1 Inch Painter’s Masking Tape

With all the dissimilar choices out there, what kind of masking tape must you use? That’s a outstanding question! Well, it depends on what you are using it for. Before we get into all of the dissimilar kinds of tape, let’s go over the size of masking tape.

You may get masking tape from 3/4 inches to 2 inches. We in general use 1 or 1.5 inch tape. Use one inch tape to cover baseboards from roller splatter -which is minimum if you use the right paint and the right roller cover. We’ll cover those in another blog for you!

First, let’s consider all the choices that are available out there.

Standard white masking tape.

Common brands are

Anchor (really sticky)

3 M

Scotch

And one more that I hope to recall before the end of this blog…

Blue Masking Tape.

You have the regular blue masking tape with varying life spans:

7 day,

14 day, and

30 day release blue tape.

Then there is the blue masking with orange cardboard core-this is GREAT tape for us!

It’s priced right and is thinner than usual blue tape. Being thinner is does not grant paint to creep (leak) under it which is VERY mutual with white masking and most blue masking tape.

Frog Tape

Frog tape is a also a great tape to use when you need a very tight seal, meaning you don’t have paint crawling underneath and provides you with a very clean straight line… provided you used it correctly!

How does one employ tape correctly? I’m glad you asked!

How to the right way implement masking tape so you don’t have paint creep beneath it and to construct a fresh straight professional line:

1. Wipe your surface, say the top of your baseboard, off totally with a arid rag.

2. Pull off tape in regarding 2 to 3 foot sections.

3. Hold the tape tightly at opposite ends and start out laying it down from left to right once you are happy with the line you have just created.

4. Lastly you need to burnish (rub) the tape. You may do this by taking your hook knife or putty knife and wrap it in a rag. Now take the straight edge and press it along the baseboard from left to right.

This will give you a tight seal provided you used the Scotch Blue tape-orange core or 2nd choice, Frog Tape-though it’s a little pricey.

In closing, use white masking tape if you are not going to use it outside, in particular in the Florida sun! Also, if you are not using tape to draw the straight lines for you while you paint. (We don’t use much of the white masking tape.)

Use blue masking general for exterior projects. This is to give you have a few more days before the sun cooks the glue to your window frame or other surface and you have a real mess to clean and scrape off!

Frog tape is outstanding if you have a few extra dollars to spend on tape. It’s the Mercedes of tapes; however, a Chevy Impala is just fine.

Oh, SURE TAPE, is the other mutual brand I was searching my memory for earlier!

However, the one we most oftentimes use and find to be the best value for our dollar is Scotch Blue Masking Tape with the orange core. It is your best option for a clean line and it is priced right.

I hope this has been a help to you and your taping ventures!

Have a fantastic day!

Steve Burnett

Burnett Painting

1 Inch Painters Masking Tape

Scotch Masking Tape for production painting, clean remotion time one day, interior or exterior, high adhesion level, for use on non damageable surfaces (vinyl, wood, carpet etc.) 60 yard roll. 9 rolls/pack.

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