Remove Old Blue Painters Tape From Aluminum Siding

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Remove old blue painters tape from aluminum siding. With painter s tape and lengths of plastic sheeting protect items and areas adjacent to the siding. A how to on how i was able to remove some 6 year old blue masking tape from an aluminum and glass boat windshield. Painter s tape is a useful type of tape which you use to create neat lines when you paint. 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.

However if you leave the painter s on the surface for long it can dry out. 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. Once masking tape has dried out the hardened adhesive can prove quite difficult to remove. Once you have completed the paint job remember to remove the tape.

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. Old neglected masking tape often seems cemented to window glass metal trim or other household surfaces. Tape removal from aluminum siding depends on the thickness of the tape remaining. Tape on aluminum siding requires a solvent like goo gone to take off the glue.