: I am preparing to fiberglass the inside of my stripper. I would like to mask
: off the edges so as not to slop epoxy onto the outside, and also preserve
: the shape of my edges. Previously I have used plastic packing tape to mask
: off areas from epoxy, I am running low on that, but have plenty of masking
: tape on hand.
: Will the epoxy saturate the masking tape and make a mess? I know from
: experience that it can penetrate a plastic tarp and bond it to a garage
: floor. Would I be better off using packing tape?
: Thanks for any feedback.

: Ken

Thanks for the suggestions, folks. As a follow up, I used blue masking tape. I removed it from the hull while the epoxy was nice and green and had no problem at all removing it. However, I caught some flue after applying a seal coat to the inside of the deck, so I was delayed a few days in applying the fiberglass and removing the tape. That was more of a pain to remove, I got it off, but I could have pulled it off quickly instead of picking off pieces if I had removed it sooner.

Next time I think I will try electrical tape.

I have found packing tape often leaves a gummy surface when removed. I have been cleaning it off with "goo-gone", hoping that does not affect the epoxy.

Ken