Engineers Test the BEST Masking Tapes for 2024

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We Tested the best Masking tapes and Painter tapes, including Frog Tape, Duck Brand, Scotch Original and Scotch Ultra Sharp Lines. We Tested the tapes performance in metal, wood and three different wall textures using a paint brush and paint roller. We also tested their tensile strength, Peel strength and adhesive residue. At the end, we give you some painters tape trick to improve your results. Product Links (No Specific Order): Frog Tape Multi-Surface - https://amzn.to/3TzNsOP Frog Tape Delicate Surface - https://amzn.to/3UB2Mfb ScotchBlue Ultra Sharp Lines - https://amzn.to/3WWO6IV Scotch 2080EL-36E Delicate Surface - https://amzn.to/3trAh7P Scotch Rough Surface - https://amzn.to/3EtIdfb Scotch Exterior Surface - https://amzn.to/3UCX3FU ScotchBlue 2093-36EC Sharp Lines - https://amzn.to/3ErPcFs Original Stik Tek - https://www.harborfreight.com/60-yd-x-188-in-painters-tape-63243.html Scotch Contractor Grade - https://amzn.to/3WYD7ic Duck General Purpose - https://amzn.to/3AfyEhs Duck Clean Release - https://amzn.to/3EvyRPO 0:00 - Painters Tape Essentials 0:52 - Tensile Strength test 05:01 - Adhesions Strength Test 06:44 - Aging Test 07:06 - Wall Texture Test 07:32 - Paint Brush Application 09:02 - Roller Application 09:55 - Adhesive Residue 11:08 - Spray Paint on Metal 11:35 - Wood Surface Test 12:10 - Alternative Application From baseboards to crown molding and doors the one thing they have in common is you need to mask them when you're painting your walls. You see when you forgo masking, it can actually take you longer to paint and at the end it might even cost you more, so to avoid this you should always get some painters tape. For our first test, we will be using a calibrated force gauge sensor and a manual test stand to pull apart the tapes and record their maximum tensile strength. We REPEATED this test three times per tape, and calculated the average for the final result. We tried to get all the tapes to be 1.4 inch, but some….. We only found 1.9 inches. So.. In order to have a level playing field, we prepared material samples with ASDTM standards as a guidance. For our first contender, we have the well known green frog tape with a price of 8.88 or 5 cents per foot. They revolutionized the painters tape industry by creating a tape that sealed the edges with paint block technology. How they do it is, you ask…by treating the tape with a powdery polymer that reacts and creates a gel when it comes in contact with water such as water in latex paint. This gel creates a barrier and prevents intrusion of paint. You thought that packaging was all for looks huh.. well... it is, but it's also there to keep out moisture and keep this from happening Green frog tape comes in with a very impressive 13.35 Pounds of force in tensile strength For our next contender we have the Delicate surface frog tape with a price of 8.98 or 5 cents per foot. This is just a variation of it's green brother but it was made for surfaces such as newly painted walls. The delicate frog tape came in at 12.37 Pounds of force Next up we have scotch original blue painters tape with a price of 7.48. This is the painters tape we all grew up using… as a matter of fact 3m even went as far as trademarking the color of this tape!!! So every other non Scotch "blue" painters tape you see out there will have a different shade. The OG scotch had a tensile strength o16.58 Pounds of force The next Scotch tape we will be testing is the Ultra Sharp Lines with paint block technology. Currently priced at 9.98 or 7 cents per foot, YIKES…. This is 3Ms response to frog tape and claims to block tape better. We'll see about that. The ultra sharp lines is made of a very stretchy material thus had an average tensile strength of 5.90 Next up we have the Scotch Sharp lines with a price of 9.48, it's made from a similar material than the original but with paint block technology. The average max tensile strength comes in at 15.63 Pounds of force The Scotch delicate surface comes in at 8.98 or 5 cents per foot, it appears to be very similar material to frog tape delicate surface and it shows with a tensile strength of 12.68 Pounds of force For the next three contenders, we have scotch exterior, rough and contractor grade tapes. Pricing in at 8.78, 7.27, 3.98 respectively. As their name suggests, these are for special applications, but is there anything really special about them? Can you utilize the other tapes for these applications? We’ll find out! The scotch exterior and rough surfaces had 5.73 and 14.45 pounds of force respectively. The contractor grade had an average max of 9.72 Pounds of force **Some of the links on this video are from companies which Brand Ranks will earn an affiliate commission. Brand Ranks is part of an affiliate network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.