Scotch-Blue Family of Products and Painter’s Tape for Corners and Hinges Make Painting Faster and Easier

The quintessential difference between professional and novice paint jobs has always been the clean, straight lines and edges that are the signature style of professional painters. For years, do-it-yourselfers (DIYers) and novice painters alike have known that the best way to quickly achieve professional-looking results at home is to mask with painter’s tape. Yet until now, they still had to remove door hinges and use painfully precise strokes around windows and corners or scrape paint off windows to achieve near-perfect results. Now, 3M solves that problem by introducing the newest member of the Scotch-Blue family - Scotch-Blue Painter’s Tape for Corners and Hinges.

NEW Scotch-Blue Painter’s Tape for Corners and Hinges significantly speeds up painting prep work when masking around windows, corners and doors. Painters can just tear along the perforated lines for pre-cut pieces that easily fit the corners. To cover hinges, users need only peel one entire piece and align the two rounded edges with the door hinge and smooth the tape toward the barrel. Each die-cut is constructed of Scotch-Blue painter’s tape for multi-surfaces, providing strength and durability while giving DIYers an even faster, easier way to tape off painting projects.

Other family favorites include:

* Scotch-Blue Painter’s Tape for Delicate Surfaces has a low-medium adhesion level with a clean removal time of up to 60 days. The tape is designed for delicate surfaces such as fresh paint (as little as one-day old), vinyl-coated wallpaper, glass, metal and properly bonded hardwood floors. It is also ideal for making super-sharp paint lines on smooth surfaces.

* Scotch-Blue Painter’s Tape for Multi-Surfaces is ideal for painting multiple surfaces, such as painted walls, trim, glass, metal and unpainted wood, and has a 14-day clean removal time. Both the multi-surface and delicate tapes can remain on surfaces for extended periods of time and come off cleanly, even when exposed to direct sunlight.

* Scotch-Blue Painter’s Tape Applicators makes masking easier. Able to fit in the palm of the hand, the applicator has a built-in cutting blade that allows DIYers to cut the tape exactly where they want it. The built-in wheels of the applicator secure the tape to the trim in a one-step process, so DIYers can focus their efforts on painting.

The Scotch-Blue family of painter’s tape products can be found in home improvement, mass merchandise and hardware stores nationwide. The average retail prices range from $3.99 to $10.99.

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