Ah maybe because I'm just an old farm gal -- the just plain old "tan masking tape" does the trick. I'm so sorry you are having all this extra mess. I've sometimes actually PAINTED OVER THE PAPER --- Hey, I've lived in 3 different states and --- let me see --TWELVE different living quarters, totaling 9 towns (cities - areas - what ever --- but the best was the BOONIES!! Oh, now I'm on that subject with you great folks I'll give you a splendid one from my Grand Daughter who is the Vet Tech. in Colorado -- I was babysitting her as a youngster, not real sure how old she was, but I told her we were going to have company and would she please help me clean up. This superbly smart child looked at me and said "But, Grandma, this is the FARM". Now that's REAL. HAVE A GOOD ONE FOLKS. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "sheila lieberman" <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx> To: "the list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] way off topic, painter's blue tape, 3M I took the wall paper down in my master bath. I hated for 8 years and no long had the patience to wait till we remodeled the space. I had a hell of a time getting the paper off, but that was what it was. After painting the ceiling a soft shade of pink we selected, I let it dry overnight, and used 3M's painter's blue tape to protect the ceiling from the deeper pink we chose to kill the green floor we don't like. The color works great, we are happy. But when I pulled the tape off, door frames and granite baseboard and the ceiling, I lost about 75% of the ceiling where the tape was, I have major repair to do and I won't have it easy, I will have to work at keeping my hand steady, which the tape was supposed to take care of so I could just paint. DON'T USE 3M PAINTER'S TAPE, it is a ripp off, and I mean that in every possible way. sheila --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1367 - Release Date: 4/9/2008 7:10 AM ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================