Masking Tape

[David Marks 2Participant @davidmarks2]

[David Marks 2Participant @davidmarks2]

I was getting low on masking take and purchased from Halfords some with the brand name "Harris" which I can only assume is produced/marketed by the company of the same name that make/market paint brushes and other hardware used by the decorating trade. I always us Tamiya for the `joint line` and then use cheaper tape for the remainder of the masking. Not overly enthusiastic about the Harris tape. It appeared to be very thin as you could easily see the colour of the paint it was covering. So I also used another non masking tape to back it up. The painting was successful but removing the Harris tape was a pain and left several areas on the hull of my Ute which where remnants of the tape were left sticking to the surface. These needed careful removal helped with a little meths.

May I suggest this Harris tape is given a wide berth. Additionally, if you find a decent masking tape, keep it just for masking and don't use/waste it for labelling, sealing plastic bags etc.

[Author]

Posts