Found the best tapes for both release & for flexibility are plastic.
I use
Tamiya plastic tape & also car lining tape. All can be stretched around
a curve better than any of the paper tapes.
An advantage of plastic tapes they are not prone to wetting on the edge
as are paper tapes which leads to leaching of paint under the tape.
On any tape recommend cutting a new leading edge. All tapes tend to have
the adhesive slightly creep on the edge. Plus the machines cutting the rolls we
use from very large lengths are not all that good. A cut with a Morton blade
gives a pristine edge.
The car lining tapes.
Finespray Fine line Green Tape 6mm * 55m. Great for very straight lines. Only need
one width of tape if you cut a pristine edge to the width required.
3M™ Fine Line Masking Tape Blue - 6mm x 32.9m Brilliant for stretching around
acute corners. Cut this down to just one millimeter in width to get around a very
acute bend.
Only need one width of tape on both the above if you cut a pristine edge to the
width required. A roll of each will last a life time.
I have not had any paint leaching under with these two tapes. No need to mitre
or butt joints just over lap & bed down on the overlap. Use gently the back edge
of a Morton blade or similar to push down tape into panel lines & on the overlaps
Laurie
