Customer Reviews for Scotch - ORIGINAL Painter's Tape, 0.70" x 60 yds - Blue
Customer Rating
5
This is a must have!
on November 8, 2011
Posted by: Anonymous
If you're looking for a tape for your painting project - big or small - stop searching! I always use ScotchBlue and I've never been disappointed. It's a great product at an affordable price. Most importantly, it does not cause surface damage. I've safely left it painted drywall, crown moulding, metal and glass for 10-12 days. I wouldn't use any other product for this type of job.
Like all 3M products this is by far the best painter's tape out there. It promises not to stick to surfaces and it delivers! Reasonably priced and works the best, why would I use anything else.
OK. So decided to paint my bathroom this past Sunday. Bought the expensive Scotch Blue Tape for the so called "clean lines" they promised. They make it look so easy. OK.
14 day clean lines remove did not work. I had taped up'd the ceiling and along the tile. A day later after the paint dried, today, attempted to remove the tape.
Well, the masking tape was very difficult to remove and did not leave me with clean lines. In many places, the tape pulled off paint. And I was pulling very slowly and carefully.
In other places, many times, the tape ripped and was VERY DIFFICULT to remove just after one day.
It got so bad that I had to get a razor blade and cut along the tape through the paint to ensure clean lines.
Not thrilled with the results. I am going to have to go back and do edging touch up which I was hoping to avoid.
Sorry. I don't know if the tape had too much adhesive or what. But didn't work for me.
Taping is time consuming BUT definately worth it. The amount of time prepping for your painting project most definatley out weighs the clean up you would have after the painting is done if not taped.
I will say this product works fairly well. Even with all the claims of EdgeLock and other things there is still paint bleed under the tape. The product gets the job done but is overpriced and falls short of its performance claims.