7 CLEVER Painters Tape Tricks Everyone Should Know

Here are seven lesser known tips, tricks and hacks using painters tape that will help you out around the house. #painterstape #househacks #diy

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[donhixon]

A small piece on the back of all outlet covers is a great place to write the breaker number to that switch or outlet. No more yelling across the house to find the right kill switch.

[spagone]

I've been a painter for 24 years and you taught me a couple things I never knew about tape and I use the shit almost everyday. Thank you GREAT VIDEO

[cmbgmail]

The fact that you addressed the switch plate screws, as barbarian, if they aren't aligned like I'm subscribing. Funny and spot on!
Every job, every client, vertical screws.

[edfritz]

Cutting the roll of tape to make "labels' is a great idea! Not so much for making labels, but for making RIGHT ANGLE SQUARES to use in corners. Well, that was the first thing I thought of, anyway.
But, this video had lots of great ideas. Glad I took the time to watch, and glad LRD2DNY took the time to make this. Thanks!

[mrcryptozoic]

Another tip, useful especially for wide tape: After it gets a little old or cold, it's hard to peel off (tears vertically down the roll), heat it for about 10 seconds in the microwave. It will then pull off the roll as designed.
That's especially useful for the original masking tape which rarely pulls off the roll easily.

[probuilder]

Good tips. Regarding the circular saw, simply cut the board from the back to minimize tear out. Also, another tip I recently discovered, place small bits of blue tape where you are going to shoot finish or brad nails, then shoot through the tape - then fill the hole, sand if needed & peel off tape. I do this frequently with pre-finished cabinet crown molding.

[Happybmedae]

The most IMPORTANT thing before using any of these tips is to NEVER lay a roll of tape on its SIDE. When dirt and debris get on the sides of the tape roll, it doesn't stick as well to the surface which makes for sloppy paint lines. 🤔👍
Always stand the roll-up and store it in a clean baggie😁

[dear_prudence]

Adding my tip: When you get a new device that has any type electrical cord (phone charger wire, regular electrical plug, etc - you get the idea) write down what it is on a "painter's tape flag" and tape it to the wire near the plug end. This is especially handy if you have things plugged into surge protectors with multiple outlets. I also do this with any computer peripherals. If it has a wire, it gets a flag. :)

[jimcole]

The paint and date idea in the light switch is a good idea. Even adding a dab of the paint to color match is something I would also do.

[danbev]

Painters tape & a sharpie are one of my favorite kitchen tools. I label leftovers, food that I preserve, or can, plus dates on everything. With a roll in the kitchen, it comes out for many other chores around the house.

[curiositydrawsme]

Another use for painters tape which someone taught me: we were painting a bathroom which we knew would need to be returned to its original white walls after my friend moved out. The mirrored bathroom cabinet had just a very small clearance between it and the corner of the room. We knew we couldn’t get a paintbrush into that corner to do a tidy job, and so my friend painted a 2” wide piece of blue painters tape and taped it to the far /corner side of the mirror. The painted piece of tape was the same color as the rest of the newly painted wall, but when the wall needed to be repainted at the end of the renter living there, the painters tape was just peeled off again, revealing the original white wall beneath.

[GregorySchultz]

When cutting the painter's tape with the band saw to get the small pieces, do you need to apply painter's tape to the painter's tape to prevent tearout? 😜

[repairfreak]

I thought this video would be stupid, but after watching, I can say I’m very impressed! Very good suggestions for painters tape, Ive used the drill gauge idea before. But your idea for clean caulk lines takes the cake!! Great job, thanks for a useful video. 😎👍

[spitfire]

I just love the fact that you made all of the screw slots aiming the same way. I thought I was crazy doing that hahaha. It looks so much cleaner!

[netposerx]

Never use a chisel to pry that board off since it could damage the floor. Use longer strips of tape on bottom so you can grab the excess and pull up the tape and board.

[AeanMichael]

Wow! I thought I was the only person in the world who was fussy about aligning the grooves in all the screws on a switchplate. I'm glad to know I'm not alone. These are great tips. Thanks!

[AndrewLumsden]

Use the tape to hold an envelope in place below where you drill a hole and the envelope will catch more dust. The dust will also be better contained when removing it and won't fall off the tape alone.

[johnkorn]

These are all good!!!! I wanted to add one that I use - if I'm putting up something with two screw holes on the back, like a power strip, I put a strip of tape on it, poke holes where they need to be, and then put that tape on the wall or undercabinet and drill there, using the same trick you shared with the tape as a depth guide. Easy-Peasy. Except I forgot to put on safety glasses and got wood shavings in my eye.

[obbayazit]

silicone tip is great. I always struggled with tracing silicon cleanly, now I know how to do that professionally.

[tysoncrawford]

Marking the measurement on tape then just taking the tape to the piece you need to cut is incredibly simple but so effective. A "Lifehack" video that was actually helpful 🤟🤟