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. Aye aye! This probably contributes a bit to the relatively high cost. Well, blow me down! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! 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. Well, blow me down! I don't particularly enjoy the process but am "forced" into it because I like t' looks o' unfinished rockets even less. Aye aye! Part o' me dislike stems from bilge-suckin' experience. Well, blow me down! Avast! No matter how careful I try t' be, I always get a mediocre paint job.

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

T' first thin' that I noticed was t' tackiness. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! It seemed much less tacky than even "low tack" tapes I have tried. Avast, me proud beauty! Even so, it had no problem stayin' in place. Aye aye! Neither did it have problems bein' lifted and realigned. Begad! Aye aye! When I had my maskin' in place, me bucko, I pressed down t' edges and hoped for t' best, nay expectin' anythin' more than I usually get. 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. Ahoy! When I stripped t' paint, 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 was a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Avast, me proud beauty! Even me wife, ya bilge rat, nay a fan o' me rockets, matey, commented on how clean t' lines were. From that point on, ya bilge rat, I was sold.

I have since tried it on several other projects. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Each time it has performed flawlessly. Avast! On t' most recent, me bucko, arrr, I worried that might nay be t' case. Ya scallywag! As I sprayed on t' blue paint, me bucko, I saw what seemed t' be a liftin' along one edge of the tape. I resigned myself t' havin' t' correct it, blamin' myself for nay inspectin' t' tape more thoroughly before I started t' spray paint. When I lifted t' tape, though, arrr, thar be no problem. 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! I would pay whatever t' askin' price and count myself lucky t' have found it. Ahoy! On lookin' back though, it is nay too terribly much more expensive than other products. Begad! 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. Aye aye! Now if only thar be a better way t' seal balsa...

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5