Resolved Tape to mask off moulding

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My suggestion is to get a sample of the frame and experiment with different tapes.
Only way I can think of finding out as there are different types of finishes, each with different strengths.
 
If time is an issue, you could order a new sample, then go ahead and practice on your old one.
 
If you can't experiment, I probably wouldn't risk ANY type of tape on a gold frame. Foil finishes are too easy to pull off. Better to cut in very carefully with a brush and/or just hold a piece of paper in place to get your edge for the first thin coat. You don't even have like a chip of the frame left to try tape on though?
 
I wouldn't recommend any adhesive on metal finishes.
As I'm typing this, Mary posts the same thing I was going to say.
 
Which Ivy moulding? Most of their golds were painted. I still have their catalog, and some inventory.
If you have enough to do a test on, and you can't simply freehand the painting, try post-it notes. The wax based adhesive is non-aggressive, and can be warmed with a blow drier to aid release. Just do a little at a time
 
Not exactly sure of your the end results desired, so just sharing thoughts that maybe helpful: Pinstripe if a thin line, using paint and brushes, or vinyl pinstripe tapes. Also vinyl wrap material cut to shape. How about making a decal using clear spray paint. (You Tube)
 
Melinda Tennis said:
I need to paint a black panel on a small gold frame. What tape will not pull the gold off? The Green painter's tape, Frog or something? Thanks
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Cut in with a steady hand would be ideal.

But if you have to use tape, I recommend the Yellow Frog Tape. The Yellow Frog Tape is designed for delicate surfaces. To make it less tacky, you can put the tape on your skin (like your arm) first to pick up some oil before applying it to the surface.
 
You could try Scotch 810 'Magic' tape. It will work on matboard without marring the surface
so it should be OK on a leafed finish. It may not, but I think you would stand a better chance
than using masking tape. 🙂

* My main concern is whether the paint will bond properly on the gold. 🤔
 
I regularly mask over gold leaf. If the gilding is water-gilded, it's best to distress and burnish the gilding first. Then wipe the gilding with a thin skim of mineral spirits (white spirits) and lay down a strip of Yellow Frog tape.
Mineral spirits will have no effect on the gilding.
If the gilding is oil-laid, then the gilding should be protected by a thin coat of clear shellac.

If the frame is a factory finished product, I doubt the masking tape will have any effect on the gilding.
And if you're going to paint over it, maybe paint on some shellac first.
 
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Here's the catalog photo of the existing finish. Probably foil. Definitely not leaf.
 
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Here's the catalog photo of the existing finish. Probably foil. Definitely not leaf.
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A lot of those Ivy golds used that broken leaf finish, not foil. I remember having to scrape pieces of the metal leaf and whatever the binder was off the back of the frame with a razor blade so that the dust cover would stick properly.
:icon11: Rick
I loved Ivy mouldings, and have a number of Ivy frames in my house.
 
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