paint tape advice/suggestions

[alex2929]

I finished part of my shop walls with good smooth sided plywood. I very briefly sanded it, primed, and put on 2 coats of paint. I am going to paint a stripe around the building for looks. I am worried about getting a good seal/line with tape. I don't have the shop part sealed up yet so I can't really keep a ton of heat inside. As a result the plywood is cold, etc. Is a certain kind of tape better than others? I probably will turn on the nipco and get it 50 or 60 inside when i paint but it wont be overly warm.

 

[cgrutt]

Use a good paint tape blue, green or even yellow but run a thin bead of paintable sealant over it. Spread thinly with damp finger. Paint and remove tape before it cures.

Like this

 

[2Fast]

Paint the main part of the wall first, extending a little into the area where you're going to paint the stripe. Apply your tape (blue painters tape works great) and then go over the edge next to where the strip will be with the white paint, which will seal the tape to the wall. Paint your stripe and pull your tape

 

[Rusty Wrench]

Use a good paint tape blue, green or even yellow but run a thin bead of paintable sealant over it. Spread thinly with damp finger. Paint and remove tape before it cures.

Best practice.

Many can freehand brush a scribe line without tape. Many of us cannot.

 

[nadogail]

Check with your local paint supplier, the one that sells to Painting Contractors; I would trust them more than those who work at the big box stores.

 

[The Cobbler]

paint the walls. tape off your stripe. paint the seam with the wall paint.( seals the tape edge) paint your stripe
don't leave it a long time from start to finish or the tape will be tougher to get off

 

[alex2929]

paint the walls. tape off your stripe. paint the seam with the wall paint.( seals the tape edge) paint your stripe
don't leave it a long time from start to finish or the tape will be tougher to get off

Thanks. That’s what I’m going to do. Tape and paint the seam tomorrow after work and paint the stripe Saturday morning. Probably take the paint off Saturday afternoon.

 

[Zeke]

As long as the shop is 55º+ you should be able to paint. The temp needs to stay 55+ for a little while to get the paint to start curing. Tape at that temp is fine. What I do is take a plastic hair comb and run the teeth right at the edge of the tape to seal. Do this right before you paint at the min temps required and you'll be fine.

I have also placed tape in a microwave for a few seconds. Older tape that likes to rip instead of coming off the roll whole responds very well to the MW.

 

[mrbill55]

I finished part of my shop walls with good smooth sided plywood. I very briefly sanded it, primed, and put on 2 coats of paint. I am going to paint a stripe around the building for looks. I am worried about getting a good seal/line with tape. I don't have the shop part sealed up yet so I can't really keep a ton of heat inside. As a result the plywood is cold, etc. Is a certain kind of tape better than others? I probably will turn on the nipco and get it 50 or 60 inside when i paint but it wont be overly warm.

Medium adhesive Frog Tape

Simple, easy to use, works well even in the colder conditions you are experiencing. Truth be told, on some of our larger products (full size vans, trucks, box trailers, etc), we used to use the Frog tape to run the various stripes or two tone schemes. I use it now for most of our home projects, although soon, I'm hoping the only home project left is to two tone my new garage walls.

Bill S.