Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Painter's Blue Masking Tape. Peel it off before paint dries or not.?

I want to paint stripes below the chair rail in the kid's room. I have BLUE Painter's masking tape. Do I peel the tape off while the paint is wet, semi-dry or dry?





The Blue tape is great around windows and edges, but for flat graphic design like stripes (where there are no corners, Windows or edges), it seems a bit risky in peeling some paint off too.Painter's Blue Masking Tape. Peel it off before paint dries or not.?
I WAIT TILL PAINT DRIES..


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wet if it dries to have to run a razor over the edge before you peel also us care in what you tape it can remove fresh paint and the coating on the sides of new cabinets i learned that the hard way
That is a good question, one that my crew asked ourselves when we were painting a set at school and using tape to create horizontal lines. Since we weren't sure, we tested it out both ways.





It works best if you peel before the paint dries completely, but be careful if you have horizontal lines and the paint is on too thick- you may still drip. In that case, it's okay if you wait a little bit (not until it dries completely, but is no longer going to drip) before you peel.





However, it's not too bad if you peel after it dries. There is occasion that it will flake off some paint (depends on brand of paint), but you can usually get away with it. To be sure, it's better not to.





I recommend peeling before drying, but watch to make sure that the paint isn't too thin or it might run. I hope this helps.
You should wait until the paint is dry to the touch. If you remove the tape while the paint is wet you may smudge the line. This site explains the process.
before paint dries definitely! If THE PAINT DRIES IT WILL PULL OFF EVERYTHING ELSE WITH IT!
Before so that you don't get runs or peal your dried paint off when you peel the tape off. I was painting a room and was getting close to the end of the role, so I painted the remaining portion and left the tape after the first coat so that I could paint the second coat, when the second coat was done, I peeled the tape and took some of the dried paint off also.
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