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. Ya scallywag! 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. Part o' me dislike stems from bilge-suckin' experience. 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. Aye aye! Begad! T' thin' that stuck in me mind be t' claim that it allows no bleeding. Well, blow me down! I was nay convinced, me hearties, but t' next day, ya bilge rat, I found myself at Home Depot for somethin' else and saw t' tape. Aye aye! I bought it on impulse. That night I tried it on me Squirrel Works Firebird SST.

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

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

That be a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Even me wife, matey, me bucko, nay a fan o' me rockets, commented on how shipshape t' lines were. From that point on, arrr, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, I was sold.

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

There may be other ways o' masking, but I am sold on this product. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! I would pay whatever t' askin' price and count myself lucky t' have found it. Arrr! Ya scallywag! On lookin' back though, 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, 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