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bobkat

Joined: 07 Sep 2008
Posts: 143
Location: Bismarck, ND

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:00 am Post subject: Masking Tape

I'm about to start painting on my 701.   Flew it for 3 years and had too much fun flying it to bring it in to paint it.  

My pet peeve is the various types of masking tape.  I've tried the brown stuff, the blue stuff (the papery kinds from 3M) and have a terrible time unrolling the tape from the roll without it tearing off irregularly causing me to spend a couple minutes and and a fingernail or two to start unrolling it again.  Start again and it rips off 1/4 way through what you need.

I painted two airplanes before and never had this problem!

I plan to use fine line tape for paint edges,  but whenever I use regular masking tape the stuff drives me nuts!  

Am I doing something wrong?  How hard can it be to simply unroll tape??  I've been tempted to try soften the glue on it by hitting it with a heat gun before unrolling it.  Tried new stuff from various auto body supply places, etc. 

Any experts out there?

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:52 am Post subject: Masking Tape

Bob, I also use masking tape and plastic to cover polished areas of my project.

I have had the same experience as you - you have to unroll the tape slowly, but it will still happen.



Also, if you leave it on for too long, (months), it will *not* unstick easily, and paint thinner will be required to remove the goo left behind.

  

Cheers

Carlos

CH601-HD, plans



On 3 April 2011 09:01, bobkat <bobkat(at)btinet.net (bobkat(at)btinet.net)> wrote:

[quote]  --> Zenith701801-List message posted by: "bobkat" <bobkat(at)btinet.net (bobkat(at)btinet.net)>

 

 I'm about to start painting on my 701.   Flew it for 3 years and had too much fun flying it to bring it in to paint it.

 My pet peeve is the various types of masking tape.  I've tried the brown stuff, the blue stuff (the papery kinds from 3M) and have a terrible time unrolling the tape from the roll without it tearing off irregularly causing me to spend a couple minutes and and a fingernail or two to start unrolling it again.  Start again and it rips off 1/4 way through what you need.

   I painted two airplanes before and never had this problem!

 I plan to use fine line tape for paint edges,  but whenever I use regular masking tape the stuff drives me nuts!

 Am I doing something wrong?  How hard can it be to simply unroll tape??  I've been tempted to try soften the glue on it by hitting it with a heat gun before unrolling it.  Tried new stuff from various auto body supply places, etc.

   Any experts out there?

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georgerace

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 788
Location: Albion, MI

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:08 am Post subject: Masking Tape

Hi Bob:



Most masking tape is rated for indoor use above 60 degrees farenheight.  If

you are working in any colder than that the stuff will give you a lot of

trouble.  There may be other reasons as well, maybe someone else will have a

better answer.

Take care,

George



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