How long can you leave a quality masking tape on paint?

[bull]

I assume you can't leave it on for months without expecting some sort of problems with the adhesive getting left behind but can you leave it on for, say, a week or two? I'm talking about the good 3M blue stuff by the way.

[hemi-hampton]

Yes you can leave it on for a week indoors but if baking in sun & raining outdoors forget about it. Cheap tape I would not leave on more then a day. Better yet, just don't use cheap tape. LEON.

[elitecustombody]

at room temperature it can stay on for long time,but as h-h said, I wouldn't leave it on loger than a day if temps are high or get rained on, sun exposure at high temps will leave adhesive residue within one hour

[TylerCharger69]

indoors or outdoors...i wouldnt leave it on any longer than a day.....