[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was needing a tap to put around the tub I was re-chalking and this one was so great. I m sure to find more use for it. Made the job so easy to do/
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We bought the new tape because we were using a dark color on our dining room walls and we wanted to keep it off our trim and molding. we waited over night before trying to remove the tape and like the others, some of the paint next to the trim around the chair rail and trim around windows etc. was peeling in areas and upset that all this will have to be touched up! Another day doing all of this. I am not happy at all. I will not recommend or use this again. We bought 3M thinking of your reputation. Disappointed We do many projects, more than most people
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from scotchblue.comBy ScotchBlue™ Brand Team, November 20, 2012
We are sorry to hear of the paint pull upon removal of the tape. Sometimes the high end paints when using multiple coats create a film formation coating over the tape so at removal the paint does not leave a clean paint line and instead removes with the tape. Unfortunately the only real way to avoid this is scoring with a blade or removing the tape when the paint is still wet. We do offer 3 versions of our ScotchBlue(TM) Painter's Tape in order to provide the best tape for the application. Please see our surface selection guide at www.scotchblue.com. We would ask you contact us directly if there is even an inquiry, quality concern, or damage with any of our products. Please expect a direct e-mail from us shortly.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used Scotch Blue painters tape to create dashed lines on the ceiling of my baby's nursery. The tape was strong and did a great job of protecting the color from bleeding onto the white ceiling background. Even with a textured surface, this tape did an excellent job and I would recommend it to painters and Do-It-Yourselfers out there! Further, I used the tape to help define the corners of the room and to paint a life size tree over the crib. The tape kept my lines straight and clean, with little touchup and a lot of peace of mind.
I was using this tape on some 6 panel doors that I was staining and finishing. I am doing one side of the door at a time - stain, flip, stain, flip, finish coats, flip, finish coats.
Because of some unrelated circumstances, I had to abandon that project for a couple months. The doors were in a room kept at 78 degrees. I had stained both sides and was in the process of doing finish coats on the first side. The bottom side edges were taped so that any runs would be confined to the edge of the door.
When I returned to the work, the tape was bonded to the stained wood and left a lot of residue. It was very hard to peel off.
I have inspected the packaging on another roll of the same tape, and you really have to read the fine print to find the "14 day" disclaimer. Sure would have been nice to have that featured more prominently on the packaging. In fact, it should be called "14 day tape" or "60 day tape". This has been an expensive and frustrating lesson to learn for me.
Now I'm combing the web site trying to find tips on how to get the glue off of my stained doors without damaging the doors and I can find nothing. Guess I'll have to call customer service.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used this tape for repainting my upstairs. I loved how I used it in one room, then removed the tape, and then was able to reuse most of the tape in my other room.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am in the process of painting my entire house, nothing fancy just updating. I bought the green tape because I didn't think there was really any difference between paint tapes.
About 9pm one evening I finished measuring and taping a line around the bathroom wall. I gave orders that no showers were to be taken until I finished painting, I didn't want extra moisture in the room. I planned to start painting in the morning. At 7am the tape was hanging or had fallen off the wall completely! So much time wasted!
I bought ScotchBlue and retaped the whole room. I forgot to give orders for no showers so the room had a good dose of extra moisture that night. The next morning the tape was still perfect! I didn't get around to painting until the next day and the tape was still in place! I ended up needing 2 coats but the ScotchBlue not only stayed in place the entire time, it came off perfectly when I was finished. Great tape!