Thanks for all the great advice forum members all, I took my xacto knife, a towel and very carefully began the painful process of trimming off tape and paint without damaging too much of the surface(s). Lesson learned, from now on I will put the lips on after painting (at the least) and maybe after epoxy coating (trial & error). As always, we learn from our mistakes (hopefully) and move forward. It goes without saying, however, that forums like this one save us Newbies years and years of "trial & error" because many of the members have "lived" through these problems before us. I can't say enough about this site!