How to Choose and Use Painter’s Tape | Ask This Old House

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

Комментарии • 46

  • @NWinnVR
    @NWinnVR 6 лет назад +10

    Y`all in the comments are so argumentative I swear you would debate whether or not water is wet..
    Video offered the typical home owner enough insight to take it as is or dig further. As has always been ToH's style. Especially in the context of 4 minutes.
    For god's sake people it's just tape!...

  • @jvlm3091
    @jvlm3091 Год назад

    Good tips!

  • @augustreil
    @augustreil 6 лет назад +24

    I hate how expensive tape has gotten !

  • @still34u
    @still34u 6 лет назад +1

    I wish he'd talk about the stuff he used in that other video. The silicone or what ever masking he used on the lady's window. You know, the stuff that he brushed on?

  • @curiosity2314
    @curiosity2314 6 лет назад

    Excellent demo..

  • @nikkolaus
    @nikkolaus 6 лет назад +3

    You had the paint there and ready, why didnt you do a demo.....?

  • @cleokey
    @cleokey 6 лет назад +7

    A little lean on details, there is bigger difference in these products than the video offers.

  • @_P0tat07_
    @_P0tat07_ 2 года назад

    I like using painters tape. I’m not a professional painter so of course my brush skills won’t match Mario’s or anyone who does painting for a living. But I do find taping relaxing, as long as it’s not against a curved surface.
    And not that I’m a sloppy painter, but I like to take my time with the taping and then just get the paint on and pull the tape off after about 5 minutes. I’ve had good results so far doing it that way.
    As for the kind of tape doesn’t really matter. I’ll use generic blue tape, branded blue tape or the green frog tape, which is alright. Hey, I’ve seen people use duct tape as masking so at least I’m not that guy 🤣

  • @phoenix221186
    @phoenix221186 6 лет назад

    Weird thing about tape is I work painting new houses and old houses and in both we use the cheap masking tape I stead of the others even in the long work projects since no matter what we always have to retouch anything we tape

    • @Melody615199999
      @Melody615199999 5 лет назад

      That's ("retouch everything") because you're using the wrong tape you dumba*s.

  • @vincebaker3384
    @vincebaker3384 6 лет назад

    Do you need to clean the surface before you apply painters tape for instance if I'm going to mask and not paint the baseboard do I need to clean the baseboard from dust or dirt before I applied the tape

    • @Guardducks
      @Guardducks 6 лет назад +4

      Yes, tape will not stick to dirt or dust and then your paint will bleed onto your baseboards. Trust me been there done that , found out the hard way.

    • @still34u
      @still34u 6 лет назад +2

      Dude, if you need to ask that I'd suggest you get someone to paint it for you.

  • @japan-e9j
    @japan-e9j 6 лет назад

    Good job and beautiful

  • @Soxruleyanksdrool
    @Soxruleyanksdrool 4 года назад

    The Blue tape is supposed to be the best. I used the blue tape when I was painting walls and not the trim. I put it on and went back and pressed it all down a second time to ensure adhesion and prevent paint bleeding through. The paint bled through in spots. I am convinced that painters tape does not work.

    • @ManmadeM0nster
      @ManmadeM0nster 6 месяцев назад

      Next time, try the green frog tape. I stopped using blue because I had so many failed projects with it in the past.

  • @TomTerrific
    @TomTerrific 6 лет назад +5

    Consumer Reports says that there is a difference. The Frog Tape Delicate Surface is the winner.

    • @richterbelmont2
      @richterbelmont2 6 лет назад +1

      Consumer Reports are as old and out of touch as a house land line.

    • @mhc121
      @mhc121 6 лет назад +1

      Well land lines are more reliable and has a clearer reception so...
      Just because something is old and out of touch does not mean it's useless.

  • @1066Kitchen
    @1066Kitchen 6 лет назад +1

    Frog tape looks like their isn’t much on the roll but it goes very far.

  • @tysmith7646
    @tysmith7646 6 лет назад +1

    Yellow frog tape is by far the best I have ever used. Also the most expensive. If it was cheaper I would only ever use it.

  • @rogelioybarra4068
    @rogelioybarra4068 4 года назад +1

    Funny how the white guy acts like he dont know but we dahm sure know he knows the deal

  • @slhasebroock
    @slhasebroock 6 лет назад +8

    You didn't cover the green frog tape

    • @Guardducks
      @Guardducks 6 лет назад +1

      Steve Hasebroock he says they are all the same just different makers. True and false. Different makers yes, but you have interior and exterior and tape for freshly painted walls.

    • @Guardducks
      @Guardducks 6 лет назад

      Steve Hasebroock he tends to throw a blanket over everything and it's covered

    • @slhasebroock
      @slhasebroock 6 лет назад +1

      Its not just adhesion differences. I assume the green tape is Frog tape. Frog tape has chemicals in the glue that reacts to the water in latex paint and quickly forms a barrier and the edge along with the adhesion. While no tape is perfect, frog does outperform other tapes in terms of the quality of the clean line in my opinion, and its not cheap. I own rental property so wear many hats so I don't just paint all day, if I did I am sure I would gain the skill to paint a perfectly straight line the pros. Instead I use tape (Frog) and get GREAT straight lines. Important to make sure any tape is down firm at the line. This episode was way to brief and like other comments did NOT provide good detail.

    • @hamandcheese73
      @hamandcheese73 6 лет назад +1

      Totally agree. Frog tape lines are much cleaner in my experience.

  • @mezmez5799
    @mezmez5799 5 лет назад

    I have used painters tape and encountered misery with it more often than not. It doesn't seem to matter if it's cheap or the most expensive roll on the shelf, no matter how carefully you apply and press down, I still have bleed through. I'd love to do striped walls but I can't trust any tape won't bleed based on so many failures of these products. So, what's the "secret" or tip that the promo advertised? The quality of these videos seem to be going downhill.

    • @michaelwayne1977
      @michaelwayne1977 Год назад

      The surface has to be very clean and smooth and the tape pressed down very well to avoid problems. Or use this trick: ruclips.net/video/Tut4V2dC3W0/видео.html

  • @rschwartz4252
    @rschwartz4252 6 лет назад +12

    Uhhhh....different colors DO indicate different uses and different adhesion grades. It's not just a matter of different manufacturers.

    • @Brian-Burke
      @Brian-Burke 6 лет назад

      I was saying the exact same thing watching this.

  • @oldtwinsna8347
    @oldtwinsna8347 6 лет назад

    Why wasn't it painted and then lifted off 30 minutes later? Maybe because he knew it would get screwed up?

    • @labonitapz
      @labonitapz 3 года назад

      Of course. That Mauro guy sucks

  • @DoctorSkillz
    @DoctorSkillz 6 лет назад

    I'm a professional painter with over 12 years of experience. I use duct tape for most masking purposes. Don't let the painting industrial complex fool you into buying anything else for masking.

  • @Sirmaximus62
    @Sirmaximus62 6 лет назад

    Different tape colors DO indicate what they do and what they can be used for. Not just different manufacturing. This is all wrong. Why mislead people who aren't in the field?

    • @Melody615199999
      @Melody615199999 5 лет назад

      Color means nothing other than that is what the manufacturer chose.

  • @JediWigSplitta
    @JediWigSplitta 6 лет назад +12

    He didn't know what he was talking about

  • @abscomm
    @abscomm 6 лет назад +4

    That was a rubbish demo, should have actually painted something!

  • @michaelwayne1977
    @michaelwayne1977 Год назад

    This is not a very helpful video.

  • @erincrone5544
    @erincrone5544 6 лет назад +4

    If you need painters tape to paint. You need a new job