Masking Tape

[roblpm]

Exciting stuff.................

Painting the hull. 2 coats primocon. 2 coats AF to go.

I bought the blue stuff off ebay (3M I think). My mate says make sure you take it off immediately after every coat as if it rains it will start leaving sticky residue. Indeed I left it 24 hours after our last coat of primocon and it was already starting to stick.

My other mate who is actually helping paint thinks I should buy some "better" stuff to save the half an hour that we have left as only 2 coats to go!! Duck? Anything else? Or just get on with it.....................!!

 

[pvb]

Decent quality blue tape should be OK for several days at least.

 

[Lucky Duck]

As above, I thought the blue tape was the "better stuff"....

 

[VicS]

As above, I thought the blue tape was the "better stuff"....

me too

 

[ballyabroad]

It's more expensive, but I use Frog Tape low adhesive. Not had it tare or take off paint yet and leaves a really clean line.

 

[ex-Gladys]

It's more expensive, but I use Frog Tape low adhesive. Not had it tare or take off paint yet and leaves a really clean line.

+1 for Frog Tape... Not all tapes are made equal and a lot of "blue" tapes aren't 3M - which by the way, I've had poor experience with at the least glue residue being left behind, and at the worst a whole load of tape.

My "methodology" when I antifoul is to mask, immediately paint, paint the next coat next day, immediately remove masking tape. I certainly wouldn't leave it beyond 36 hours. Frog tape (green) has been the most successful by a long shot

 

[sailorman]

Decent quality blue tape should be OK for several days at least.

as is the cheaper green coloured our swindlery has

 

[roblpm]

+1 for Frog Tape... Not all tapes are made equal and a lot of "blue" tapes aren't 3M - which by the way, I've had poor experience with at the least glue residue being left behind, and at the worst a whole load of tape.

My "methodology" when I antifoul is to mask, immediately paint, paint the next coat next day, immediately remove masking tape. I certainly wouldn't leave it beyond 36 hours. Frog tape (green) has been the most successful by a long shot

Ok im going to try the frog tape. As it needs to be 10 degrees to do the antifouling i think if there is a weather window we will be doing it 2 days running!!

 

[Cantata]

Our chandlery sells a yellow masking tape which is a plastic material, like insulating tape but thinner. Works very well indeed. Sorry but I don't know a brand name for it.

 

[Poignard]

Our chandlery sells a yellow masking tape which is a plastic material, like insulating tape but thinner. Works very well indeed. Sorry but I don't know a brand name for it.

I think that might be Tesa brand. I have used it and it's good.

 

[PCUK]

Genuine 3M is the best you can get. Good for several weeks and still peels cleanly.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Genuine 3M is the best you can get. Good for several weeks and still peels cleanly.

Not in my experience... It's genuine 3M I had the problems with quoted in my earlier post...

 

[ghostlymoron]

Ive found the thin plastic stuff gives the sharpest cut off and peels off in one piece after a day or so. I usually put fresh on for each coat.

 

[sailorman]

Ive found the thin plastic stuff gives the sharpest cut off and peels off in one piece after a day or so. I usually put fresh on for each coat.

Known as "fine line tape" often used in finishing coats

 

[mdonnelly]

Never use the cheap stuff from a pound shop! Got to the end of a 28 foot water line only to discover it had been peeling off behind me.