FrogTape has been getting a lot of TV advertising in the SoCal market.
Anybody have any actual experience with the stuff?
Lew
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RE: FrogTape
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Yes, it's great stuff. I like it much better than the blue masking tape.. 3M, maybe? It's sticks just enough to mask and not bleed, but it comes right off. Your post reminded me that I had some still on the ceiling where I marked some studs for putting up crown molding. It's been up there a couple months and I just took it down. It came off as easy as if I put it up a minute ago, no residue and no paint stuck to the tape.
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:42:23 -0500, -MIKE-
And no bleeding of paint under the edge of the tape. Every other tape I've ever used has a little of that in some places. ~ even with my putting on an initial light coat before adding a heavier second coat.
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The stickum on these tapes is (bees)wax. If you vigorously rub the tape after applying, the wax, the heat from the friction warms the wax slightly and the wax more completely fills the voids. This results in a better seal.
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I don't believe that for several reasons. Do you have a source for this information?
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:53:20 -0500, -MIKE-
Might have made a more useful reply if *you* went to frogtape's website and researched it yourself as I intend to do right now.
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:53:20 -0500, -MIKE-
Ok, you are correct in this case. According to FrogTape's website,
"FrogTape is the only painter?s tape treated with PaintBlock® Technology. PaintBlock is a super-absorbent polymer which reacts with latex paint and instantly gels to form a micro-barrier that seals the edges of the tape, preventing paint bleed."
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Yet, you decided to do the same thing you accused me of. Brilliant. :-)
By the way, I actually did search the site first, which is why I asked him for his source.
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Yeah, I already read that before I posted my reply to him.... before your smart-assed comment, too. :-p
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:44:48 -0500, -MIKE-
If you'd just read it, common sense dictates you'd have posted it. Your first reply was worded as one of personal opinion, not just read knowledge.
Really, really, poor attempt with the bullshit Mike. Man up and admit it.
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The jury is still out with me. I used a roll for masking off oil based and water based stains and dyes.
I used it to mask off an oak to oak plywood joint. I wanted the solid oak to receive the stain but not the veneer plywood.
With a gel stain the tape worked as advertised. With General Finishes Dye stain it failed miserably.
The Frog tape is indeed a better tape than most that I have used however you are absolutely going to want to test or experiment before putting full trust in it working as advertised.
IIRC the tape is meant to be used with water based products. I found it worked well with products not listed as comparable.
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:17:56 -0500, Leon
I'm wondering if it might be dedicated more to paints. Stains and dyes might be a whole other animal.
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Not surprising at all...I'd have expected that result going in.
It actually is meant to be used w/ latex paints--the gelling compound is designed specifically for them. They make no claims whatever about suitability for other products, water-based or no...
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If you'd learn to put at least one coat of finish on your project prior to gluing, you'd probably avoid that problem, Leon. Seal it from the stain, then take the last trim cut on the piece so you have a gluable edge.
I can't believe they get more for that than 3M's already horribly overpriced blue tape.
What solvent is in the Gen Fin dye stains you use? That may be the culprit, but highly absorbant wood could be it, too. Dye is a lot thinner than the gel stain.
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I don't think any kind of take is going to work with dyes. If the pigments in stain are basketballs, then the pigments in a dye are marbles. They will get anywhere.
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Leon wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
How are these other tapes about tearing? I've got some plain ol' masking tape (only a few years old at most) that works ok, if I can get the darn stuff off the roll. Sometimes it shears across the tape, running a foot or more before it finally quits. (If I catch it early enough, I can stop it.)
It's 3M masking tape, so it's not supposed to be low quality stuff.
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Me too. Old habits die hard. I still use Fine Line tape for the edges and that new-fangled blue tape to mask...
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Not handy. It was mentioned as part of a painting seminar at a local home show. The expert who gave the 1-hour seminar also sold a book, which, at this very moment, I can't find. He recommended using the rounded edge of your 10-in-1 tool to create the friction.
However, I'm sure my rememberance is correct. His comment is etched as firmly in my mind as the night the cat learned to open the gerbil cage.
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With due respect, that doesn't mean he knew what he was talking about. :-)
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Masking tape dries out quickly. The sticky is too sticky, too, and often pulls the paint off.