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I will say that this will only work depending on how strong your masking material is. I was using masking tape that was INSANELY strong that nothing would peel it off but something scraping it. I also tried this technique with a less strong masking and it was very hit or miss. People will for sure need to test and figure out what tape works with that they have. It’s amazing once you do.
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Using Gorilla tape will over power even the strongest masking, but I definitely use that sparingly!
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Generally, masking adheres more strongly on smoother materials. Blue tape works well on relatively porous/fibrous stuff like the Baltic birch I use in my example; the masking doesn’t stick too strongly to that wood.
With more refined surfaces like prefinished wood as in PG plywoods, or even worse, acrylic, the masking can adhere quite strongly. I wouldn’t even count on gorilla tape to do that job. I’d opt for dish soap with acrylic and maybe using heat to soften the adhesive on PG materials before attempting the gorilla tape removal.
I’ve also played around with U-Haul brand paper packing tape: it’s designed to grab hard onto cardboard and is quite strong and sticky. I’ve had similar results to gorilla tape using that.
I’ve tried to source good inexpensive latex backed paper tape (essentially white label stuff before U-Haul brands it), but have yet to find it. In the meantime I use 6" wide blue painters tape. It’s fast and easy to apply and works really well on my Baltic projects.
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