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Understand Paint Bleed on Rough Surfaces

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STOP Paint Bleeding Under Tape | Painting Straight Lines

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What happens here

The presenter introduces the common problem of paint bleeding underneath painter's tape, especially on rough surfaces. He explains that thinner, darker paints are more prone to bleeding than thicker, lighter paints like white. This occurs because the tape struggles to adhere fully to all the peaks and valleys of a textured surface, leaving gaps for paint to seep through. He sets up a demonstration area on a textured wall.

Tools and materials

  • Dark Blue Flat Paint
  • FrogTape Orange (Production Tape)
  • Textured Wall Surface

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recently asked me on one of my social media accounts why is paint leading underneath my tape and I'm going to discuss and show you why I've got a product right here this is frog tape orange this is a production tape it's a kind of just an everyday tape that you would use you know on painting So this tape itself right here I'm going to put some on the wall and we're going to paint over it and you're going to see what happens we're going to be using a product right here this is a dark blue color right here a flat paint dark blue colors any type of colors the darker they are the thinner they are and they are a liquid and a liquid will eventually bleed underneath the tape if you give it enough time and if the paint is thin enough a lot of white paints thicker paints are less likely to bleed underneath your tank but we've got a rough surface right here and uh paint

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