Best tape?

[Peter.kelly]

I see a lot of a blue tape used in detailing in this forum. Can someone please let me know the make/brand? I am assuming it is better for the purpose than standard masking tape......
Thanks in advance!

[Murr1525]

Re: Best tape?

3M Blue Painters Tape.

[SHYNEMAN123]

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2nd the 3M

It's a little pricey but worth it' good adhesion but comes off with ease.

[J. A. Michaels]

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I like the duck brand painters tape. It is not as pricy as the 3m. I have not had any issues with tape residue from the duck brand.

[Calais]

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I like green automotive tape a bit more because it leaves virtually no residue, while my blue tape tends to leave a bit. A spray of Last Touch and any reside is gone anyway, but when working on extremely soft clearcoats, I like to touch the paint as little as I can.

[CAShine]

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I use the blue 3M painters tape.
Who makes the neon green tape? Is it less expensive than the 3M?

[Murr1525]

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3M makes a green tape also.

Perhaps you have seen that, or I am sure other companies make blue and green tape also.

[Peter.kelly]

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Funny thing, most of the 3M tape here (Sydney, Aust) is white and definitely not water resistant and can be tough to get off. House painting use mostly, I guess. I had to call quite a few placed before I located the blue 3M tape (no green anywhere, I looked for both). Thanks very much for the advice!

[Markus Kleis]

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Is the new Meguiar's tape available yet? Meguiar's has developed tape specifically for automotive detailing, but I'm not sure if it is on sale yet.

Anyone have any?

[Murr1525]

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I recall Mike mentioning a vinyl kind of tape?

[Steward]

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Is the new Meguiar's tape available yet? Meguiar's has developed tape specifically for automotive detailing, but I'm not sure if it is on sale yet.

Anyone have any?

Yup same here.

[Michael Stoops]

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The blue and green 3M Painters Tapes are designed for use on fresh paint and offer two primary benefits over what you might think of as "regular old masking tape";

1) they use a very gentle adhesive in order to be safely used on fresh paint
2) they provide a very clean line when masking off for multi colored paint jobs

These attributes increase the cost of the tape and, as many of you have already mentioned, they are a bit pricey.

The tape that Meguiar's is just introducing has been designed with detailing in mind. The adhesive is a bit more tenacious than that used on a painting specific tape so it will stick better to cured paint and trim, especially when a buffer is bumping into it constantly. The adhesive is also designed to minimize leaving any of it behind when the tape is removed. It can still be turned in a very tight radius so you can easily mask off around tight areas.

By eliminating the attributes that make a painters tape so expensive (attributes that are, quite frankly, generally overkill for detailing) we're able to offer a detailing specific tape that meets performance needs for this application at a better price than those specialized, expensive painters tapes.

[KeithIndy]

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So where do we get some of this new Megs tape?

[Still Learnin]

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i have been using the 3m tape since ive had some around but i was at the 99 cent store/dollar store and notice they have painters tape as well... 60yrds for 99 cents. i think i will grab a few and try em out. i mean for 1 dollar whats the worst that could happen