the tape has stripped the paint completey right back to the plaster it's coming off like wall paper ....only easier!!!
2007-01-05 08:57:26 · 34 answers · asked by sisterofbayee 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It was the blue tape which i used!!!!
2007-01-09 04:56:08 · update #1
Even Non Peel tapes have different adhesive levels. If your working with a delicate surface, try finding a tape made for it. You should be able to find these at larger home improvement stores.
2007-01-05 09:00:13 · answer #1 · answered by Alex T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether using masking tape for home decorating, or for masking the borders when painting a picture you should always (very carefully) remove the tape whilst the paint is still wet(unless, in picture painting you are using water colour): as the paint dries it begins to bind together, so forming one surface skin, once this has formed it is practically impossible to break that skin other than with a knife, so as you peel the tape away, the paint that's on the surface of the tape will, if dry, have bonded with that on the surface that you are trying to protect and will pull it away with it. One other problem could be caused (if it is paint that's already completely dry when you put the tape on) could be that you need to use 'low contact' masking tape as the normal strength stuff can easily pull quite well 'set' paint off.
2016-05-23 06:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of people don't realize that you can't just pull the tape off, no matter how slow you go it is going to always pull a little paint off with it, because you usually just paint with one motion and it doesn't stop at the tape you get paint on the tape. Thats the purpose of the tape don't fret that. The best way to go with it is to take a straight edge right up to where the tape ends and only wall and paint begin, you will either see or feel a distinct bump. Take a utility blade and run it lightly on right on that seam. Walla don't cut too deep just real light (like auto graphics people use when you watch those shows)
2007-01-05 13:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by rdwoelfe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it happens loads, i find the only way to stop it happening is to run a Stanley knife along the edge of the tape before i remove it. What appears to be happening is the tape and wet paint bond, then when you take off the tape, away comes paint, so cutting right between the paint and tape breaks the bond and no peel. I find it best if I run the blade just an inch or two ahead of where I am peeling, so the bond doesn't reform.
hope is useful
2007-01-05 09:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by Pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water based paints are very prone do doing this to you "low tack" tape. What happens is latex molecules not only bond up and down, but sideways as well. Therefor if paint seeps onto the tape, it tends to bond the tape to the paint. Somebody mentioned a razor blade above, and thats one good idea. But I might have another very good idea. Get out the hair dryer. The heat from a hair dryer (dont use a heat gun - too hot) loosens up the adhesive of tape to make it release more cooperatively.
Good luck
2007-01-06 11:21:45 · answer #5 · answered by ButtUglyJeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tried to take the tape off before the paint around it was completely dry. The only way to repair is to let the damaged area dry and repaint. Also the best tape to use when painting is called painters tape and its green. They're is regular masking tape which is beige, there's a blue masking tape for outdoors, but the only masking tape for painting is the green one
2007-01-06 01:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Debbie M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peel the tape off before it dries. Everyone makes that same mistakes. If you leave the tape, the paint on the tape and wall comes together when ripped off the paint comes off also. Rip tape away from painted area, not towards it.
2007-01-05 17:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long had the original paint been there, the first coat over the plaster? What kind of masking tape, there are many kinds? How long did you leave the tape on?
We need to know these answers to do anything other than speculate and give generic answers.
2007-01-05 09:40:19 · answer #8 · answered by DSM Handyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was Blue or Green Painter's Tape, you left it on past its recommended time. If you used normal masking tape, that's why it took the paint off the wall.
The problem with the adhesives on the sticky side of the tape is that is includes solvents and hardeners that dissolve and bond with the substrate. the Blue and Green Painter's Tape does not bond as quickly or as deeply as the normal masking tape, which is primarily meant for metal and wood work.
2007-01-05 13:45:46 · answer #9 · answered by Marc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the walls were not primed first the paint has a stronger bond with the tape than it does with the drywall. Even if it is low-stick tape.
2007-01-05 11:40:39 · answer #10 · answered by bobthebuilder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋