locked out drama—what would you do?

Painter's tape is handy, yeah, but have you ever had issues with it peeling off paint from older walls? My place is pretty historic, and I'm always nervous it'll take some original paint with it...

"My place is pretty historic, and I'm always nervous it'll take some original paint with it..."

Yeah, older walls can be tricky. Had a similar issue once—ended up warming the tape slightly with a hairdryer before peeling. Worked pretty well... ever tried something like that?

"ended up warming the tape slightly with a hairdryer before peeling."

Tried that trick myself a few times—it usually works, but once it backfired a bit. The paint underneath was so old and brittle, the heat actually made it lift more easily along with the tape. Learned the hard way to test a small patch first. Older walls can be unpredictable... always better safe than sorry.