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2. 06:03 AM - Masking Tape (bobkat)
3. 06:52 AM - Re: Masking Tape (Carlos Sa)
4. 07:08 AM - Re: Masking Tape (George Race)
5. 07:35 AM - Re: masking tape problems (Zed Smith)
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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?
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335922#335922
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| Subject: | Re: 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@btinet.net> wrote:
>
> 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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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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Subject: Zenith701801-List: 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?
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=335922#335922
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| Subject: | re: masking tape problems |
One thing is 'age' of the tape. If you puchase tape at a firm which sells a LOT
of painting supplies then the tape you get is likely fresh and will work as
advertised.
Outlets where tape has been on the shelf for months should be avoided.
Any local automotive paint shop could advise you; probably offer other tips as
well.
Some years ago I had a roll of 'worlds largest retailer' tape that was only six
months old....
It would not unroll one complete round without tearing, and the 'sticky' was mush!
Buy GOOD tape!
Body shop near my office was happy to offer advice when I told of the problem.
Zed/701/R912/90%/etc
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