> I've noticed on more than one occasion while researching my current kayak
> project references made to masking the edge of the painted line for
> painting and then waiting until the paint dries before removing the tape.
> In my other non-boating life as a long time professional signmaker, I know
> you will find that the signmakers will almost always remove the tape while
> it is still wet to prevent a "hard edge" as opposed to the
> "rounded edge" created by paints natural flow characteristics.
> This rounded edge is prone far less to chipping at the edge when anything
> passes over it, thus a neater edge that lasts longer. Well, that's my
> story and I'm sticking to it. (Unless of course I'm missing something).

> Doug Bauer

Hi Doug

I have a question for the painter in you. I am building a S&G Rob-Roy canoe and I am going to try to leave as much of the wood grain showing as I can, and paint a design that will cover the stitched areas. My question/problem is, in the past, when I've tried to mask off areas to be painted, either I got little dots of paint seeping under the tape, or, it peeled paint off removing the tape. What am I doing wrong, and what's the solution?? I'd hate to get it all done and have blotches on the paint edges.

Rehd