After you apply the final coat of TotalBoat Wet Edge Topside Paint, wait a minimum of 24 hours for the surface to become tack-free, in recommended temperature and relative humidty conditions, before you remove the old masking tape and apply new tape to the Wet Edge surface. This dry-to-tape time might seem like a long time to wait, but you want to be sure the paint doesn't peel up when removing the masking tape. One of the most common applications for retaping is to apply a bootstripe to a boat hull.