When to pull your TAPE? Painting on Tape and when to remove it!

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[dianelapp]

No matter how many Idaho Painter videos I watch, I never fail to learn something new.

[ferraridan]

Your techniques are perfect ! Pulling the tape with the wall wet is the only right way to do it. Also, I noticed your wall rolling in one direction at the end of each row to not reverse the nap; perfection. I have been building for 40 years + and it seems like I have to teach painters how to correctly paint on every house. Greatest video on YouTube regarding the subject. Thanks !!!

[renzo]

I've been painting and drywalling for over 22 years and I always watch the Idaho painter, him and his crew are extremely professional and they have amazing advice and tips. Thank you so much.

[renostubbs]

Thanks a million for the HOLY SCRIPTURE

[jacqjacq]

Oh my goodness! This is such a great question! I don't know how many times I have pulled the tape too early or too late. Thank you for this timely video!

[nejdro]

I can only speak for Behr paints, which are all 100% acrylic. The main difference is in the pigment size: in flat paints the titanium pigments are ground very course, and thus scatter the light reflected off them, thus appearing flat. Higher gloss paints have progressively more finely ground titanium pigment and compact more densely together, thus appearing glossy as the light reflects more directly to your eye. This results in a denser, more cohesive paint film which is more likely to hold together when pulled.
I personally pull my tape as soon as I am finished with a wall and know that it does not need a second coat. Like you, if I know it will need a 2nd coat, I cut in very close to the tape, but don't touch it on the first coat. On the 2nd coat, I just brush and roll right to the tape.

[taliarose]

I was taught to go into the edges with a dry brush. And my old boss would only let me use tape on base board, to protect from roller spritz. Thanks for the video.

[chucknorris]

Contractor here. Man knows his stuff. Very professional and knowledgeable.

[jimmymyers]

I have been painting for 15 years and the only time I get sharks teeth is when I pull tape when its wet I generally always let the paint dry for a whole day with a roller bump and 2xcuttin . Ive left IPG tape on painted surfaces of paint booth bedrooms for 30 plus days and the tape pulls perfect razor straight lines all the time

[renostubbs]

That makes a lot of sense Chris, this is a good idea for DIY projects and professional painters.
Thoughtful!
Thanks buddy.

[bac]

I’ve been painting for almost 30 years and I do appreciate your skills and quite honestly regardless of the sheen, if you let it dry completely you will not have any problems. In my experience after you spray your trim, you need to sand down the walls around the trim very well because if there is any sheen leftover, that also que cause the paint to peel when you pull the tape.

[SLICK-GLN]

I respect Chris as a painter because I am a painter I have had different results I always just do a light coat on the first coat over my taped baseboards this acts like a sealer like Chris's caulked tape technique and i pull the tape after the second coat and it's dry just like magic perfect its done.Pro tip burnish your tape down a little to get a good seal.

[BEEFTEEF]

You the man. I always let the paint “typically semi gloss” dry for a full day. Just built out a media room with a flat and removed the tape immediately and I didn’t get any bridging. Love and light bro.

[matthewsaldivar]

If you can’t pull it wet you may be able to get around the knife I was always taught to pull the tape at a very acute angle so the tape acts as it’s own knife. It’s not fool proof but if your using good mats it’s usually enough

[Pickle]

Thank you, you answered my question within the first couple of minutes. Awesome knowledge and video

[garry]

Thank you for this. I can now tape and not pull the paint off. I might actually learn to like painting now.

[paulcampbell]

You can run a near dry roller over the tape on the first coat. Even if it dries it doesn't prevent a problem. It also stops creeping on the second coat. I never use frog tape. The lines couldn't get sharper. The trick is to mist coat the taped edge with as little paint as possible so you don't get any paint creeping under the tape. I use a short pile felt mini roller.

[DoronBond]

So I typed “painters tape” in the search and this video was on top of the list. I’m a videographer so I was checking out the audio quality, camera shots, etc…and I was like cool..I’ll subscribe and just before I was about to click off the video I happened to see @3:47…I was like wait….he a believer??!! Ah man I was not expecting to see that but I’m most certainly glad I did!! Fellow brethren here, hope we can connect and collaborate in the very near future!!

[codprocamp]

Depends on what tape, paint and temperature .

[EDskywalker]

James 1:5 🙏 Love your work mate much Luv from Australia 🇦🇺 God Bless