Per advice here, I have gotten in the habit of prefinishing parts before
assembly. It makes the joint corners neater and allows me a lot less
stress about squeeze-out.
...but...
Working only on weekends - and sparingly at that - I take a long time to
finish a project, so that tape is likely to be on for a good while. In
this case it must have been a month or more.
I just removed a bunch of tape with some difficulty. It came off, but in
many small pieces, which is a pain. I used some green tape and some blue
tape. The green was easier to remove, but that may have been more a
matter of location; those edges didn't get covered in stain and finish
to the same degree that the blue tape did.
So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
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On 12/1/2014 10:09 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>
>> Personally I'd rather remove and re-apply several times than fight
>> with the nasty crap sold as "masking tape" after it has been on a
>> workpeice for more than a couple of days.Some of the higher end tapes
>> like "frog tape" comes off a little easier for quite a while longer
>> than the cheap stuff though.
>
> Why in the hell are you guys leaving tape on this long? This is foolish
> stuff.
>
I think he realizes this.....he stated why it was on there that long.
On 12/1/2014 7:28 PM, Greg Guarino wrote:
> Per advice here, I have gotten in the habit of prefinishing parts before
> assembly. It makes the joint corners neater and allows me a lot less
> stress about squeeze-out.
>
> ...but...
>
> Working only on weekends - and sparingly at that - I take a long time to
> finish a project, so that tape is likely to be on for a good while. In
> this case it must have been a month or more.
>
> I just removed a bunch of tape with some difficulty. It came off, but in
> many small pieces, which is a pain. I used some green tape and some blue
> tape. The green was easier to remove, but that may have been more a
> matter of location; those edges didn't get covered in stain and finish
> to the same degree that the blue tape did.
>
> So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
> it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
>
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Don't over think the taping. Glue sticks to a varnished/stain surface
too although not as well to bare wood. I tape a day or two in advance
if I tape at all. The longer the tape is left on the piece the more
difficult it is to remove. Most specialty tapes give information as to
how many days you can leave the tape.
Also, while glue will stick to a finished surface, it is also easier to
remove than from an unfinished surface. I have been able to
successfully remove squeeze out from a finished surface with a sharp chisel.
Woodworking is as much learning to fix mistakes as preventing mistakes. :~)
On Monday, December 1, 2014 7:28:08 PM UTC-6, Greg Guarino wrote:
=20
> So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew=
=20
> it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
You can't have it both ways. Tape that adheres well isn't easy to get off.=
Tape that comes off easily won't stay on long. That is why they make so =
many kinds:
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/products/catalog/shelf/tools-sup=
plies/tape-masking/tape/?paging=3Dfalse
The tape that sticks really well will off-gas and foul most finishes and th=
e glue will embed itself in to the surface. It will leave behind adhesive =
on newer finishes as well as discolor raw wood as well as leaving adhesive =
behind. The tape itself it designed for high adhesion, so it is loaded wit=
h glue that is almost always solvent based.
The more lightly adhered stuff uses less adhesive and has only a small amou=
nt of solvent carrier in it.
Most real paint stores carry a "24 hour painter's tape" as well as a "48 ho=
ur painter's tape". 24 hour use on one, 48 on the other. There are differ=
ent versions of each, finally winding up to the strongest of them all, the =
old crepe masking tape. As you probably know, leaving that no any surface i=
s asking for problems.
Try a paint store and see if the can suggest something, but as far as I kno=
w, "you can't get there from here".
Can you re-think your finishing process to work around re-taping too many t=
imes?
Robert
=20
On 12/2/2014 5:57 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> Leon wrote:
>> On 12/1/2014 10:09 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Personally I'd rather remove and re-apply several times than fight
>>>> with the nasty crap sold as "masking tape" after it has been on a
>>>> workpeice for more than a couple of days.Some of the higher end
>>>> tapes like "frog tape" comes off a little easier for quite a while
>>>> longer than the cheap stuff though.
>>>
>>> Why in the hell are you guys leaving tape on this long? This is
>>> foolish stuff.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I think he realizes this.....he stated why it was on there that long.
>
>
> Oops - missed that. My bad.
>
LOL, sometimes the facts just get in the way... BTDT. ;~)
[email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Personally I'd rather remove and re-apply several times than fight
> with the nasty crap sold as "masking tape" after it has been on a
> workpeice for more than a couple of days.Some of the higher end tapes
> like "frog tape" comes off a little easier for quite a while longer
> than the cheap stuff though.
Why in the hell are you guys leaving tape on this long? This is foolish
stuff.
--
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[email protected]
"Greg Guarino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]
> Per advice here, I have gotten in the habit of prefinishing parts before
> assembly. It makes the joint corners neater and allows me a lot less
> stress about squeeze-out.
>
> ...but...
>
> Working only on weekends - and sparingly at that - I take a long time to
> finish a project, so that tape is likely to be on for a good while. In
> this case it must have been a month or more.
>
> I just removed a bunch of tape with some difficulty. It came off, but in
> many small pieces, which is a pain. I used some green tape and some blue
> tape. The green was easier to remove, but that may have been more a
> matter of location; those edges didn't get covered in stain and finish
> to the same degree that the blue tape did.
>
> So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
> it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
I wouldn't be using tape if I knew it was going to be on that long. In
fact, I wouldn't be using it if I knew it was going to be on for more than
a day or two.
I have a love/hate relationship with masking tape...
First of all, I find it insanely over priced for what it is.
Secondly, I find it hard to impossible to precisely mask something. Like
door casing when painting an adjaent wall, for example. By "precisely" I
mean perfectly.
Thirdly,with painters or regular tape, there always seems to be a bit of
creep here and there under the tape. (I know how to avoid it via painting
the edge with what it is covering, letting dry, then painting over with
color #2 but that is a PITA. Frog tape is an easier option at greater
cost).
What I really want is a tape I can apply like wall paper...apply, trim
with a knife and straight edge. One of these days I am going to
experiment with brown paper pckaging tape. Or even brown wrapping paper
applied wet with wheat paste or mucilage or gum arabic.
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Leon wrote:
> On 12/1/2014 10:09 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> Personally I'd rather remove and re-apply several times than fight
>>> with the nasty crap sold as "masking tape" after it has been on a
>>> workpeice for more than a couple of days.Some of the higher end
>>> tapes like "frog tape" comes off a little easier for quite a while
>>> longer than the cheap stuff though.
>>
>> Why in the hell are you guys leaving tape on this long? This is
>> foolish stuff.
>>
>
>
> I think he realizes this.....he stated why it was on there that long.
Oops - missed that. My bad.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino wrote:
> So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
> it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
I also prefinish whenever possible. Just to be safe I've stopped using
tape to protect the finish. I dry assemble and then apply a little Trewax
paste wax along the joint lines. Take it apart and reassemble with
glue. Glue comes off the wax pretty easily although I've never left it
on more than a few days.
On 12/2/2014 5:26 AM, dadiOH wrote:
> "Greg Guarino" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>> Per advice here, I have gotten in the habit of prefinishing parts before
>> assembly. It makes the joint corners neater and allows me a lot less
>> stress about squeeze-out.
>>
>> ...but...
>>
>> Working only on weekends - and sparingly at that - I take a long time to
>> finish a project, so that tape is likely to be on for a good while. In
>> this case it must have been a month or more.
>>
>> I just removed a bunch of tape with some difficulty. It came off, but in
>> many small pieces, which is a pain. I used some green tape and some blue
>> tape. The green was easier to remove, but that may have been more a
>> matter of location; those edges didn't get covered in stain and finish
>> to the same degree that the blue tape did.
>>
>> So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
>> it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
>
> I wouldn't be using tape if I knew it was going to be on that long. In
> fact, I wouldn't be using it if I knew it was going to be on for more
> than a day or two.
>
> I have a love/hate relationship with masking tape...
>
> First of all, I find it insanely over priced for what it is.
>
> Secondly, I find it hard to impossible to precisely mask something.
> Like door casing when painting an adjaent wall, for example. By
> "precisely" I mean perfectly.
>
> Thirdly,with painters or regular tape, there always seems to be a bit of
> creep here and there under the tape. (I know how to avoid it via
> painting the edge with what it is covering, letting dry, then painting
> over with color #2 but that is a PITA. Frog tape is an easier option at
> greater cost).
>
> What I really want is a tape I can apply like wall paper...apply, trim
> with a knife and straight edge. One of these days I am going to
> experiment with brown paper pckaging tape. Or even brown wrapping paper
> applied wet with wheat paste or mucilage or gum arabic.
>
Interesting responses. My takeaway is that there probably isn't a better
product.
So first, let me say that the tape removal was successful, just a little
more of a nuisance than I would prefer. This is at worst an annoyance,
not a problem. I don't see any obvious residue.
Secondly, I did in fact apply wider tape than necessary, then cut away
the excess with a straight edge and razor knife.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdguarino/15077953976/in/set-72157644207411490
So did I bite into the wood? Sure. But I deliberately kept the line a
tiny fraction inside the area that would be covered by the mating piece
of wood. This was to ensure that a bare "bright line" wouldn't show
after I put the (stained and finished) pieces together. Unlike taping
for wall painting, any seepage under the tape (and there was very little
of that) won't be visible.
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On 12/1/2014 11:58 PM, Leon wrote:
> Glue sticks to a varnished/stain surface too although not as well to
> bare wood.
Just to be clear, I don't let the glue dry (at least completely) on
finished surfaces either. But it's easier to lift off in its semi-gelled
state, and I can wipe off residue with water too, without worrying that
some of the water/glue slurry may seep into the wood and resist stain
later.
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On Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:28:19 -0500, Greg Guarino <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Per advice here, I have gotten in the habit of prefinishing parts before
>assembly. It makes the joint corners neater and allows me a lot less
>stress about squeeze-out.
>
>...but...
>
>Working only on weekends - and sparingly at that - I take a long time to
>finish a project, so that tape is likely to be on for a good while. In
>this case it must have been a month or more.
>
>I just removed a bunch of tape with some difficulty. It came off, but in
>many small pieces, which is a pain. I used some green tape and some blue
>tape. The green was easier to remove, but that may have been more a
>matter of location; those edges didn't get covered in stain and finish
>to the same degree that the blue tape did.
>
>So I'm wondering what you folks use, and what you might use if you knew
>it wouldn't be coming off for many weeks.
>
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Personally I'd rather remove and re-apply several times than fight
with the nasty crap sold as "masking tape" after it has been on a
workpeice for more than a couple of days.Some of the higher end tapes
like "frog tape" comes off a little easier for quite a while longer
than the cheap stuff though.