Brief:
Frog Tape is a maskin' tape which advertises itself as "leak proof" and removable up t' 30 days later.

Construction:
Each roll o' Frog Tape comes in its own "Tupperware" style plastic case. Arrr! This probably contributes a bit to the relatively high cost. Ya scallywag! T' rolls I bought were $9.00 at t' local Home Depot and I have nay seen it anywhere else. T' tape is a sickly green in color and is easily torn with t' fingers.

While I love rocketry, me hearties, t' finishin' o' rockets has always been me downfall. I don't particularly enjoy the process but am "forced" into it because I like t' looks o' unfinished rockets even less. Well, blow me down! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Part o' me dislike stems from bad experience. No matter how careful I try t' be, I always get a mediocre paint job.

Recently, while postin' a build thread on TRF, somebody mentioned a product called Frog Tape. Begad! Arrr! T' thin' that stuck in me mind be t' claim that it allows no bleeding. Begad! I was nay convinced, me hearties, but t' next day, I found myself at Home Depot for somethin' else and saw t' tape. Blimey! I bought it on impulse. Arrr! That night I tried it on me Squirrel Works Firebird SST.

T' first thin' that I noticed was t' tackiness. It seemed much less tacky than even "low tack" tapes I have tried. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! Even so, arrr, it had no problem stayin' in place. Neither did it have problems bein' lifted and realigned. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! When I had my maskin' in place, I pressed down t' edges and hoped for t' best, me bucko, nay expectin' anythin' more than I usually get. Avast! Blimey! I painted t' rocket and waited.

I am pretty sure I painted it too soon after t' previous coatin' and was pretty sure that some paint would be lifted as a result. Avast, me proud beauty! When I stripped t' paint, I be amazed t' find t' lines crisp and perfect. It had nay lifted any paint nor had it allowed any bleed. Aye aye! It looked...professional.

That be a new experience for me and I had t' show everyone. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Even me wife, nay a fan o' me rockets, commented on how clean t' lines were. From that point on, me bucko, I be sold.

I have since tried it on several other projects. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! Each time it has performed flawlessly. Aye aye! Begad! On t' most recent, me hearties, I worried that might nay be t' case. Blimey! As I sprayed on t' blue paint, ya bilge rat, I saw what seemed t' be a liftin' along one edge of the tape. I resigned myself t' havin' t' correct it, blamin' myself for nay inspectin' t' tape more thoroughly before I started t' spray paint. When I lifted t' tape, shiver me timbers, though, me hearties, thar was no problem. T' lines were as perfect as could be asked for.

There may be other ways o' masking, but I am sold on this product. Ya scallywag! I would pay whatever t' askin' price and count myself lucky t' have found it. Begad! On lookin' back though, it is nay too terribly much more expensive than other products. Avast, me proud beauty! T' roll is expensive but t' tape is thin and thar be plenty on t' roll.

For me, shiver me timbers, me hearties, matey, this has turned a process I dislike into somethin' that may someday become fun. Now if only thar be a better way t' seal balsa...

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5