I used blue masking tape for unfinished plywood. Boy, am I sorry. It left so much sticky residue on my project that I don’t know what to do. I actually sprayed the wood with a clear coat before applying the tape, but I have a mess. The clear coat was long dry. Should I not mask the other sheets? I don’t want scorching on the project. TY
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Depending on the type and sheen of the clear coat, you may not need masking. Use some to engrave without it, and see if the scorching wipes off with a simple baby wipe or wet rag. If it doesn’t wipe clean, use a lower tack paper masking instead of the painters’ tape, similar to the masking Proofgrade wood comes with.
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I have used that blue masking tape off and on since I purchased some narrow and wide versions several years ago, I have found a universal solvent for sticky that does not affect most spray gloss and some folk here are tired of hearing about it, but I have been using retail hand sanitizer for a great many jobs ( I found some industrial stuff that was bad for hands or surfaces).
If you get a rag or paper towel wet with sanitizer, you can wipe the sticky away. If I use it too much It can warp thin plywood, but with weights and a flat surface it will dry flat again as alcohol evaporates and takes water with it (I use dive weights on a big tile but any similar will do).
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Thank you. i tried Goo Gone last night and it was a lot of work trying to get that glue residue off.
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