Elektrishun
Ultra Member
No disrespect intended to the great Red Green but painter's tape is in my opinion even more versatile than duct tape.
Keep in mind, a lot of the ways I have used painter's tape you might think, "I can do that with almost any type of tape". But the key feature is when you are done using it you pull it off without any sticky residue left behind. Take that duct tape.
Besides it's intended use I have used it for the following:
- labelling
- lightweight bundling of stuff
- put it on the back edges of a mirror or picture frame so it won't scratch the wall
- cover the surface of something you're going to mark to drill a hole or cut, drill/cut, then remove the tape
- use it as visual guide for cutting a straight line. Or a visual guide around a piece of pipe your about to cut
- use it like a straight edge when you don't have a readily available straight edge to run a pencil against
- use it to rest something on that you're concerned might otherwise stick while it dries
- use it like a sticky roller to lift dust, etc.
- a bandage (but not as good as electrical tape...or a real bandage)
- here's one of my favorites - you need to drill a small hole in drywall and you want to contain dust that will fall because your wife is watching. Use the wider painter's and run a strip, sticky side up, a few inches under the location of where the hole will be drilled attaching only a narrow edge of the tape (essentially making a sticky ledge below the hole location). As you drill the drywall dust drops onto the sticky side of the tape. Carefully remove the tape, fold it together, and toss it. Maybe use another piece to pull any remaining dust off the wall.
- works great for laying out the dimensions of furniture pieces you might be planning to purchase. Carpet, tile, hardwood, whatever the surface... it won't hurt and easy to remove. Use it on walls the same way.
- flagging drill bits for a cheap depth stop
- I recently used it as "barrier tape" after repairing some grout on a tiled floor that I didn't want my family to walk on. You can write any message to your family you want like "STAY THE **** OUT". It's that versatile.
I know forgot some uses.
Does not work for a broken or missing car tail light lens. We all know that's tuck tape's job.
Greatest tape ever!
Keep in mind, a lot of the ways I have used painter's tape you might think, "I can do that with almost any type of tape". But the key feature is when you are done using it you pull it off without any sticky residue left behind. Take that duct tape.
Besides it's intended use I have used it for the following:
- labelling
- lightweight bundling of stuff
- put it on the back edges of a mirror or picture frame so it won't scratch the wall
- cover the surface of something you're going to mark to drill a hole or cut, drill/cut, then remove the tape
- use it as visual guide for cutting a straight line. Or a visual guide around a piece of pipe your about to cut
- use it like a straight edge when you don't have a readily available straight edge to run a pencil against
- use it to rest something on that you're concerned might otherwise stick while it dries
- use it like a sticky roller to lift dust, etc.
- a bandage (but not as good as electrical tape...or a real bandage)
- here's one of my favorites - you need to drill a small hole in drywall and you want to contain dust that will fall because your wife is watching. Use the wider painter's and run a strip, sticky side up, a few inches under the location of where the hole will be drilled attaching only a narrow edge of the tape (essentially making a sticky ledge below the hole location). As you drill the drywall dust drops onto the sticky side of the tape. Carefully remove the tape, fold it together, and toss it. Maybe use another piece to pull any remaining dust off the wall.
- works great for laying out the dimensions of furniture pieces you might be planning to purchase. Carpet, tile, hardwood, whatever the surface... it won't hurt and easy to remove. Use it on walls the same way.
- flagging drill bits for a cheap depth stop
- I recently used it as "barrier tape" after repairing some grout on a tiled floor that I didn't want my family to walk on. You can write any message to your family you want like "STAY THE **** OUT". It's that versatile.
I know forgot some uses.
Does not work for a broken or missing car tail light lens. We all know that's tuck tape's job.
Greatest tape ever!
