Remove Old Blue Painters Tape From Aluminum Siding

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Remove old blue painters tape from aluminum siding.

Once you have completed the paint job remember to remove the tape. A how to on how i was able to remove some 6 year old blue masking tape from an aluminum and glass boat windshield. Once masking tape has dried out the hardened adhesive can prove quite difficult to remove. Try plastic putty knives but do not get them too hot or they.

When the tape dries out it becomes almost impossible to remove many people have battled with dried on painter s tape at one time or another. Use caution with scrapers and single edge razor blades because the finish on aluminum siding is soft and easily damaged. Tape removal from aluminum siding depends on the thickness of the tape remaining. Painter s tape is a useful type of tape which you use to create neat lines when you paint.

Old neglected masking tape often seems cemented to window glass metal trim or other household surfaces. Good luck that blue painter s tape is the stickiest stuff around i paint a lot and i never use it because it s so hard to get off sometimes. However if you leave the painter s on the surface for long it can dry out. A hair dryer on the tape to help soften the sticky part blow it w the hair dryer in little sections then remove it slowly keep the hair dryer on it as you peel.