FrogTape, a division of Avon, Ohio-based ShurTech Brands, is promoting its painter's tape with the help of a professional painter -- Dan Brady of Traverse City, Mich.-based Dan Brady Painting & Wood Restoration.

"When you're painting a deep color into white trim, I don't care how steady your hand is, it helps to have a tape that doesn't bleed," said Brady.

Common mistakes of DIYers engaged in painting projects, he said, include:

• Failing to perform sufficient prep work;