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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Perry Rose on August 06, 2020, 05:26:50 AM
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I'm ready for trim colors. After spraying when is the best time to remove the trim tape? Right away, never, after a couple hours? Using butyrate dope in south Louisiana.
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I slopped on some paint this morning and started removing the masking material right away. After that I tackled the fine line tape. It came off easily leaving a nice clean line. So to answer my question, about 30 minutes of drying time is enough to remove the trim tape. I will do it again tomorrow.
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I slopped on some paint this morning and started removing the masking material right away. After that I tackled the fine line tape. It came off easily leaving a nice clean line. So to answer my question, about 30 minutes of drying time is enough to remove the trim tape. I will do it again tomorrow.
Not all paints or the mix of paint react the same.
Here's a trick.
You can sand the paint off the tape before you pull it. Good for areas where there's considerable or unnecessary build up.
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I do it fairly soon, and make sure I pull the tape almost 180 back on itself also.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
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Are dew points and humidity ever low enough in Louisiana so that you can use dope and not have it blush?
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Are dew points and humidity ever low enough in Louisiana so that you can use dope and not have it blush?
There was one day a few months ago that was dry enough to spray clear outside without blushing. But that was unusual. I run two a window a/c units and a dehumidifier when spraying clear.
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I finished the trim paint without a problem. There were a few spray leaks under the masking hold down tape but I was able to clean that with "Q" tips and denatured alcohol. I used to use masking paper on a roll but the last roll had some spots with holes. That's how I found the denatured alcohol trick. I searched my brain and came up with a new masking material. Newspaper bags. My paper comes in a plastic bag every day. I save them and cut them open for use. The bags have printing on one side, I keep the printing side out. Then I got some truck side steps that were packaged in large plastic bags and they work just as well but are a bit thicker. Iron on covering has the backing sheet that works well also.
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Another first for me. I had a lot of space on the wing bottom so I tried my hand at a checkerboard. Not bad for a first time. Not good enough to be on the top of the wing though. www.perrystoys.blogspot.com