Customer Reviews for 3M - Scotch Sharp Lines 0.94" x 60 yd. Medium Painter's Tape - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Great product. Really covers all areas where I don't want paint to spatter. So easy to use in the refillable container.
on July 30, 2014
Posted by: Rogers
from Houston, TX
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this product. It's perfect for amateur painters as myself who want to paint our own rooms. So easy to use! So good at covering everywhere I don't want paint to be spattered.
I am highly disappointed with the quality of the tape. This is was my first time painting project and I decided to paint half the walls of my entire 1200 sq.ft condo. Being risk adverse, I made sure to splurge on what I thought would be quality tape and purchased a few rolls of the ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape Multi-Surface with Advanced Edge-Lock™ Paint Line Protector 2093EL. I read and followed the instructions to test on a spot first; I placed a piece of tape on the wall and after a few hours I removed the tape which came off perfectly fine. As a result I proceeded to tape all necessary walls and baseboards. I was absolutely horrified when I went to proudly remove the tape from such a large painting project and revealed chunks of paint and drywall torn off the walls. The tape was supposed to protect the walls I wasn’t painting but instead created a nightmare as I now have to sand the chunky drywall and somehow find a decent color match (previous owners chose color and didn’t leave a can to color match).
To make things even worse, the tape was extremely difficult to take off in certain areas and came off in tiny little bits further increasing the time of this painting project.
Painters beware – this product is terrible.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from scotchblue.comBy ScotchBlue, ScotchBlue, July 8, 2014
So sorry to hear of the trouble you had using our product. We would not expect paint or drywall damage when using our tape on painted surfaces that are fully cured. We have reached out to you directly to offer further assistance and want any of our customers having trouble to reach out to us. Please know we do stand behind our products and look forward to working with you on this.
I choose this product because i had heard great things about it, from friends and from ads on tv. Once i got started with my home project, i soon realized that there where bleeds on every wall. Im doing a two tone wall so once im done painting the second color im going to need to find a way to fix these bleeds.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from scotchblue.comBy ScotchBlue, ScotchBlue, July 8, 2014
Thank you for taking the time to write your Rating & Review on our ScotchBlue(TM) Painters Tape 2093. We are sorry to see the areas where the paint bled through on your textured wall and have contacted you directly to offer further assistance. We would suggest customers review our website at www.scotchblue.com and use our "tape selection guide" in order to choose the right tape for their project. We also offer proper tips and techniques for the latest design ideas. When customers have any trouble using our product we would ask they reach out so we can offer assistance and help with your project.
Been painting and varnishing boats professionally for many years and it seems that the blue tape is getting worse and worse. First off it doesn't like to stick to it's self when over lapped. Second it leaves behind some if not most of the adhesive. You might not see this but let a little dust blow around and there is a dirty tape width line. Costs many extra hours of detailing just to clean up that residue. This is especially true on gel-coat but also on and sanded surfaces. If it is not properly cleaned during the detailing it makes for some irate conversations with yacht owners. If taped over sanded surfaces the residue shows very obviously when finish is applied. I'll fed up and finding a new tape supplier.
This product ruined all the hard work I put in doing drywall and sanding and painting. It would not come off easily at all. I basically had to scrape it off with a razor blade and screw driver. Removed paint from a corner that had been painted over a year prior. But worse than all of that is that it ruined the finish of my brand new cabinets. The tape peeled the finish right off. I was so upset and cried about it for hours.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from scotchblue.comBy ScotchBlue, CHIM core, April 22, 2014
Thank you for taking the time to create your Ratings and Review of the ScotchBlue(TM) Advanced Multi-Surface with Edge-Lock - 2093-EL. We are sorry to hear and see all of the difficulty that you have experienced with the removal of our product. We are more than happy to talk with you further about this as well as possibly request samples of the tape be returned for further evaluation by our Quality Assurance Group. We ask that anyone having difficulty with the removal off the roll or masked surface contact us directly at 1-800-494-3552 for further assistance. We are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 - 6:00 CT to assistance as well as gather additional information. Please watch for a direct email reply. Thank you for your feedback and we hope to hear from you soon!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This tape makes it very easy to cut from one color to another. It has just the right amount of adhesive so that it doesn't pull paint off with it. Beats using a utensil or something else as a straight edge to achieve good results.