tesa43340000400 Precision Mask Indoor Masking Tape for Painting and Decorating, Residue Free Removal, 50 m x 50 mm

My neighbor builds birdhouses and lawn signs. He often makes his own stencils with a 3M masking tape they no longer produce. I searched all over the internet and had a good suspicion this tape could be placed over lettering or a design, traced, and cut with an exacto-knife. It is even better than what he has used for years! It is easy to see through and peels off the paper he traces from without a problem. He finds it then secures perfectly to the wood he is painting and when removed leaves perfect edges. Worth every penny for this tape!

I prefer this tape over tamiya tape

I was a little skeptical at first as I am with any new tool I implement into my art process whether I am drawing, painting, etc. normally I use the blue painters tape and every time it would pull up part of my drawing surface or allow paint to get under the tape around the border. So far the tesa tape hasn’t let me down.With that said…I can’t use it as freely as I would normally since it’s $15.80 a pop. So it serves as “the special tape” and the other cheaper brands I use more loosely on other projects where needed. That really is my only gripe, the price. But hey, it’s no secret that just about every thing needed to create art is expensive.