3M Masking Tape TOP TAPE / beige / 18 mm / 24 mm x 50 m

The adhesive is too strong and will remain on the surface of the boat after peeling it off, leaving paint residue there as well. It is also stronger than the paper, so that it is often not possible to pull off larger pieces in one go, but you have to start again and again, scratch off the torn tape and get a little further.

the statement made for the 18 mm tape essentially concerned the 24 mm tape

After applying three coats of antifouling paint (at the boatyard in Spain, with daytime temperatures up to 29°C), I removed my masking tape. Unfortunately, often only the paper comes off; the adhesive remains on the boat!

Now I have the choice of 1) leaving a mudguard strip above my fresh antifouling paint, or 2) trying to remove it with thinner, which will of course remove some of the antifouling paint and smear it onto the boat.

A very disappointing product; I expect better from the brand-name manufacturer 3M! My neighbor at the boatyard said that the light-colored masking tape should be removed after two days at the latest, or that the blue masking tape should be used.