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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Randy Powell on October 06, 2013, 12:23:55 PM
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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.
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where kin a feller git sume?
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I've never tried it, but it gets bad reviews on Amazon. Expensive, too.
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I buy it at the local Lowe's store. Just 3/4 3M Edge Lock masking tape. Works pretty well overall. I like the 3M vinyl stuff but it's pretty thick. The Edge Lock leaves a much smaller ridge. But you have to insure it's down. I had a couple of spots on the current plane that showed some very minor bleed but I didn't get it down well enough. Oh well, live and learn.
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Thanks Randy, Lowe's it is..
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I hope I'm not hijacking your thread: I want something like frisket paper, only more flexible and with about twice as much tack. I find that when I'm in the mood to carve something out freehand the frisket works well, and seals down nicely, but requires multiple passes to get it to stay stuck.
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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
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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,,
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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.
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For stuff like "Frisket" you might try Avery 8665 mask. It's actually an office product. I get it at Office Depot. I used to for doing checkerboard and such.
Hmmm.... checkerboard.
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NOOOOOOO,,
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LL~
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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.