what can do to get acrlyic paint to stop pealing off when i take masking tape off?

Question

its Art acrlic

and its heavly layered. it must be very clean.. its for a portfolio.

Answer 1

Use the blue painting tape, and don't leave it on any longer than you have to. Tape, paint, and peel. The longer you leave it on, the more likely it is to stick.

If it is already on, and peeling the paint, try warming it with a hair dryer to loosen the adhesive or peeling it back with a wet sponge. Regular masking tape won't stand up to water.

Answer 2

It shouldn't do that. I think you're either putting the masking tape on while it's not dry enough, or you're painting on the wrong kind of surface. Paper, uncoated board and canvas are all fine, although the surface is usually coated with gesso first so the paint doesn't soak in too much. Some types of art board however may be coated with a type of primer that acrylics don't stick well too. That could be the problem, or if your mixing your paints with a lot of medium, it will make them softer and take longer to dry properly.

If you're painting a lot on top of the tape and then waiting for it to dry, of course that would make it get pulled off with the tape. build up just a thin layer each time you use tape, and pull the tape off before the newly applied paint is dried completely.

Answer 3

Are you talking about acrylic art paint? Not wall paint? Well, you can try doing the blue painting tape, but, since acrylic art paints have a very elastic component, that lets them dry flexible, it may not work. You could try using saran wrap stretched very tightly, and brushing from the wrap to your canvas, board, whatever...that way you'll get the edge you are looking for and be able to take the wrap right off, right away, and not have to worry about dried paint peeling up.

Answer 4

The method Jonathon R mentioned is a good tried and tested way of getting over certain problems, I have done that. But there is no need to PVA and ceiling or walls prior to painting, its a myth. I would wash down ceiling with sugar soap, either undercoat the whole ceiling with an oilbase U/C, but thin it down like runny double cream, dont use it straight from the tin. Or, after washing it with SS, put a thin coat of dulux matt on first, do not use it from the tin, really thin it down, after its good and dry, then do your second coat, again thin that, but only about 15% water, and see how that looks, you might have to do a third coat, but again dont have it too thick. It doesnt matter how many coats as such, as long as its not thick stright from the tin, specially Dulux is so thick you can stand a stick up in it, and dulux must be watered down.

Answer 5

What kind of surface you are applying the paint on is what causing the paint to peal. Seems like you have no bond.

Answer 6

Do not wait for the paint to dry.Remove the tape,carefully,while the paint is still tacky.

Answer 7

scotch and 3m make at least 2 different types of tape for this, the glue is similar to glue used in a post it type notepad and scotch magic tape, the more expensive one is guaranteed not to stick if removed within 72 hours and the lesser 24 hours, if you are using regular scotch tape or box sealing tape, masking or duct tape you should know that the most severe quality control test used in testing paint adhesion to various substrates, and to test surface preparation of substrata prior to painting is a tape test. in fact this test is so severe it is used in testing what is called lap shear adhesion (psi) of electroplated metals to their substrata,

Answer 8

Also cut along the edge of the tape with a razor blade, very carefully