Frog Tape 82021 Pro Painters Masking Tape, 1-1/2-Inch by 60-Yards, Green
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Frog TapeModel: 82021
Product features:
- Most resistant to paint bleeding
- Paint activated edge seal technology, leaves clean edges
- For use on multi surfaces
- Twenty one day interior clean release
- Medium adhesion masking tape in stay fresh container
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Frog Tape 82021 Pro Painters Masking Tape, 1-1/2-Inch by 60-Yards, Green
Customer Review: Works much better than the Blue Junk
Summary: 4 Stars
I read about Frog Tape on a home improvement blog that gave it glowing reviews. I had not really heard of it before reading about it on the blog, so I went into the whole thing pretty unbiased. I was hesitant due to the price, but I had had terrible luck with the blue tape and figured it was worth a shot. If it worked, then great. If not, no biggie. I took it for a spin on my spare bedroom and was overall quite pleased.
Here's a little bit about my walls and my taping process:
My painting surface:
My walls are weird. Weird as in it looked like the previous owners were perhaps playing with some sort of texturizing device and never really got the hang of it. Sections of my walls are smooth, and other portions seem to have random patches of texture spewed across them. This particular room was somewhat evenly done, but the texture was quite heavy in some spots. It's kind of a cross between the "knockdown" texture in the first image on this page ([...]), and the "orange peel" texture a little further down.
The existing paint appeared to be a white eggshell. The other wall I was repainting was flat yellow. I was painting over everything with a flat light blue interior latex paint.
Prep:
I wiped down the walls and let them dry before applying the tape. I also taped the room up the night before and painted the next day, and as I painted I noticed that my tape had started to come up in some spots. I probably should have pressed it down again right before I started painting.
Results:
On smooth walls - The first tape strip that I pulled off was along a segment of smooth wall. The tape came off easily and left a perfectly sharp, smooth line. I was very pleased! My last apartment had very smooth walls, and I didn't get that crisp of a line with the blue tape. A vast improvement on the smooth parts.
Along trim - All of the tape that I pulled off along the baseboard trim turned out great. Lines were crisp and even.
On medium texture - The ceiling/wall tape line was a little rougher. This part of my wall was more heavily textured. The tape did not seem to like this texture very much, and I still had a few bleeds and jagged edges. But I really truly did feel like the frog tape did a better job than the blue stuff. I thought I was pressing the edges down hard enough when I taped, but perhaps I could've used a little more muscle, or used a putty knife to burnish the edge. And as I mentioned above, I probably should have pressed my edges down again after letting the tape sit for 8-10 hours.
Verdict: I felt that Frog Tape was a big improvement over the blue tape that I had been using for years. It seemed to lay down easier, and was easier to reposition on the wall if I messed up a line. I had no problems peeling it off of my existing surfaces. It adhered strongly, but did not pull up any existing paint. To me, it felt slightly gentler on the surfaces than the blue tape (I'm confused by the reviews that say it lifted up layers of paint - perhaps their walls were more delicate or older than mine, or the quality of the existing paint was poor.) The tape excelled on smooth areas, and did a reasonable job on textured areas. I feel like most of my bleeds were due to user error, and that I could have done a better job pressing the tape down. The Frog Tape website has tips for taping on textured areas, which I will definitely try out the next time. I'd definitely buy Frog Tape again after having had such bad luck with the blue tape.
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