When I removed the tape after painting a wall, it pulled the new paint up also.?

I have spent days painting a wall red, many coats. I finally finished. When I removed the painters tape, it pulled the paint up in sheets. How do I fix this? Sand it down at the edges %26amp; repaint? Why did this happen? Should I have pulled the tape up %26amp; retaped between each coat?When I removed the tape after painting a wall, it pulled the new paint up also.?
You will have to re- tape the walls and re-paint the areas where the paint came off. Be sure to remove the tape just as soon as your done painting...while the paint is still wet.





The paint dried on the wall AND the tape, hence, becoming a continual sheet of paint. When you pulled the tape you tore the sheet of paint. You just didn't know.When I removed the tape after painting a wall, it pulled the new paint up also.?
no! pull it off when you get done painting it, that way while it's wet, don't wait until it dryes
just from watching my fiance with painters tape, i know that after a few days, the blue tape adheres very strongly to the wall. we have had pieces of the wall come off when ripping the tape off. I would change the tape daily so it doesn't get overly adhesive.
I wonder this as well, This has also happened to me.
I usually use a razor knife and lightly cut the edge of the tape before I remove it to avoid this problem. You should be able to sand and paint without too much notice. Just fade into old paint a little to hide joints.





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7 years carpentry and remodeling
I've had this happen, too. Fortunately, mine was just at the edges where the wall and trim meet. So it was a touch-up job. I would sand the edge where the paint came up and re-paint.
If I use tape (which I don't anymore, you get a steady hand after a few jobs, not bragging, it's just human learning, anyone will pick it up.) I pull the tape off as soon as Im done while the paint is still wet,





it's just common sense really, if the paint dries it makes a contigious bond, it will chip and flake when you pull the tape off if it dries,





pull it off wet and re tape for multiple coats and this will never happen,





to fix your mistakes, sand, re tape, throw a quick margin and yank tape.





If the paint is High gloss, your kinda screwed, you can't blend or repair glossy paint, you have to re-do the whole section, well that is if your particular...
DON'T USE TAPE. Just use a small brush and a steady hand to paint along edges. You will find it is easy really. You start slow and soon become good at it and go fast.
no, what your supposed to do is take a razor knife and ';score'; the edge of the tape
Stick the tape to your pants a few times before you stick it on a surface.


Make it as low tack as possible.
Did you use the blue tape? The blue tape is painter's tape. It is made to come off easy. However, if you painted over it and the paint dried on it and the wall, that is your problem. Next time, use blue tape and don't paint so thick on the tape itself. That should solve your problem.





Blue painter's tape will come off easy for a few days. The longer it is on the more difficult it is to remove.
Yes I would sand and repaint.. I have experienced this more with latex paint than oil based, the best way to ensure this wont reoccur is to let is sit and dry for a full couple weeks to really dry before pullin up the tape... and be slow and methodical when pulling up on the tape.
It sounds like the surface you were painting on was not properly prepared. It should have been clean of dirt and especially grease and given a slightly roughed up texture. Also, some paints do not stick to certain surfaces without special preps.





A prime example of this is using acrylic/latex or water-based paint on top of a surface painted with enamel. In essence, you are mixing oil and water, which, as you know, do not mix. If your surface were painted or primed with enamel, you would have to use a special preparation on it before painting with a water-based paint.





You can try sanding down the edges and repainting, but do rough up the whole surface a bit with sandpaper first.





However, if you have painted over a surface that wasn't properly prepared and doesn't normally 'take' with the paint you've been using, expect it to peel off in layers over time.
u should use tehe blue tape