My friend wants to know why the tape you use to tape of walls when you paint blue?
2006-09-06 18:23:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As the others stated the tape is blue to differentiate the paint on the wall because usually the paint are lighter hue and the blue tape will be easier to spot. HOWEVER, keep in mind that painters use up to 3 different color tapes, each with a specific strength of adhesion. Light almond tape having the strongest adhesion, Blue Painter's Tape having mid range adhesion and orange tape having the lightest strength of adhesion using different adhesion strengths is used for purposes of not lifting fresh paint to wanting tape to stick well to other surfaces where a lesser adhesion strength would not work. Hope's this helps!!
2006-09-06 18:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by Yahoo Anwers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tape that is used for painting has special properties that prevent paint from "leaking" under neath the tape. When paint makes its way under the tape it bleeds and therefore you don't get a neat and finish. So to tell the difference between masking tape and painters tape they are different colours.
2006-09-06 19:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were white or tan tape you probably could`nt see it as well as blue tape when you paint a white wall and most of your walls are white...that`s the only thing I could think of....
2006-09-06 18:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by Carol H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Painter's tape is only sticky for a few days. I suppose they color it blue to differentiate it by site.
2006-09-06 18:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because painting is such a depressing chore.
Not really. I heard it was blue because the most comman paint color used for interior residential space is white. In general, I think it is just easier to see the deliniation line.
2006-09-06 18:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by obardy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be identified of the type of tape that it is. just like duct tape is always grey..as for why they choose blue..just what the doctor ordered..he liked blue..see ya
2006-09-06 18:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so you can see it
2006-09-06 18:26:01 · answer #7 · answered by pighunter1999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can see paint better so they dont go over
2006-09-06 18:27:40 · answer #8 · answered by dustin k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easier to see, therefore easier to apply and harder later to forget to remove.
2006-09-06 18:26:23 · answer #9 · answered by lucyanddesi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because..... BLACK, WHITE, GREEN, ORANGE, GRAY, YELLOW, BROWN have all be taken. Only color left was blue
2006-09-06 19:54:37 · answer #10 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋