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Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche
The new Frog tapes do work well but they have very low adhesion.
I had horrible luck w/ Frog tape. It wouldn't stick to any semi-gloss surface at all!
But, here is the answer you are looking for, the secret to perfectly masked lines.
This tip works anytime you are using 2 paint colors. Walls to ceiling, walls to accent colored walls, walls to painted trim or stained trim.
1. Paint first color.
2. Let dry overnight if possible.
3. Mask off newly painted surface using 3M 2080 Blue.
4. Take a very small amount of paint, the color you just used and paint the edge of the tape.
You only want to use enough paint to seal the edge. The paint will bleed under the tape
a little bit but that is ok since it is the same paint which is already applied.
5. Wait a half hour or so.
6. Now you can use you favorite applicator to paint the 2nd color. The new paint cannot
bleed under the tape because you sealed it.
7. As soon as you are finished painting, gently remove the tape. Do not wait overnight or
for the paint to dry.
You now have a perfectly masked line.
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Above is what I finally figured out after some trial and error (probably more error than trial). Here are the results:
You can see in 2nd from the top, light blue line in the 2nd picture, where I didn't use this technique. I got a decent amount of bleed through. At this point, I had already painted the stripes twice and worn a hole through my jeans, from doing the knee shufflle around the room laying tape.
Also - see my comment above about Frog tape. Not worth the money at all in my opinion.