Use the delicate surfaces tape and apply it lightly.

Michael

not knowing the pre prep steps taken could have been areas where there may have been dust, or seepage and the tape not burnished really really good. Use the orange core # 2080 delicate and burnish really tight to get a good seal.

Remove at a 90degree or back onto itself; if it appears as if it is going to pull, stop and lightly score with an x-acto

decorativewalls,

I think they are applying it to freshly painted walls.

Michael

2080 painter's tape for delicate surfaces is applied on freshly painted walls. The # on this is tape is for that particular purpose, so I guess I'm not for sure what June is painting.

fresh paints (24-hours old)

This room was paianted by a "professional" ? three weeks ago. I was not to thrilled with the job and asked them to leave after I paid them for their work. That left me with painting the baseboards which is where I used the tape. One more thing I specified BM camouflage, they used another paint,taking the specs. from BM and using Devoe paint to an exact match. Is this normal in the painting business?

Practicing the fine art of cutting in w/o tape will give you a more professional look, imho. Even if the tape weren't pulling paint, you are still left with that sharp tape line that doesn't look as fine as cutting in, again,imho.

June,

Since a lot of painters like to skip the hard part of painting prep, washing sanding and priming, the tape, when firmly applied to prevent bleed is most likely going to pull off the wall paint.

Go naked (no tape) it's your best bet.

Michael

I only use tape when I am using a masker to paper off windows and such; I am primarily into using a sprayer. I agree with Michael and sierra east here that practicing with a brush and getting steady is the absolute best method. Tape can be a nightmare when it comes to freshly painted walls.

The best way to do it IMO is to paint the trim first, let the trim dry, tape off your trim and then paint your walls. You should never tape walls off.

No, it is not normal for painters to use something that you didn't want them to use. If you wanted BM, they should use BM. If you chose a BM color and they want to use Devoe, they should ask you. However it went down, this all should be decided before beginning the project.

Too late now!

Michael