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 […]
A little extra time spent on Halloween costume design can greatly improve your child’s safety in the dark. Glow tape is designed to glow for hours after just a few minutes of exposure to light. A few pieces of strategically place tape makes a costume and the child in it much more visible in the […]
If you know much about tape, you are aware that there are lots more names for tape than actual tapes that exist. This is particularly true for a product known generically as “dance floor tape“. This name was derived from the use of portable dance floors, primarily used for ballet and modern dance, that are […]
Musician Josh Grier, the leader of the band Tapes ‘N Tapes, makes sure that the tour van is equipped with lots of tape (the sticky kind) before hitting the road. The band name was born from a session of recording songs on tape, but now it’s duct tape, scotch tape and colored gaffers tape that […]
A piece of tape may look smooth and flat, but it is actually made up of a least four layers, bonded together to create something that when viewed from the side, under a microscope, looks like a sandwich. Most tapes consist of these layers: Backing Release coating Primer Adhesive Backings can be made from paper, […]
Anybody know why the Chinese call carton sealing tape “Bopp Tape“? Six free rolls for the best answer. Click here to submit your entry. 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 […]
3M 3903 vinyl duct tape is an all vinyl (no cloth reinforcing fibers) alternative to what is normally considered duct tape. The 3M product is an embossed vinyl film offered in seven colors. It uses the same adhesive (natural rubber) as standard duct tape and can be hand torn. It is considered an economy grade […]
I’ve been fascinated by a product called silicone sealing tape since I first came across it several years ago at a boat show. It is branded under lots of names including “Atomic Tape”, “Rescue Tape”, “Tommy Tape”, “Stretch & Seal” and lots of others. In theory, it creates a bond not with adhesive, but simply […]
My posting on light tape last week was about a high tech way of providing “glow in the dark” tape capabilities that never required recharging of the tape. Light Dims is a product that strives to do just the opposite and in an extremly low tech way. The proliferation of LED indicator lights means that […]
Light Tape, a product from Electro-Lumix Lighting Corp. has created a tape product that looks and handles like glow tape, but has an actual electric component that means it does not have to be periodically recharged by radiant light in order to continue to provide photo luminesence. Combining a product that can be cut, tent […]