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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with
painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:39:51 -0700, trader_4 wrote:
I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? Remove within 24 hours of taping. AND keep out of sun! I found 6 year old paint came off using that blue painter's tape. I had a shelf board to paint, so lenaed it up against a blank wall, placced about 3 inches wide of tape to prevent painting the wall, only to find.. that the paint that got onto the tape evidently diffused right through softening the fairly old [at least should be cured in 6 years!] When I pulled the tapeoff, sure enough paint came off in the pattern of the paint on top the tape! I mean pulled off, too. |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:39:51 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote: I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? Dang if I know. Caulk may be acrylic latex, temps are to cold to cure, etc..? For giggles, I'd try oils. Swab a spot with peanut butter, vegetable, olive oil - those will release glue adhesive. Allow to soak the tape. You mentioned Acetone, by chance KEEP it off any vinyl windows /trims. |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 5:14:14 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:39:51 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? Dang if I know. Caulk may be acrylic latex, temps are to cold to cure, etc..? I think the cooler temps definitely slow down the curing, but I would still think it would be cured enough not to stick after 2 weeks. Also, caulk is supposed to stay flexible, stretchable, etc to some extent, so I guess there are somewhat conflicting goals there. The caulk is definitely acrylic latex and the paint is latex too. I do think the weather played a big indirect role. If I had done this in May, I'd have more likely been able to give it two coats the same day or by the next day, lessening the time the tape was on. As it was, it typically was on for several days minimum. From what I can gather, it doesn't stick at all the first day. But by day two or three, it's well stuck on and after that, I'm not sure that it gets much worse. I'm also thinking that before paint hits the tape, it may be able to stay on longer and that once the paint gets on it, then it sticks a lot more, but not sure. On the other hand, in May with higher temps, maybe the tape sticks even worse. I'm sure getting direct summer sun on it would be worse than the typical days here now. For giggles, I'd try oils. Swab a spot with peanut butter, vegetable, olive oil - those will release glue adhesive. Allow to soak the tape. You mentioned Acetone, by chance KEEP it off any vinyl windows /trims. Thanks, that's an idea worth trying. As I reported, I think mineral spirits, which is somewhat oily, might have helped, but I'm not sure. Maybe I'll try PB Blaster on a spot and see what it does. That's oily and very penetrating too. I suppose another possibility would be something even more aggressive that could damage the new paint, but use a shield so that it only gets on the tape that's on the metal window frame, and keep it off the new paint at the siding where it meets the frame. Jeez. First I was using tape to shield the window from the paint. Now I'm thinking about using a shield to keep something else off the new paint, but on the window frame.... |
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I think the bottom line here is that you put the tape over the caulk before it was dry enough.
Acrylic latex caulks don't have a chemical curing process like polyurethane caulks or oil based paints. Instead, they undergo a physical transformation as they "dry", exactly like acrylic latex paints do as they "dry". I'll explain the physical transformation that occurs in latex paints, and exactly the same thing happens in acrylic caulks, but with different solvents and different resins: A latex paint consists of a slurry of solids suspended in a liquid. The solids consist of: 1. Hard transparent and colourless plastic resins made of one of two kinds of plastic 2. coarse solids called "extender pigments" that cause the paint to dry to a rougher finish. Were it not for extender pigments, all paints would dry to a high gloss finish. e. fine solid particles called "coloured pigments" that give the paint it's colour. The liquid those solids are suspended in consists of: A. water, and B. a low volatility water soluble solvent called a "coalescing agent" or "coalescing solvent". Probably the most commonly used coalescing solvent is a product called "Texanol" made by the Eastman Chemical Company. http://www.eastman.com/literature_center/m/m329.pdf C. glycerine, which is added with the colourants called for in the tint formula when the paint is tinted at the point of sale. When the paint is applied to a wall or ceiling, the first thing that happens is the water starts to evaporate. As the water evaporates, each of the hard spherical plastic resins finds itself in a bath of coalescing solvent at steadily increasing concentration. The coalescing solvent gets absorbed into the hard clear spherical plastic resins causing them to become very soft and sticky. The forces of surface tension and capillary pressure which cause tiny droplets of water to coalesce into large heavy rain drops then take over to cause each soft sticky plastic resin to stick to and pull on each of it's neighbors. As that happens, there is a rapid reduction in the number of liquid/plastic interfaces which reflect and refract light to produce the colour white in an observers eyes, and the paint film darkens slightly as a result. In proper film formation, all of the soft sticky plastic resins pull on each other with sufficient force to eliminate the phase boundaries around each resin, and the result is a solid soft sticky film of clear plastic with the extender and coloured pigments suspended in it very much like raisins in raisin bread. Then, over the next 12 to 48 hours, the coalescing solvent evaporates from the paint film filling the room with that "freshly painted smell". You can create that freshly painted smell in any room simply by using a spray bottle to mist some Texanol into the air. As the coalescing solvent evaporates from the paint film, the plastic hardens up again to the same hardness the plastic resins originally were in the liquid paint before the can was opened. Only, instead of being microscopically small spheres of plastic, they now consists of a continuous solid film of plastic with pigments suspended inside it. The above explains why latex paints darken as they dry. Initially, there is reflection and refraction of light at every plastic/liquid interface, and so latex paint is white for the same reason that clowds and snow is white. Your eye sees all the different colours of refracted and reflected light coming from everywhere in the paint film as the colour "white". As the plastic resins coalesce into a solid film, there is a rapid reduction in the amount of reflection and refraction of light within the paint film, and the paint darkens in very much the same way that snow loses it's white colour as it melts to form water. Also, over tinting the paint with too much colourant can ruin latex paints. The reason for this is that the coalescence process requires that the concentration of coalescing solvent in the plastic resins become high enough to fully soften the resins so that they deform easily to form a solid continuous film with no voids in it. If there was too much glycerine added when tinting the paint, that will dilute the concentration of coalescing solvent in the wet paint film after the water evaporates. The concentration of coalescing solvents might not be high enough to soften the plastic resins sufficiently that they deform easily enough to form a solid continuous film. And finally, painting with a latex paint in cold temperatures can be problematic because every plastic gets harder when it's cold, and the cold temperature can make the clear plastic resins too hard to soften sufficiently from the absorbtion of coalescing solvents alone. That's why you're not supposed to paint when the outdoor temperature will fall below 50 deg. F at night. What very well may have happened is that by pushing the tape on the "dry to the touch" caulk, you prevented the remaining coalescing solvent in the caulk from evaporating normally from the caulk. The result would be that the plastic resins at the surface of the caulk would have turned softer and stickier as they absorbed coalescing solvent for a second time. If you pushed the painter's tape onto those sticky resins, they would have stuck to the adhesive on the tape, and your now pulling that tape off is taking chunks of acrylic caulk with it. I don't see any way around this problem. The resins are sticking to the tape adhesive just as they would wood or glass. I'd say your best bet it to just pull the tape off, and paint over the caulk so that it sheds water easily. I'm concerned that if you leave the caulk rough, then water will collect on it and mold will start growing in those collection points. Better to paint over the caulk so that the water drains off the paint surface after a rain. Next time, allow more time for the caulk to dry before applying the painter's masking tape. |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:17:09 PM UTC-5, nestork wrote:
I think the bottom line here is that you put the tape over the caulk before it was dry enough. Acrylic latex caulks don't have a chemical curing process like polyurethane caulks or oil based paints. Instead, they undergo a physical transformation as they "dry", exactly like acrylic latex paints do as they "dry". I'll explain the physical transformation that occurs in latex paints, and exactly the same thing happens in acrylic caulks, but with different solvents and different resins: A latex paint consists of a slurry of solids suspended in a liquid. The solids consist of: 1. Hard transparent and colourless plastic resins made of one of two kinds of plastic 2. coarse solids called "extender pigments" that cause the paint to dry to a rougher finish. Were it not for extender pigments, all paints would dry to a high gloss finish. e. fine solid particles called "coloured pigments" that give the paint it's colour. The liquid those solids are suspended in consists of: A. water, and B. a low volatility water soluble solvent called a "coalescing agent" or "coalescing solvent". Probably the most commonly used coalescing solvent is a product called "Texanol" made by the Eastman Chemical Company. http://www.eastman.com/literature_center/m/m329.pdf C. glycerine, which is added with the colourants called for in the tint formula when the paint is tinted at the point of sale. When the paint is applied to a wall or ceiling, the first thing that happens is the water starts to evaporate. As the water evaporates, each of the hard spherical plastic resins finds itself in a bath of coalescing solvent at steadily increasing concentration. The coalescing solvent gets absorbed into the hard clear spherical plastic resins causing them to become very soft and sticky. The forces of surface tension and capillary pressure which cause tiny droplets of water to coalesce into large heavy rain drops then take over to cause each soft sticky plastic resin to stick to and pull on each of it's neighbors. As that happens, there is a rapid reduction in the number of liquid/plastic interfaces which reflect and refract light to produce the colour white in an observers eyes, and the paint film darkens slightly as a result. In proper film formation, all of the soft sticky plastic resins pull on each other with sufficient force to eliminate the phase boundaries around each resin, and the result is a solid soft sticky film of clear plastic with the extender and coloured pigments suspended in it very much like raisins in raisin bread. Then, over the next 12 to 48 hours, the coalescing solvent evaporates from the paint film filling the room with that "freshly painted smell". You can create that freshly painted smell in any room simply by using a spray bottle to mist some Texanol into the air. As the coalescing solvent evaporates from the paint film, the plastic hardens up again to the same hardness the plastic resins originally were in the liquid paint before the can was opened. Only, instead of being microscopically small spheres of plastic, they now consists of a continuous solid film of plastic with pigments suspended inside it. The above explains why latex paints darken as they dry. Initially, there is reflection and refraction of light at every plastic/liquid interface, and so latex paint is white for the same reason that clowds and snow is white. Your eye sees all the different colours of refracted and reflected light coming from everywhere in the paint film as the colour "white". As the plastic resins coalesce into a solid film, there is a rapid reduction in the amount of reflection and refraction of light within the paint film, and the paint darkens in very much the same way that snow loses it's white colour as it melts to form water. Also, over tinting the paint with too much colourant can ruin latex paints. The reason for this is that the coalescence process requires that the concentration of coalescing solvent in the plastic resins become high enough to fully soften the resins so that they deform easily to form a solid continuous film with no voids in it. If there was too much glycerine added when tinting the paint, that will dilute the concentration of coalescing solvent in the wet paint film after the water evaporates. The concentration of coalescing solvents might not be high enough to soften the plastic resins sufficiently that they deform easily enough to form a solid continuous film. And finally, painting with a latex paint in cold temperatures can be problematic because every plastic gets harder when it's cold, and the cold temperature can make the clear plastic resins too hard to soften sufficiently from the absorbtion of coalescing solvents alone. That's why you're not supposed to paint when the outdoor temperature will fall below 50 deg. F at night. What very well may have happened is that by pushing the tape on the "dry to the touch" caulk, you prevented the remaining coalescing solvent in the caulk from evaporating normally from the caulk. The result would be that the plastic resins at the surface of the caulk would have turned softer and stickier as they absorbed coalescing solvent for a second time. If you pushed the painter's tape onto those sticky resins, they would have stuck to the adhesive on the tape, and your now pulling that tape off is taking chunks of acrylic caulk with it. I don't see any way around this problem. The resins are sticking to the tape adhesive just as they would wood or glass. I'd say your best bet it to just pull the tape off, and paint over the caulk so that it sheds water easily. I'm concerned that if you leave the caulk rough, then water will collect on it and mold will start growing in those collection points. Better to paint over the caulk so that the water drains off the paint surface after a rain. Next time, allow more time for the caulk to dry before applying the painter's masking tape. -- nestork That the caulk was not fully cured was my first thought too. But as I said before, in some cases the caulk had two weeks+ to cure, including days that were 60s, even 70s. And I don't see any difference in how the tape then stuck to those caulked spots versus how it stuck to caulked spots that had ~3 days to cure. I still think that you're right, if the caulk was on there for a year, then the tape probably wouldn't stick. But I would think painters would be having this problem all the time, because I doubt they caulk, then wait more than a few days. I have seen painters say it's best to remove the tape as soon as the paint is dry to the touch, but they didn't go into anything beyond that. I was thinking that they were just referring to the fact that with any tape, if you leave it on too long, especially in the hot sun, etc, then it can be difficult to get off. But I wasn't prepared for this bonding to the new caulk thing in just one or two days problem. |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:34:21 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote: That the caulk was not fully cured was my first thought too. But as I said before, in some cases the caulk had two weeks+ to cure, including days that were 60s, even 70s. And I don't see any difference in how the tape then stuck to those caulked spots versus how it stuck to caulked spots that had ~3 days to cure. I still think that you're right, if the caulk was on there for a year, then the tape probably wouldn't stick. But I would think painters would be having this problem all the time, because I doubt they caulk, then wait more than a few days. I have seen painters say it's best to remove the tape as soon as the paint is dry to the touch, but they didn't go into anything beyond that. I was thinking that they were just referring to the fact that with any tape, if you leave it on too long, especially in the hot sun, etc, then it can be difficult to get off. But I wasn't prepared for this bonding to the new caulk thing in just one or two days problem. How old was this caulk? I've been told that caulk can go bad, or there may be a bad "Lot" so it's better to use a new tube. |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Thursday, November 27, 2014 12:25:06 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:34:21 -0800 (PST), trader_4 wrote: That the caulk was not fully cured was my first thought too. But as I said before, in some cases the caulk had two weeks+ to cure, including days that were 60s, even 70s. And I don't see any difference in how the tape then stuck to those caulked spots versus how it stuck to caulked spots that had ~3 days to cure. I still think that you're right, if the caulk was on there for a year, then the tape probably wouldn't stick. But I would think painters would be having this problem all the time, because I doubt they caulk, then wait more than a few days. I have seen painters say it's best to remove the tape as soon as the paint is dry to the touch, but they didn't go into anything beyond that. I was thinking that they were just referring to the fact that with any tape, if you leave it on too long, especially in the hot sun, etc, then it can be difficult to get off. But I wasn't prepared for this bonding to the new caulk thing in just one or two days problem. How old was this caulk? I've been told that caulk can go bad, or there may be a bad "Lot" so it's better to use a new tube. It was all less than a year old, some of it purchased right before use. Didn't see any difference between them. It was DAP acrylic with silicone, the 35 year stuff. IDK if anything else would have been better. That type appears to be the best compromise for something that is paintable, water cleanup, reasonable life, etc. |
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:54:56 +0100, nestork
wrote: Next time, allow more time for the caulk to dry before applying the painter's masking tape. Next time, learn to paint without masking tape. Golly gee. |
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On Thursday, November 27, 2014 5:00:32 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:54:56 +0100, nestork wrote: Next time, allow more time for the caulk to dry before applying the painter's masking tape. Next time, learn to paint without masking tape. Golly gee. I was spraying and back-brushing. It's a lot faster. Also, it's rough cedar siding. Cutting in with that as opposed to taping, is a lot harder than if it's some siding material. With the rough surface you have to work the brush around, make several passes, and doing that next to a window would take more time than taping. And I'm doing two coats. You only have to tape once. |
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trader_4 belched: I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? Try some naptha, I also use WD-40 to remove spray adhesive from my hands, so you might even try some of it or just kerosene |
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On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 11:39:54 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 11:39:54 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? I just had the same thing happen, froggie painters tape, caulk 2 weeks old, 58 degrees, rough sawn ceder, latex paint, tried to take the tape off as soon as i finished a window area (?twenty minutes), pulled out big pieces of caulk even from the joint. Did anyone try treating the caulk first with veg oil? |
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Painter's tape sticking to new caulk
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10:27:43 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 11:39:54 AM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote: I just finished some outside painting and am having a problem with painter's tape that is sticking to new caulking around windows. It's latex type caulk that was applied a couple weeks ago. Then painter's tape was applied recently over it to mask off the windows. The caulk, while cured enough for painting, etc, is apparently not cured enough to keep it from bonding to the tape. I spotted this problem and even switched to the lowest adhesion painter's tape for delicate surfaces. Even so, after one to two days, it's sticking to the caulk underneath and when you go to pull it off, it starts lifting the nice smooth caulk job up with it. Doesn't seem to actually pull the caulk out of a gap, but it does rough up what's there, make it stringy, a mess, etc. Any ideas on how to get it off? I tried using a hair dryer, no effect. I tried removing it on mornings when it was cold, no effect. I tried brushing on some mineral spirits, that might have helped a little. I even bought some Mossbacker's super special stuff that was highly rated for removing tape, gum, etc. No effect. I think part of the problem is that the tape now has paint over top of it too, so it's harder for anything to penetrate. I was thinking of trying either multiple coats of mineral spirits over a couple days or possibly acetone? Of course one main concern is that I also don't want to damage the new paint. The tape is just on the metal window frame, but still some small amount of anything I use is going to get to the very edge of the paint. I would think this would be a common problem, caulking then taping, painting is done a lot. But can't find anything about it. I guess one way pro painters probably avoid it is by putting up two coats of paint, same day, then removing the tape right away. But being DIY, weather, etc, I've typically had at least 2 days between putting it on and taking it off. Any ideas? I just had the same thing happen, froggie painters tape, caulk 2 weeks old, 58 degrees, rough sawn ceder, latex paint, tried to take the tape off as soon as i finished a window area (?twenty minutes), pulled out big pieces of caulk even from the joint. Did anyone try treating the caulk first with veg oil? IDK how you treat caulk around a window with oil and not have it interfere with applying the paint. How do you keep the oil only on the caulk, without it being on the adjacent wood? And how will tape then stick to it at all? |
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