BEST Masking Tapes for 2024 | Frog Tape vs Scotch vs Duck Brand
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We Tested the best Masking tapes and Painter tapes, including Frog Tape, Duck Brand, Scotch Original and Scotch Ultra Sharp Lines. We Tested the tapes performance in metal, wood and three different wall textures using a paint brush and paint roller. We also tested their tensile strength, Peel strength and adhesive residue. At the end, we give you some painters tape trick to improve your results.
Product Links (No Specific Order):
Frog Tape Multi-Surface - amzn.to/3TzNsOP
Frog Tape Delicate Surface - amzn.to/3UB2Mfb
ScotchBlue Ultra Sharp Lines - amzn.to/3WWO6IV
Scotch 2080EL-36E Delicate Surface - amzn.to/3trAh7P
Scotch Rough Surface - amzn.to/3EtIdfb
Scotch Exterior Surface - amzn.to/3UCX3FU
ScotchBlue 2093-36EC Sharp Lines - amzn.to/3ErPcFs
Original Stik Tek - www.harborfreight.com/60-yd-x...
Scotch Contractor Grade - amzn.to/3WYD7ic
Duck General Purpose - amzn.to/3AfyEhs
Duck Clean Release - amzn.to/3EvyRPO
0:00 - Painters Tape Essentials
0:52 - Tensile Strength test
05:01 - Adhesions Strength Test
06:44 - Aging Test
07:06 - Wall Texture Test
07:32 - Paint Brush Application
09:02 - Roller Application
09:55 - Adhesive Residue
11:08 - Spray Paint on Metal
11:35 - Wood Surface Test
12:10 - Alternative Application
From baseboards to crown molding and doors the one thing they have in common is you need to mask them when you're painting your walls.
You see when you forgo masking, it can actually take you longer to paint and at the end it might even cost you more, so to avoid this you should always get some painters tape.
For our first test, we will be using a calibrated force gauge sensor and a manual test stand to pull apart the tapes and record their maximum tensile strength. We REPEATED this test three times per tape, and calculated the average for the final result. We tried to get all the tapes to be 1.4 inch, but some….. We only found 1.9 inches. So.. In order to have a level playing field, we prepared material samples with ASDTM standards as a guidance.
For our first contender, we have the well known green frog tape with a price of 8.88 or 5 cents per foot. They revolutionized the painters tape industry by creating a tape that sealed the edges with paint block technology. How they do it is, you ask…by treating the tape with a powdery polymer that reacts and creates a gel when it comes in contact with water such as water in latex paint. This gel creates a barrier and prevents intrusion of paint. You thought that packaging was all for looks huh.. well... it is, but it's also there to keep out moisture and keep this from happening
Green frog tape comes in with a very impressive 13.35 Pounds of force in tensile strength
For our next contender we have the Delicate surface frog tape with a price of 8.98 or 5 cents per foot. This is just a variation of it's green brother but it was made for surfaces such as newly painted walls.
The delicate frog tape came in at 12.37 Pounds of force
Next up we have scotch original blue painters tape with a price of 7.48. This is the painters tape we all grew up using… as a matter of fact 3m even went as far as trademarking the color of this tape!!! So every other non Scotch "blue" painters tape you see out there will have a different shade.
The OG scotch had a tensile strength o16.58 Pounds of force
The next Scotch tape we will be testing is the Ultra Sharp Lines with paint block technology. Currently priced at 9.98 or 7 cents per foot, YIKES…. This is 3Ms response to frog tape and claims to block tape better. We'll see about that.
The ultra sharp lines is made of a very stretchy material thus had an average tensile strength of 5.90
Next up we have the Scotch Sharp lines with a price of 9.48, it's made from a similar material than the original but with paint block technology.
The average max tensile strength comes in at 15.63 Pounds of force
The Scotch delicate surface comes in at 8.98 or 5 cents per foot, it appears to be very similar material to frog tape delicate surface and it shows with a tensile strength of 12.68 Pounds of force
For the next three contenders, we have scotch exterior, rough and contractor grade tapes. Pricing in at 8.78, 7.27, 3.98 respectively. As their name suggests, these are for special applications, but is there anything really special about them? Can you utilize the other tapes for these applications? We’ll find out!
The scotch exterior and rough surfaces had 5.73 and 14.45 pounds of force respectively.
The contractor grade had an average max of 9.72 Pounds of force
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Excellent review. I have been watching Project Farm and many other contractor and handyman videos for years and both of your videos were excellent. Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Keep up the good work!
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.....Impressive, I never understood why my decorative lines in the walls never looked straight and clean. After watching this video, I tried the best tape ( recommended by you guys) with the caulk and made my lines look beautiful for my sons room. Thank you! Kepp it up.
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@Michelle Blasky We are glad your son's room turned out great!😃 Thank you for your kind words!
Wow the production value for a channel of this size
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Жыл бұрын
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I hadn't heard of the caulk trick. It's a good one. A trick my mom taught me is to apply the tape and then paint it with the color the tape is covering first. Let it dry then paint with your new color. It works similar as the caulk trick. It still allows intrusion on the initial coat but since the color is the same you can't tell, then it is sealed for the new color to be applied. Probably slightly better since caulk can attract dust even after being painted over. Of course this method only works on a transition from painted surface to painted surface. The caulking trick is great for paint to unpainted transitions. Keep the great videos coming!
@BrandRanks
8 ай бұрын
Awesome suggestion Keith! Thank you so much for sharing and for supporting our channel. We really do appreciate it!
You guys are doing a good job. I hope you start coming out with more content. I'm sure it's in the works.
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Жыл бұрын
👋 Hey! Thank you so much for your kind words. It means a lot that you enjoyed. Definetly working on our next videos. We wish we could post more often but with full time jobs and. Family it's really hard. Hopefully one day we will get sufficient support to be able to do this full time and come out with more content. Thank you so much for your support!
Nice work, but my biggest frustration with the paper-based tapes, is when they tear along the paint edge when you remove them leaving remnants behind. This even happens when the paint edge is lightly scored with a putty knife to break the paint line. I didn’t see that happen to you. I usually use tape in corners, such as where hardwood floor meets the wall or where ceiling meets the wall. 3M’s Platinum is plastic, so it doesn’t leave slivers when removing. It also has a nice design feature of tearing off the roll by hand leaving a square end. Please add it to your next test.
@BabyJesus66
Жыл бұрын
Agreed I hate when that happens it's next to impossible to get them off in some spots without damaging the paint. It seems to happen when you let the paint dry for awhile before removing the tape.
Awesome video! This was super helpful!
@BrandRanks
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thank you for the support!
I wish you tested frog tape in another way. Mask the edges that are needed or in a design for a geometric wall. Then rather than take the time to caulk the edges, you run a damp sponge or wet wiping cloth along the tape. This activates the Frog Tape's swelling. Then it's ready to paint. The sticky gel does it's thing, and it will peel clean lines. Takes way less time than running a lot of caulk.
Wow very thorough and very helpful! I'm using it for crafts and I'm going with the green frog tape. Juvenile probably using smaller pieces with crafting it's important to get really clear lines. I subscribed because you never know what kind of tips you're going to pick up that you can apply to crafting. The host is entertaining and information is easily understood and again very thorough.
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6 ай бұрын
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Excellent and thorough video!
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11 ай бұрын
@F1fan007 👋 Hello again, thank you for your comment, it really means a lot to us that we have your support.
Thanks!
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@1:39 Frogtape patented Frog slime 🐸
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Жыл бұрын
Lol. True! Thanks for supporting the channel!
GREAT INFORMATION, SUPER
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Жыл бұрын
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I looooooove Project Farm videos too!
Keep up the good work.
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Жыл бұрын
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Awesome job. When painting walls just paint over the tape with the original color first. You will get the same results if not better as with the caulk.
Keep it up
@BrandRanks
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for all your support Dan!
These videos are awesome. Please do a comparison of Duck Tape Gorilla Tape Clear and Colored. I am a fan of Gorilla Tape (black and clear) Thanks for making these videos. Now that I've found your channel, I'll be letting my friends and co-workers know about these reviews.
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11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It really menas a lot to us that you enjoyed. Thank you so much for the recommendations, we will take a look. Again, thank you so much for your support.
Damn you exposed my secret to clean lines
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Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, awesome secret! Thank you for watching!
Great videos guys but you need to get videos out at a more steady rate or people will forget about your channel. Keep them coming, we want more!
Do some more test and videos I’m gonna watch out on a tool channel called belts and boxes
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@chad darr A lot of work goes into these videos and support like yours makes all the difference. Thank you for supporting our small channel. We will keep at it to help people make smart decisions when it comes to product selection. Thanks for the hint on that channel!
Great video! Are you French Canadian?
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Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! I'm not, but good guess, probably caught the accent. Maybe we will do a Q&A on a 100k subs. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.
So, sounds like the results are that while 3M has a large range of products (didn't know they made Scotch brand), as usual, theirs is about the worst ones available and would be better to spend that little extra on your tape, PPE, etc. for a better product than what 3M makes.
@BrandRanks
10 ай бұрын
Yes!!! They even tried to compete with frog tape, but didn't come close. Thanks for supporting us!
CAR AIR FILTERS, PLEASE! 🎉
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Жыл бұрын
Great idea. Thank you for supporting the channel.
Came here for tape and now im leaving with silicone 😂
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