Recommend me a Painters tape

[TEKNOPUG]

I've been using masking tape but getting a fair bit of bleed on removal. I'm painting the lower half of the hall, stairs and landing a separate colour, so need the transition line needs to be really crisp.

[DorsetSparky]

TEKNOPUG said:

I've been using masking tape but getting a fair bit of bleed on removal. I'm painting the lower half of the hall, stairs and landing a separate colour, so need the transition line needs to be really crisp.

Frogtape

[bennno]

Yellow or green frog tape.

[biggiles]

Frog tape. Not cheap, but worth it for good quality painting.

[PhilboSE]

Frogtape.

But to get a really clear line you have to first paint on top of the masking tape (and the transition edge) with the colour you’re masking and then you paint the other colour. That way any bleed is the masking colour, not the contrast.

[Pheo]

PhilboSE said:

Frogtape.

But to get a really clear line you have to first paint on top of the masking tape (and the transition edge) with the colour you’re masking and then you paint the other colour. That way any bleed is the masking colour, not the contrast.

100% this to make it work

[Fatboy]

I'd been using frogtape, but bought some of this and found it very good as well - a bit easier on fresh paint than the frogtape:

https://www.toolstation.com/prodec-advance-precisi...

[PhilboSE]

ProDec is good gear, but there are different grades of frog tape (yellow, green, red) which vary in their adhesion.

[Tim Cognito]

Frog tape.

We got really crisp lines and pretty sure we didn't over paint it first. Just make sure it's firmly pressed down.

[InitialDave]

Unsure for domestic use, but I use 3M 3434 for automotive and detailing stuff.

[guywilko]

Frogtape for wood - plaster trannsitions. Laser accurate

[BiggestVern]

Frog tape, watch the Proper DIY YouTube test of tapes and you will see why.

[TEKNOPUG]

Thanks for the replies. I'd hoped for a consensus but I guess I'll just have to give the Frogtape a go anyway....

[Youforreal.]

Anyone mention frog tape?

[DorsetSparky]

Youforreal. said:

Anyone mention frog tape?

I was original and best. Everyone else just copied me.....

[WPA]

ProDec or Frogtape green is what I have used and can recommend

[SEDon]

Found tesa yellow or pink for more delicate surfaces better than frogtape

[p1doc]

is there a frogtape version for external painting as repainting house walls his year used masking tape previously which was ok

[TEKNOPUG]

p1doc said:

is there a frogtape version for external painting as repainting house walls his year used masking tape previously which was ok

High Bond Exterior Tape (white), apparently.

[Miocene]

Fatboy said:

I'd been using frogtape, but bought some of this and found it very good as well - a bit easier on fresh paint than the frogtape:

https://www.toolstation.com/prodec-advance-precisi...

Similarly, i've moved to using this. Great stuff in my experience.