Why Use Blue Painters Tape? Show The Idaho Painter • Aug 27, 2020 Is Blue Tape Worth the Cost? With the amount of masking tape a professional painter uses on a single job, it’s essential to evaluate whether the tape you’re using is right for your workflow. Using the right tape for the right job can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the course of your career. Everything depends on where you’re masking and how long you anticipate your project to take. Tape can generally be placed into three different tiers: production tape at the low end, then blue tape, then FrogTape which is the highest quality. With each of these tapes, you get what you pay for, but that doesn’t mean the more expensive tape is the right one for your job. The biggest differences between these tapes comes down to release time, resistance to uv rays and heat, as well as the quality of the paper itself. For more details on the benefits of blue tape, watch my video CLICK HERE The release time refers to the amount of time the paper can stay on a surface once it has been applied. After the duration of its release time, its adhesion may fail, it may badly splinter when you attempt to remove it, or it may leave behind residue which will be difficult and time consuming to remove. Production tape has a release time of only three days, blue tape extends that to 14 days, and frog tape reins supreme with 21 days. For most of my jobs, I rely on CP 199 production tape (an inexpensive production tape from Shurtape) because we pull our tape every day. CP-199 is the orange tape you see us using all the time. While this is ideal for my workflow, if you’re planning to leave your masking up across several days, it’s probably worthwhile to invest in a blue tape.
Blue tape is significantly more resistant to both UV rays and heat. This is most important to keep in mind when you’re masking the outside of a home on bright summer days. Roofs especially can get extremely hot depending on your climate. Again, if your tape fails, you’ll be wasting both time and money. When choosing the right tape for the job, consider where you’ll be masking and what conditions it will be exposed to. I want to keep things simple, but not all blue tapes are created equal. There are plenty of places online to find “amazing deals” on cheap off-brand blue tapes, but again, you get what you pay for. I conducted some tests with various blue tapes and some of these low end products lost their adhesion by day two! One of the recent innovations in the market is FrogTape Blue. This new tape combines the PaintBlock technology of traditional Frogtape with the lower price of blue tape. You can get precise and clean lines unlike any other blue tape available. So are you using the wrong tape on your projects? Most do-it-yourselfers complete their jobs over the course of several days so I would highly recommend upgrading to blue tape or Frogtape. For professionals, it’s entirely dependent on your workflow and where you’re applying your masking. If like me, you remove your tape within a single day, there’s no reason to be spending the money on anything beyond production tape. Of course there are exceptions to this, but knowing the advantages of each tape will help you make the call for yourself and help you save money over the course of your career. To purchase our Paint Life Gear, gifts for painters, or game changing painting tools, you can visit our store: STORE If you want more tips and tricks on painting you can visit our YouTube channel Paint Life TV or visit our website www.idahopainter.com When choosing the right tape for the job, consider where you’ll be masking and what conditions it will be exposed to.Chris Berry -The Idaho Painter MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. -- As the nation mourns the three police officers killed in Baton Rouge, people in Maple Valley said they felt moved to show their support. Andy Audette started Project Blue Stripe, which involves putting blue painter’s tape on car windows to show solidarity with police. Audette says it’s a simple gesture that has now taken on a life of its own. With a simple blue stripe on his Dodge truck, Audette wanted to show police he supported them. “When Baton Rouge shootings happened, I said we have to do something immediately,” said Audette. It’s an act he shared on the community of Maple Valley Facebook page. “So I thought what could people do immediately that isn’t going to cost anything and isn’t going to take up much time, and just as I was thinking through that, I was in the garage, and I found a roll of blue tape,” said Audette. But what happened from there isn’t what he expected. “I thought it would be cool to see a few blue stripes around Maple Valley; I had no idea that it would get all the way to Australia, Arizona, Hawaii- I had no idea,” said Audette. Now volunteers are striping cars at Pocket Park, near Maple Valley’s QFC. They estimated they striped more than 150 before a planned event even kicked off. “I put blue tape on my Jeep and back there so everyone can see it; I just want to show as much support as I can,” said Ryan Wales, who lives in Maple Valley. It’s an action that even prompted a King County sheriff’s deputy to stop by. “Knowing that the community appreciates what we do is validating in my career,” said Deputy Ron Capalungan. And the movement isn’t just limited to cars, the blue stripes can be seen on storefronts, too, like Johnson’s Home and Garden in Maple Valley, which is offering a 25 percent discount on blue painter’s tape for anyone who wants to participate. “We just had to beef up our order and we’re going to get a lot more coming in but with the feedback, I think we’ll need lots more,” said Jim Nadig, the store manager. While Audette didn’t expect for this movement to spread the way it did, he says it only affirms just how many people stand by police. Johnson’s Home and Garden’s manager says they sold more than 50 rolls of blue painter’s tape Monday, more in one day than they have in several months combined. Organizers are encouraging people to continue striping their own vehicles or homse to show police your support. They’re asking people to use the hashtage #projectbluetape to share. What does a blue tape mean?The term “red tape” has long been used to describe the excessive bureaucracy needed to comply with overly restrictive laws. More recently the term “blue tape” has been used to describe rules imposed not by Government regulation, but by one business on another.
What does blue tape mean on a car?Blue tape provides a tight hold that will keep the rear wiper in place during the cycle, but it isn't so strong that it's difficult to tear, or worse — prone to peeling off the car's paint. Another reason car wash employees opt for blue painter's tape to secure rear windshield wipers is for the visibility.
What does blue and white tape mean?The high visibility blue and white diagonal stripe is ideal for all people to easily identify restricted areas and to keep unauthorised personnel safely out of the way. Blue and white striped tape is non-adhesive and is available in 100m length.
What does blue tape on a door mean?If you see blue tape on the door jamb of a room, that door opens into a clean room. If you do not see blue tape on the door of a room, that doesn't mean the room has not been cleaned recently; only that someone may have used that room since the last cleaning.
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