Lacquer thinner takes tape residue off really well and it's cheep. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:02 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: idea
> Hi Andrei, > The tape I refer to is the 3M blue painters tape. I use it just to get a > fine paint line. It gives a nice crisp line and it will save a lot of > time > especially if you do multiple coats. The tape comes off right after > painting. Don't let it stay on too long or you'll have a real job getting > it off. But if you get it off within a few days it's not a problem. If > you > have any stubborn left over sticky adhesive residue you can remove it with > Liquid Nail Adhesive remover. It's the best thing I've found. It's a gel > so you can just smear it on and let it stand for a couple of minutes and > then just wipe it off. Follow up with a wipe down of Acetone or MEK. > > The index card. You could also use a plastic ruler. Once you have laid > the > blue tape on the hull, there will be gaps where the lapstrakes are > located. > Those gaps need to be taped. Hold the index card across the gap and hold > it > in place and then gently press it flush into the gap. Mark it with a fine > line magic marker. Peel back the blue tape and retape in the gap along > the > magic marker line. I tried to just use the tape that was stretched across > the gap to draw the line but it was too wobbly and I couldn't get it flush > to draw the line, hence the use of the index card. Hope this clears this > up. > Have fun. > Joe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrei Caldararu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:17 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: idea > > >> Joe, >> >> did you use the tape just to mark where you were painting, or did you >> use the tape instead of paint? If the tape was used instead, does it >> hold well to being in the water constantly? And when you say you >> marked with index cards and backfilled the tape, what exactly did you >> do? >> >> I am thinking about doing a similar job on my M17 when the temperature >> gets above 30 again (i.e., in April). >> >> Thanks, >> >> Andrei. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.14/1829 - Release Date: 12/4/2008 > 2:59 PM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
