Heard a painter say something about masking tape that got me thinking

I was dropping off a fender at a shop on Tuesday and overheard one of their painters telling a new guy to never pull tape across a panel, always lift it back on itself at an angle. Said it keeps the paint from ever lifting at the edge when you peel. I've been doing body work for about 4 years now and I always just yank it off however, never had a huge issue but now I'm second guessing. Anyone else been taught the same trick or think it's just old school habit?

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ruby_grant15d ago

My buddy who does collision work swears by the same thing, said he learned it back in the 90s from an old timer. Honestly I never gave it much thought either until he yelled at me for doing it wrong on his project car. Now I do the angle lift every time just to be safe, it really does feel cleaner somehow.