the green frog tape is what i've found to be best. it's the only tape i've found that won't tear fibers off a newly-veneered panel. worth the cost. i buy it at menards in the multi-roll packs.
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the green frog tape is what i've found to be best. it's the only tape i've found that won't tear fibers off a newly-veneered panel. worth the cost. i buy it at menards in the multi-roll packs.
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Here are codes for 3M masking tapes http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...=5471778&rt=r3
Here are codes for Scotch Blue tapes http://www.scotchblue.com/wps/portal...94529207&rt=r3
Note, the number is printed on the cardboard core and even though there are tapes of the same color, the code is different which indicates they are for different uses.
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Thinking about this more, I am not sure that you need to worry too much about using the type of tape for this application. If you were painting and edging in, then I prefer green to the blue tape.
However, as long as you putty knife the corners, they all work pretty well. For glue squeeze out I really doubt you'll have an issue.
But, applying the tape right up to the joint - but not UNDER the joint isn't always fun. You might consider using a product like Waxilit. That is quicker to apply, and you can slightly cover the margin of the joint. The glue just pops off the wax, and the wax is easily removed with mineral spirits.
I've had mixed results if dyeing after that, but if you are top coating with oilbased stain, or topcoat, or even BLO, there's no ill effect.
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Paraffin wax for canning works nicely for that, too, Prashun. It is cheap and available at the grocery store. I chop pieces off the large block and make little 'pencils' out of them to get into corners and edges.
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Finally, some light is shed on the issue. Painters' tapes, like many other things, tend to follow the "you get what you pay for" rule. But, even within that, there are different tapes for different purposes. You can use a good, expensive tape, but if it's the wrong tape for the task at hand, you'll probably think it's junk in the end.Originally Posted by Bob Grier
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I use:
ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape Delicate Surfaces with Advanced Edge-Lock™ Paint Line Protector 2080EL
with the orange wrapper. As a couple of folks have said, there's blue tape and then there's blue tape. This one works really well for me.
John
http://www.scotchblue.com/wps/portal...4529207&rt=rud
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I've actually been very disappointed with this tape--as a (now former) professional painter. I really liked the delicate surface blue tape WITHOUT the Edge Lock "feature". I could spray trim in a new house, tape it the next day, then paint the walls and remove the tape without problem. The Edge Lock added the problem that occasionally, peeling the tape off the trim would pull some of the wall paint off as well, a problem I really didn't have with that tape before the Edge Lock was added. With Edge Lock, it's essentially the same tape as the yellow Frog tape.
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Jason, I have to agree with you. The former Delicate Surfaces tape (without Edge Lock) was better for paint. I haven't been able to find it recently, however. I use it mostly when taping off joints, pre-taping veneer, and masking for spraying furniture, and both have worked equally well for that.
John
Should have known Amazon would have it: http://www.amazon.com/3M-Painters-Ad...icate+surfaces
Last edited by John TenEyck; 02-13-2016 at 10:49 AM.
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John, the Amazon tape is the 2080 which has edge lock. The number is shown if you click "see more product details".
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You're right, Bob. Sorry for the misleading info. I wonder if 3M stopped making the old stuff without edge lock?
John
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