Well, I've always used 3M blue vinyl tape and Finesse pinstripping tape along with various other stuff like electrical tape, frisket and some other stuff. But Pete Peterson turned me onto use just 3M "Edge Lock" blue making tape. I am starting to really love this stuff. It's easy to work with, doesn't slip or move once down and really doesn't need any sort of sealing. And it's thin so it doesn't leave a lot of ridge.

Cool.

I've never tried it, but it gets bad reviews on Amazon. Expensive, too.

  Thanks Randy, Lowe's it is..

I have used the Blue tape and IF you leave it on too long, over night or so, some of the sticky stays on the plane's surface and also it will pull off the paint. So beware of leaving the blue tape on tooo long....

Roger

for the record, there are a LOT of different "blue" tapes,, Edge Loc is a specific type not to be confused with any other blue tape out there. I have seen "blue" tape at Harbor freight, Lowes, Home depot and the dollar store,, its not the same thing,,

It's not???

Well, I guess I can just s**t-can the cheap white tape and the blue sharpie, then.

NOOOOOOO,,

I have tried most tapes and always come back to drafting tape. I buy it in 3/4" wide rolls and cut what I need. It is medium tack, and I have never pulled up paint with it. I sometimes use a heat gun to remove it just to keep the sticky on the tape, but it will clean off with denatured alcohol. I do run a couple of coats of clear dope along the edge with a small brush to seal it from the colors.