Paint lifting with masking tape

[overspray]

Does anyone know why this happens?

This is a resin kit and I washed it with a lye based degreaser (Super Clean) using a stiff bristle brush. The masking tape lifted the primer and in some spots lifted just the top coat of paint.

[monomaster2]

I don’t see any primer

[NM 156]

Have you thought of using
Silly Putty for masking?

[tay666]

What kind of primer?
What kind of paint?
What kind of masking tape?

Might want to consider hitting it with a sealer coat of something like dulcote to protect the surface before masking.

[derekc62]

I stopped using masking tape when this happened one too many times.

I now use Silly Putty.

[AZ]

Some very good advice in the earlier replies. I also normally use Silly Putty since learning about it here at the Clubhouse many years ago. I recently, however, had a need for a perfectly straight line on a flat surface. I used Frog Tape Yellow (Delicate Surface). It worked very well with no seepage and no lifting. Of course, you still have to pull it off very gently. I don't think it would work well on a surface with much relief, since its stickiness is only slightly more than a Post-It note.

I generally let my paint dry and set for several days or longer to make sure it's hard before moving on to the next color. And I always seal (as Trevor suggested) between coats and colors. I remove my masking as soon as practical once the paint has flashed dry but before it has gotten fully dry and hard.

[JJCap1]

If I must use tape I stick it to my shirt and peel it off a few times before applying to the good surface. This cuts down on the tackiness.

[NM 156]

I also normally use Silly Putty since learning about it here at the Clubhouse many years ago. I recently, however, had a need for a perfectly straight line on a flat surface.

In these situations, I flatten out the Silly Putty
and use a strait edge to cut the Putty into strips.
It takes a bit of getting used to with trial and error,
but works very well.

[kevtk135]

When I use tape (I normally go the Silly Putty route) but I either use Tamiya tape or Frog tape

[AZ]

I also normally use Silly Putty since learning about it here at the Clubhouse many years ago. I recently, however, had a need for a perfectly straight line on a flat surface.

In these situations, I flatten out the Silly Putty
and use a strait edge to cut the Putty into strips.
It takes a bit of getting used to with trial and error,
but works very well.

Thanks for the tip! I have a roller specifically for flattening Silly Putty, but I never thought about using a straight edge. I'll try it next time.

[AZ]

If I must use tape I stick it to my shirt and peel it off a few times before applying to the good surface. This cuts down on the tackiness.

Another very good tip. I have been doing this for about 30 years. I learned about it in an auto body painting class many years ago.

[overspray]

Appreciate all the tips - definitely be using all of them at some point.

[Otto69]

Frog Tape for the win.