Abstract: A masking product for masking a composite material object comprising a substantially flat liner, a first tape layer on the liner having a width less than a width of the liner and defining a margin of liner along one edge of the first tape layer, the first tape layer defining a longitudinal cut dividing the first tape layer into a first segment and a second segment; and a second tape layer on the first tape layer and extending the length thereof, the second tape layer having a width less than the width of the first tape layer. In one aspect, the first segment of the first tape layer has a width less that the width of the second segment of the first tape layer.