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Secure Film in Windy Conditions (Sides)

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How to Mask Windows & Doors for Exterior Spraying | Pro Tips for Windy Conditions

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In windy conditions, the masking film can be difficult to manage. To counteract this, identify the direction the wind is blowing. Take a piece of 1.5-inch tape and tack down the loose masking film on the side it's blowing towards. This temporary tacking helps prevent the film from blowing away. Then, starting from the top, run a continuous strip of 1.5-inch tape along the vertical vinyl frame, ensuring it presses the film tightly against the frame to create a seal and hold it in place. Repeat this process for the other side if needed, working with the wind's direction.

Goal: Prevent masking film from blowing away and create a seal along window sides.

Tools and materials

  • 1.5-inch Painter's Tape FrogTape Blue — Tacking down and securing the masking film

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You can see the wind's now starting to kick up. So you can see the wind's kicking up. It wants to blow it away. The side that is blowing it too, I'm going to grab that. I'm going to pull it down. I'm going to tack it down. That's going to hold it. That's going to keep it from blowing away. It's wanting to blow that direction. So I'm going to work with the wind. Now I'm going to take my inch and a half. I'm going to run it down to where I tacked it to right there. Put it up. Now it's blowing this direction. So I'm going to take now, go with the wind. This side, I'm going to grab it. I'm going to tack it down. So now I've pulled it tight. I'm going to run masking along my vinyl right here. Down right to where I tacked it again. I'm going to press this to make sure it contacts my plastic everywhere. And I see it's good and tight. So now I've got that all. The wind wasn't too bad. It kind of cooperated a little bit. So now I'm going to take tuck this under. So you have the option of taking, pulling this down,

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