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. Arrr! Begad! 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. Begad! I don't particularly enjoy the process but am "forced" into it because I like t' looks o' unfinished rockets even less. Avast, me proud beauty! Part o' me dislike stems from bad experience. Well, blow me down! Well, me hearties, blow me down! No matter how careful I try t' be, me bucko, matey, I always get a mediocre paint job.
Recently, arrr, while postin' a build thread on TRF, arrr, somebody mentioned a product called Frog Tape. T' thin' that stuck in me mind be t' claim that it allows no bleeding. Begad! I be nay convinced, but t' next day, I found myself at Home Depot for somethin' else and saw t' tape. Well, blow me down! 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! Blimey! It seemed much less tacky than even "low tack" tapes I have
tried. Blimey! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Even so, it had no problem stayin' in place. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Neither did it have problems bein' lifted and realigned. When I had
my maskin' in place, ya bilge rat, I pressed down t' edges and hoped for t' best, nay expectin' anythin' more than I usually get. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Avast! When I stripped t' paint, I was amazed t' find t' lines crisp and perfect. Aye aye! It had nay lifted any paint nor had it allowed any bleed. Avast, me proud beauty! It looked...professional.
That was a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Blimey! Aye aye! Even me wife, arrr, nay a fan o' me rockets, ya bilge rat, me bucko, matey, commented on how clean t' lines were. Well, blow me down! From that point on, I was sold.
I have since tried it on several other projects. Well, blow me down! Each time it has performed flawlessly. Ya scallywag! On t' most recent, me hearties, I worried that might nay be t' case. Begad! As I sprayed on t' blue paint, arrr, shiver me timbers, I saw what seemed t' be a liftin' along one edge of the tape. Blimey! I resigned myself t' havin' t' correct it, shiver me timbers, blamin' myself for nay inspectin' t' tape more thoroughly before I started t' spray paint. Avast! When I lifted t' tape, though, thar was no problem. Blimey! T' lines were as perfect as could be asked for.
There may be other ways o' masking, me hearties, but I am sold on this product. Blimey! 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! T' roll is expensive but t' tape is thin and thar be plenty on t' roll.
For me, ya bilge rat, this has turned a process I dislike into somethin' that may someday become fun. Avast, me proud beauty! 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)