Which painters tape do I buy?

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m4gician

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Hey guys,





Which painter's tape to I buy, what level of adhesion does it have to have? Is the green stuff too much or too little? Can I get the Blue from wal-mart which is labeled as "medium?"
 
m4gician said:
Hey guys,





Which painter's tape to I buy, what level of adhesion does it have to have? Is the green stuff too much or too little? Can I get the Blue from wal-mart which is labeled as "medium?"
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Green blue beige will do. I used all 3 from walmart and work well.
 
Blue works fine. I just finished taping up some side mirrors to be painted and it works great.



The adhesion is perfect, imo. Its strong enough to hold, but wont leave residue behind
 
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Exelero said:
anyone you got works fine....
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I wish! I've had all sorts of adhesive-residue issues when I used stuff other than 3M blue/green.



I once left some generic blue tape on a little too long and it was a huge job cleaing up...used a lot of 3M Adhesive Remover and I had to repolish due to all the marring I inflicted. I still have to replace the M3's hood roundel, which the tape severely damaged.



I buy both the blue and the green, and use whichever one seems right for the surface I'm taping.
 
I've always used the Scotch blue pictured above, it has left some residue but it wiped right off with some QD and a terry/MF.
 
m4gician said:
Thanks Al,



That's what I was going to buy, I was just worried about adhesion residue.
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also, if you're looking for some thinner width tape (1/2 inch, etc), carquest carries the green 3m tape as well...
 
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