Professionals who do quality painting, whether in a house, on a car, or in the studio, know that the quality of the prep work is the most important part of getting great results. Actually applying paint usually goes really fast, but if the prep work preceding it is not done properly, your final product is […]
Sitting across from me in my office is a stack of nine rolls of black gaffers tape. From six feet away, they all look identical, but every roll has minor differences that impact its performance and its price. If you are a gaffers tape buyer or user and are curious about the minor differences from […]
Gaffers tape is a cotton cloth tape with a matte vinyl finish. The tightly woven cloth means that the tape is strong and tears straight every time. The vinyl finish is not shiny and means that the tape doesn’t reflect light. This tape, unlike less expensive duct tape, uses a specially formulated synthetic rubber adhesive […]
There have been lots of technological advances since the invention of adhesive-backed tape in 1925. Click here to see a Discovery Channel video on how it’s done today. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry.
Ever wonder why tape is sticky? Look at the adhesive side of tape closely, maybe with a magnifying glass, and you’ll discover that what looks smooth actually has a lots of bumps and ridges. Those ridges contain air held in bubbles suspended in the adhesive that create suction when the tape is pressed onto another […]
Instead of going with a standard store-bought Valentine for your special someone, try making your own this year. A roll of duct tape can go a long way when it comes to crafts. Here are a few ideas. Duct Tape Flowers These little beauties have been around for many years now, and aren’t all […]
News aggregators like Google News Alerts and Yahoo News are great for helping develop content for this blog. I have lots of alert words related to the adhesive-backed tape industry and get interesting news items every day. Far and away, the leader in stories returned from these searches relate to “red tape“. That got us […]
Glow tape uses SPOT-LITE glow film, a non-radioactive chemical light source incorporated into a flexible vinyl film. This chemical light source is designed to absorb energy from any ambient light source-including sunlight, incandescent light and flourescent lamps. Once the light source is removed, SPOT-LITE glow film emits a light of it’s own. As little as […]
Click here for a list of 101 Uses For Gaffers Tape. Got one you’d like to add? Let us know. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety tapes, duct tape, vinyl tapes and new developments in tape technology. Share your comments and questions with us.
Shurtape A&E 665 (formerly Permacel 665)is the best known utility grade gaffers tape. it uses a synthetic rubber adhesive laminated to a cotton cloth backing to make a strong, waterproof seal. Surtape A&E 665 (formerly Permacel 665)is the first choice among brand-sensitive technicians for securing cables, masking backgrounds and making repairs. It has a matte finish which […]