Hey you… glad you’re here and I hope all is well!
The last few days I’ve been painting a two-toned French Provincial dresser. To achieve crisp-clean lines using painters tape, I like to remove the tape when the paint is almost dry… but not fully dry.
About an hour or so works well for me.
When I get busy {or lazy} and leave it on for a few days, sometimes I get chipping and peeling when I finally get around to peeling it off… which is exactly what happened with this dresser.
I guess the good thing that came out of this was it gave me a good Quick-Tip-Tuesday to write about. A blogger’s mentality.
So here’s the Quick-Tip… to safely remove painter tape without chipping or peeling, try using a utility knife or razor blade.
Run it along the edge of the painters tape before removing it. The sharp edge cuts the dry paint away from the tape so the painter-tape can be peeled off at a 45-degree angle without uplifting the paint below.
This works like a charm if you have a straight edge to follow like this dresser, baseboards or a ceiling/wall etc.
Do you have any other tips on how to safely remove painters tape without peeling or chipping?… I’d love for you to share!
And if you missed last weeks Q-T-T, you can find it here.
Have a terrific Tuesday.
Denise x
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So how do you fix a bad edge when left on and removes tape before o read this? I taped off the top of the top of thr. Ase of a one piece China cabinet
Hi. Grat tip!
The utility knife works extreamly well to get a clean edge. When I leave my tape on for too long and it (the tape) dries out a (I can’t be only one who finds that last bit of tape a week later) I use a blow dryer to warm up (not cook!)the painters tape. This softens the glue and the dried-out tape usually comes off in one piece instead of shredding.
I have to try this… and when I do I’ll make sure I warm it, not cook it…lol. Great tip Karen, thank you!
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Looks like it worked for you!
Now to see if I can develop the right touch to not cut into the furniture!!!
Exacty MJ… good point! You have to be really careful not to damage the furniture or wall or whatever your working with. This technique works best if there is already an ‘existing’ edge to work with like there was on this piece of furniture or for example where the wall meets the ceiling etc.