Brief:
Frog Tape is a maskin' tape which advertises itself as "leak proof" and removable up t' 30 days later.

Construction:
Each roll o' Frog Tape comes in its own "Tupperware" style plastic case. This probably contributes a bit to the relatively high cost. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' rolls I bought were $9.00 at t' local Home Depot and I have nay seen it anywhere else. T' tape is a sickly green in color and is easily torn with t' fingers.

While I love rocketry, me bucko, t' finishin' o' rockets has always been me downfall. Aye aye! Avast! I don't particularly enjoy the process but am "forced" into it because I like t' looks o' unfinished rockets even less. Ya scallywag! Part o' me dislike stems from bilge-suckin' experience. Ahoy! Well, me bucko, blow me down! No matter how careful I try t' be, shiver me timbers, I always get a mediocre paint job.

Recently, while postin' a build thread on TRF, shiver me timbers, somebody mentioned a product called Frog Tape. Ahoy! Avast! Blimey! T' thin' that stuck in me mind be t' claim that it allows no bleeding. Well, blow me down! I be nay convinced, but t' next day, me hearties, me bucko, I found myself at Home Depot for somethin' else and saw t' tape. I bought it on impulse. That night I tried it on me Squirrel Works Firebird SST.

T' first thin' that I noticed be t' tackiness. Ya scallywag! It seemed much less tacky than even "low tack" tapes I have tried. Ya scallywag! Even so, arrr, it had no problem stayin' in place. Well, blow me down! Neither did it have problems bein' lifted and realigned. Well, blow me down! Begad! When I had my maskin' in place, me hearties, arrr, me bucko, I pressed down t' edges and hoped for t' best, me bucko, nay expectin' anythin' more than I usually get. Well, blow me down! Blimey! I painted t' rocket and waited.

I am pretty sure I painted it too soon after t' previous coatin' and was pretty sure that some paint would be lifted as a result. When I stripped t' paint, I was amazed t' find t' lines crisp and perfect. Well, blow me down! It had nay lifted any paint nor had it allowed any bleed. It looked...professional.

That was a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Even me wife, nay a fan o' me rockets, arrr, commented on how clean t' lines were. Avast! From that point on, I was sold.

I have since tried it on several other projects. Arrr! Each time it has performed flawlessly. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! On t' most recent, I worried that might nay be t' case. As I sprayed on t' blue paint, I saw what seemed t' be a liftin' along one edge of the tape. Avast! I resigned myself t' havin' t' correct it, blamin' myself for nay inspectin' t' tape more thoroughly before I started t' spray paint. Avast! Begad! When I lifted t' tape, though, thar was no problem. Avast, me proud beauty! T' lines were as perfect as could be asked for.

There may be other ways o' masking, but I am sold on this product. Begad! I would pay whatever t' askin' price and count myself lucky t' have found it. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! On lookin' back though, ya bilge rat, it is nay too terribly much more expensive than other products. Ahoy! T' roll is expensive but t' tape is thin and thar be plenty on t' roll.

For me, shiver me timbers, this has turned a process I dislike into somethin' that may someday become fun. Now if only thar was a better way t' seal balsa...

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5