Do any of you clever composite fellows have any ideas on creating a clean break line between a carbon skinned surface and a plain (painted) surface? I attempted masking with tape an area I did not want skinned but came to the quick realization that the resin would slightly cover the tape and not allow me to remove it. BAD PLAN !!!  

can a coat of high temp epoxy be used all over instead of laquer?

Yes you can use a high temp black paint to blend the edges, just feather the paint in from the edge, I see no problem in then coating this with the high temp resin and then flatting it out and polishing it to a final finish. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure you can get high temperature clear-coat paints that you could also use for the last 'gloss' coat.

Paul Statham
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical