Abstract: A masking tape (10), for example for spray-painting, comprises a strip (11) of tearable material such as paper having an upper face, a lower face; a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (12) covering said lower face of said strip from one side edge thereof to the opposite side edge; a second pressure sensitive layer (13) applied to said upper face of said strip, said second layer having a longitudinal extent co-extensive with that of said strip and a transverse extent less than half that of said strip and being positioned close to one edge (11B) of said strip; and a release liner (14) covering said second adhesive layer. The masking tape is to be fixed to a surface to be painted in such a position that the free-edge (11A) of said strip forms a border to the area to be painted. The release liner is removed and a masking paper is fixed to said adhesive layer and cut clean along the inner edge thereof.