The villas over here then

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Mar 29th 2009, 12:31 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

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Originally Posted by shiva

true, however the last time i put masking tape near a wall here it took all the shite paint off when i removed it. I should have bloody left it there, would have doubled the walls strength

yes, therein lies the rub, for my method of operation, a pre-requisite is that the walls have been painted with paint, and not turps with a dash of paint.

Mar 29th 2009, 12:45 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

so are they made of bricks or what then?

Mar 29th 2009, 12:47 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

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so are they made of bricks or what then?

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Mar 29th 2009, 12:53 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

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Originally Posted by shiva

true, however the last time i put masking tape near a wall here it took all the shite paint off when i removed it. I should have bloody left it there, would have doubled the walls strength

Yeah...I've done that before...it's annoying, but there is now a low-tack masking tape just to avoid lifting paint !

Mar 29th 2009, 1:01 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

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Yeah...I've done that before...it's annoying, but there is now a low-tack masking tape just to avoid lifting paint !

negative shipmate, you are still introducing a variable. You cant be sure of the quality of the paint, even with the low tact maskers.

Its a science i tell ye. a science.

Mar 29th 2009, 1:18 pm

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Re: The villas over here then

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Originally Posted by commander

negative shipmate, you are still introducing a variable. You cant be sure of the quality of the paint, even with the low tact maskers.

Its a science i tell ye. a science.

OK...captain...

X (tape) + Y (paint) = Z (unknown)

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