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Web site practicalmanliness.com provides this list of the five tape products that every real man should have in his tool box. Duct Tape Electrical Tape Packing Tape Double Sided Tape Masking Tape When you are ready to “man up”, click here. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All [...]
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Green masking tape, one version of painter’s masking tape, the stuff that is supposed to not leave a residue, has been around for awhile. 3M’s “Greener” masking tape is about sustainability, not about the color of the tape. This new product is made from 56% renewable resources. The adhesive is natural latex rubber and the [...]
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If you examine a piece of masking tape closely, you will see lots of crinkles or folds. The tape is not flat like electrical tape or label tape, but rather has texture called “creping” These folds mean that the tape, when pressed flat, is actually a little larger than it is when it is on [...]
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Meeting in Orlando, FL this week, the National Hurricane Conference is making a new recommendation to homeowners as we approach the hurricane season that starts in June. The Conference is trying to change the myth that has developed about the value of putting tape on windows and glass doors in expectation of a storm. Instead [...]
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Here’s a link to a Polyken tape converter in action. Tape is manufactured in large rolls and then converted by slitting to the proper width to meet customer applications. Three small rolls from a single larger one. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety [...]
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Halloween brings us this “back from the dead” tape tip from William Francis (thank you AZCentral.com). Francis discovered that you can bring masking tape with dried out adhesive back to life by placing it in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the [...]
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Known for its ability to seal the edges of surfaces to be painted and then be easily removed without damaging surfaces, masking tape requires both a specialized adhesive and an easy to handle backing. The tape backing for masking tape requires a paper that is thin enough to be torn by hand, so that no [...]
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The development of masking tape, originally a 3M product, dates to the 1920′s and was inspired by a problem that is still drives one of masking tape’s most important uses, automobile painting. Dick Drew was a 3M product developer, who was involved in developing sand paper, visited an auto body shop to test some new [...]
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