local hotel that had a pile of bed spreads laying in the lobby during remodeling. They were all folded and washed. They were going to throw them out. I used them for many years to cover projects , motorcycles, tractors. and parts. Whatever I did not want CARC/paint over spray on. Today is Labor Day. Time for me to do some laboring. I have a shed I am fixing up and need to get completed so I have a nice clean confined area to store the motor scooters in for the winter. I am going to be using dura plate. Awesome stuff. Most versatile product I ever used. Have a Great Holiday. Do whatever it is you do for fun. Mow grass, cut/split wood, pull an engine. Whatever. Just enjoy doing it. It's a simple task.
Tonight when I came home I had a busy schedule. It may not look like much got done. But I scuffed the wheels, blew them off, washed them and set them out so they could be sealed. I managed to get both sides sealed and that was about the extent of the evening. That was a slacking off evening. So I hung up a tie rod end with new tie rods on it and painted it black. Now I feel better. I got 2 things completed. Painted the wheels upside down first then flipped them and painted the top side. Allowing just enough time for the bottom side to get tacky. 
I have my guard chickens. 
And I have cordless burglar alarms. No guns needed. They work for bugs and a little crushed corn. Some are outside for 7 years all the time. Hope to get some flat black on the rims on Friday night. Family night tomorrow. Have a Great Day and be productive. I was a wee bit fearful of rain as I was setting up to paint the wheels. Never came. Just a bit of wind. helped dry the wheels quicker.
