[dkpbxman]

Taking the tape off while the paint is still wet makes sense to me. The problem is that 1) I taped all the trim, 2)I primed everything(twice), 3)I put on 2 top coats & 4)took the tape off.

When I pulled off the tape, small sections of new paint came off with it.

While the top coat was still wet, the primer underneath had dried and bonded to the tape.

When I pulled off the tape the "primer coat" was pulled up also and that caused the top coat to come up.

If I had taken off the old tape while the primer was still wet, let it dry and then re-taped, I probably would've been alright. But I tried to kill two birds with one stone and because of that I had to do some careful touch-up.

Live and learn