Heard a guy at the paint supply counter say something that made me think twice

I was at the NAPA store over by highway 99 picking up some clear coat yesterday. This older body man in front of me was telling the counter guy he stopped using cheap tape because it lifted on a 2023 Mustang hood after baking for 20 minutes. He said it cost him 3 hours of rework and an extra $80 in materials to fix the bleed-through. I've been using whatever tape is on sale for years, but hearing that made me grab the 3M stuff today instead. Any of you had bad luck with off-brand tape lifting under heat?

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taylor_young27d ago

Cheap tape's fine if you know what temps you're dealing with.

the_joseph27d ago

You read that same thread on the automotive subreddit? I grabbed the 3M after seeing a painter post photos of his ruined pearl job.

jennys7227d ago

Yep saw that post. It's wild how one wrong product can trash hours of work and hundreds in materials. Makes me think about how often we grab the cheapest or most convenient option without checking if it's actually built for the job.