A painters tape is the type of adhesive tape that is generally used when doing a painting job. Its adhesive quality varies from low tack, medium tack and high tack. The painters tape is very useful when you are redecorating you home and you would be doing some painting jobs. The job of the painters tape is to cover up any areas that you wouldn’t be painting on so there would be no trouble or mess for you to clean up after the decorating and painting job is done.
Why using Painters Tape instead of Regular Tapes
Some would use the masking tape instead of the painters tape, a masking tape can damage the surfaces of wall boards, wallpapers and the things that are lacquered finished unlike the painters tape, it can give you the assurance that it won’t cause any damages to any of the surfaces that you will be using it for.
A painters tape can be wrapped or used to cover windows, doors and even doorknobs to avoid getting paint in them while doing the painting job. It is normally marketed as colored blue so customers can easily see and know the distinction from the other tapes available. Since it is designed with different adhesives qualities for different surfaces these information are normally found in the labels to ensure that the customers will be buying the right painters tape for their different needs.
If in case you don’t know if you have the right adhesive level for the surface that you want to use it for then it would be better to test it first on a small area rather than proceeding with the job. Apply a small piece of the tape to the area and check if it sticks or if it caused any damages to the surface. If in the painters tape did not stick to the surface, then it would mean that you need the one that has the higher adhesive quality. And if you observed that it damaged the surface in any way then get the one that has a lower tack or lower adhesive quality.
For surfaces that have a smooth finish or sensitive and delicate surfaces like the wooden floors and the vinyl type surface, it would be best to use the low tack painters tape. While it’s recommended to use the medium tack painters tape for painted walls or boards, painted furniture, metal furniture and the glass furniture. Decorators and painter can benefit from the painters tape since it is handy and easy to work with in curve areas, spindles and for corners because it is very flexible. It helps in achieving a sharp clear line with a clean finish when painting.
Tips for placing Painters Tape
When using the painters tape, it’s best not to stretch it so that it won’t crack or have any bubbles when applied. Just cut in into long strips and gently apply pressure to smoothen it. When you are done decorating and with the painting job make sure that you only remove the painters tape when the paint has already dried to prevent the paint from coming off as well.
