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. Ahoy! This probably contributes a bit to
the relatively high cost. 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, t' finishin' o' rockets has always been me downfall. I don't particularly enjoy the process but am "forced" into it because I like t' looks o' unfinished rockets even less. Ahoy! Blimey! Part o' me dislike stems from bilge-suckin' experience. Ahoy! Blimey! No matter how careful I try t' be, I always get a mediocre paint job.
Recently, ya bilge rat, while postin' a build thread on TRF, somebody mentioned a product called Frog Tape. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' thin' that stuck in me mind be t' claim that it allows no bleeding. Begad! I be nay convinced, shiver me timbers, but t' next day, I found myself at Home Depot for somethin' else and saw t' tape. Blimey! I bought it on impulse. Begad! That night I tried it on me Squirrel Works Firebird SST.
T' first thin' that I noticed be t' tackiness. It seemed much less tacky than even "low tack" tapes I have
tried. Even so, it had no problem stayin' in place. Arrr! Begad! Neither did it have problems bein' lifted and realigned. Avast! Ya scallywag! When I had
my maskin' in place, I pressed down t' edges and hoped for t' best, matey, nay expectin' anythin' more than I usually get. Ya scallywag! Begad! 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, me bucko, I was amazed t' find t' lines crisp and perfect. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! It had nay lifted any paint nor had it allowed any bleed. Aye aye! Aye aye! It looked...professional.
That was a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Aye aye! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! Even me wife, matey, nay a fan o' me rockets, commented on how shipshape t' lines were. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! From that point on, me hearties, I was sold.
I have since tried it on several other projects. Begad! Blimey! Each time it has performed flawlessly. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! On t' most recent, arrr, I worried that might nay be t' case. Blimey! Blimey! As I sprayed on t' blue paint, I saw what seemed t' be a liftin' along one edge of the tape. Aye aye! Blimey! I resigned myself t' havin' t' correct it, me hearties, blamin' myself for nay inspectin' t' tape more thoroughly before I started t' spray paint. Well, blow me down! Blimey! When I lifted t' tape, matey, though, thar was no problem. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! T' lines were as perfect as could be asked for.
There may be other ways o' masking, shiver me timbers, arrr, but I am sold on this product. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I would pay whatever t' askin' price and count myself lucky t' have found it. Avast! Blimey! On lookin' back though, shiver me timbers, it is nay too terribly much more expensive than other products. T' roll is expensive but t' tape is thin and thar be plenty on t' roll.
For me, matey, this has turned a process I dislike into somethin' that may someday become fun. Avast! Now if only thar be a better way t' seal balsa...
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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M.E.M. (June 3, 2008)