Pro tip: Painters tape can wreck your walls if you leave it on too long

I was talking to my dad last weekend while helping him repaint his garage. He mentioned he left some green frog tape on a window frame for like 3 weeks before he got around to painting. When he peeled it off, it took chunks of paint and drywall with it. I had no idea the adhesive bonds stronger over time. Now I never leave tape on more than 48 hours, and I always use the delicate surface stuff for trim. Has anyone else had tape ruin a project like that?

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jamie_smith13d ago

Oh dude the exact same thing happened to me! I left some blue tape on my kitchen cabinets for a week while I was waiting for new hardware to arrive and it pulled off the paint and left this nasty sticky residue that took forever to scrub off. Never again - now I set a timer on my phone for 24 hours max.

campbell.tara13d ago

Wait, doesn't blue tape actually pull paint off faster if it's fresh?

logan70513d ago

@jamie_smith did you try warm water on that residue or just scrub it dry?