Tape to protect painted wood

[gotoPzero]

We are having some new windows fitted soon. I want to protect the existing wood around the area which is painted as it was only painted about 2 years ago.

Whats a good tape to use that will resist stuff being bumped into it but wont lift the paint when I peel it off?

I expect it will be on for 3-4 days.

I have used frog tape before but that took pain off!

[Actual]

I always use Yellow Delicate Surface FrogTape when painting and I haven't found anything better.

It is not perfect and I only remove very slowly and very carefully as in my house a quick rip will pull off paint.

One problem is leaving on a few days and near a window which gets the sun as it may dry out the tape adhesive.

[Huzzah]

gotoPzero said:

We are having some new windows fitted soon. I want to protect the existing wood around the area which is painted as it was only painted about 2 years ago.

Whats a good tape to use that will resist stuff being bumped into it but wont lift the paint when I peel it off?

I expect it will be on for 3-4 days.

I have used frog tape before but that took pain off!

You can get low tack frog tape.

[JoshSm]

My thoughts would be to put low tack Frog (or similar) tape around the edges and then stick something more robust onto that? Heavy plastic/card/whatever.

Use the good tape to avoid anything getting stuck to the paint but then fix the proper cover to that tape.

It's something I've done anyway.


Either that or surface protection film which is the proper solution. Especially the thick blue stuff.

[Ste-EVo]

Yellow frog tape is brilliant and would be my recommendation. Then as said, add ontop of that.

[Mabbs9]

Plus when peeling it off, avoid a lifting force and make a a shear. So hold the end very close and go slowly. Ie, the bend of the tape is nearly 180° as you pull it off.

[gotoPzero]

OK cheers guys thats also a good idea to put stuff over the top.