What is the Difference Between Masking Tape and Painters Tape?

 

While both Masking and Painters tapes are focus on leave residue behind. But they are different application for masking different areas.

Now we'll analyze their differences from several different items: Adhesive, Bleeding, Residue, Clean lines, Applications.

Masking tap’s carrier and glue:
Cloth, Crepe Paper, PE cloth, PET film.
Rubber glue, Acrylic glue.

Painters tape’s carrier and glue:
Washi paper, Crepe paper.
Rubber glue, Acrylic glue.

Adhesive

While both masking and painter’s tapes are focus on leave residue behind. But they have different adhesive properties.

 

Masking tape have natural rubber adhesive or acrylic adhesive. Perhaps the adhesive layer is very thick and suitable for masking some rough surfaces. Users pay more attention to its excellent initial tack performance. Most of masking tape is applied at normally temperature.

 

Painters tape has a medium adhesion level acrylic adhesive. It is very thin that tends to stick well to paint surfaces and remove reliably. And painters tape is more focus on high temperature resistant and UV resistant.

 

Bleeding

Painters tape have more excellent conformable to the substrate than Masking tape. So painter’s tape will not bleed or pucker when using water-based lucite house paints as masking tape does. The natural rubber adhesive on masking tape may buckle with water-based paints, causing the tape to buckle and permitting paint to seep below the tape.

Residue

Masking tape is pressure sensitive, thick and very adhesive, easy to tear by hand that is used in various tasks ranging from masking off areas that are want to be protect or as temporary fix other typical day to day applications. Residues might be left behind upon the removal of the tape depending on the time of removal.

But painters tape does work well no residue after your painting finished. You can leave painter’s tape on a surface for up to 14 days without causing harm.

Clean Lines

Painters tape are designed to leave a cleanest finish and precise edges when painting on wall or car body. Especially in the areas of much attention to detail such as coach stripes or custom finishes. Painters tapes are manufactured from a flexible washi paper backing. It is extra thin and excellent conformable that tends to be gently curved over a complex surface.

Masking tapes are manufactured from a cloth or crepe paper backing. It is difficult to provide you with a clean line after removed.

Uses

Painter’s tape is commonly used to cover areas which shouldn’t be painted when painting and create a straight edge.

Masking tape is use for fixing, binding, sealing, or mending. They are easily removed tape less adhesive residual.

 

 

 

Parameter Comparison Table

Item	Gaffers tape	Duct tape	Masking tape
			Cloth	PE cloth	Paper
Glue	Rubber	Rubber	Rubber	Acrylic	Acrylic
Backing	Spun rayon cloth	Spun rayon cloth	Spun rayon cloth	Flat silk woven fabric with PE coating	Crepe paper or Japanese paper
Thickness	0.30mm	0.30mm	0.30mm	0.15mm	0.075mm
Backing surface	Matte-finished	Reflect light	Reflect light	Reflect light	-
Hand tear	Break straight	Break straight	Break straight	Break straight	-
Removed	No adhesive residue	Adhesive residue	No adhesive residue	No adhesive residue	No adhesive residue
Waterproof	-	●	-	-	-
Adhesion	●●●	●●●●●	●●●	●●	●
Price/m2	●●●●●	●●●	●●●●	●●●●	●●

 

Sandblast Tape

 

Sandblast tape is a heavy duty masking tape with a tough resistant cloth backing and a strong adhesive.

Sandblast tape prevents small particles of blast media and other foreign debris from infiltrating and damaging sensitive surfaces, components and control systems. Rubber blasting tape is used in a wide variety of applications including aerospace, industrial and automotive masking.

Our heavy duty cloth tape has been specially designed to provide optimal protection during the shot blasting and fabrication processes. Being made from a PE laminated Cloth these tapes have an outstanding level of break strength, providing reliably long-lasting protection throughout its use.

Most commonly employed to prevent unnecessary area’s from being coated, blasted or fabricated these are a highly renowned solution. We stock Sandblast Tape For Shot Blasting in a range of sizes and widths between 5mm to 1250mm, however we are always able to cut to specific widths depending on your requirements. This Sandblast Tape comes in roll lengths of 25 meters.

As masking tape for use when fabricating

As masking tape for use when shot blasting

Masking Tape Features:

• Robust blasting/fabrication tape
• Abrasion resistant
• Grit Blast Masking
• Impact Resisting
• Paint Stripping
• PE-coated cloth tape
• Natural rubber-based adhesive
• Hand tearable
• Excellent waterproof
• Perfect for: Irregular surfaces, waterproofing, Shot blasting masking, Mediablast Masking, Sandblast Masking

Floral Foam Tape

 Floral foam tape is cloth duct tape for securing wet foam to floral containers. It remains firm and intact, even when exposed to moisture. When use Floral foam tape to wrapping the stem or fix floral foam, it is easy tears by hand.

Floral foam tape is Olive green colored duct tape. Cover artificial floral stem wire with stem wrap tape to create natural looking stems in flower arrangements. This package contains one 1/2in by 60ft roll of green floral stem wrap tape.

Have you ever received a fresh flower table centerpiece and wondered how the stems were secured? If your centerpiece was well designed, the floral foam should be completely covered. This is one of the first things floral designers are taught. Peeling back the layers of the arrangement, you will see the floral foam. There are several ways to secure the floral foam into the container. You will probably see some tape crisscrossed in a lattice. This is the most often used technique to secure it down. The tape is called Floral foam tape. It is waterproof and was meant to be used with fresh flower arrangements.

Tape Feature:

• Floral foam tape, although very strong, is extremely flexible and stretchable so it can easily be wrapped around even the most complicated shaped vases. It is easy to tear and cut which makes it a breeze to use while arranging floral bouquets.
• It is Made of PE-coated cloth and Natural rubber-based adhesive, to provide a durable yet easy to use duct tape like encounter for your floral needs. The color is a Olive drab green which will camouflage very well with natural leaves.
• Floral foam tape Is commonly used for stem wrapping, artificial flowers, and floral bouquets. It can also be used for gift wrapping, scrapbooking, and DIY projects.
• Floral foam tape is completely waterproof and provides maximum level of adhesiveness to wet surfaces including water-soaked sponges. The adhesive is strong and perfect for irregular surface. Yet it won’t leave any sticky residue.

• Tape Technical Data:

  Total thickness ( mm )	0.3
  Peel adhesion ( kg/25mm )	1.0
  Rewinding force ( kg/50mm )	2
  Tensile strength ( kg/25mm )	16.5
  Holding power ( 25mm x 25mm / 40℃ )	60mins
  Ball tack ( cm / Ball No. 20 )	10
  Temperature resistance 1h/℃	–35 / up to +90
  Storage life ( 20℃ / 60% )	12 months

What is Gaffers Tape and How is it Used？

 Colored Gaffers Tape is a strange name to most people, though people have often heard of it. Sometimes it be named Gaffa tape or Gaff tape.

 

This specialty tape is made out of heavy cotton cloth, and has a similar look and feel to duct tape. Gaffers tape’s backing is PE laminated spun rayon cloth. The adhesive is natural rubber based PSA. It is primarily used by production crews on film, TV, and in live music to tape down cables, and is preferred in this industry for its matte finish that does not reflect light or interfere with visuals.

 

Due to its particular application, Colored gaffers tape has particularly rich colors to choose from.

 

Colored Gaffers tape is designed so that when removed it doe

s not damage the material or leave behind any residue. Another advantage of Gaffer’s tape is that unlike duct tape, it can withstand temperatures as high as 93 degrees Celsius without melting.

 

Backing carrier: 65% Polyester and 35% Cotton

Easy hand torn, Matte-finished, Diffuses light reflection

 

Adhesive: Natural rubber based adhesive

Low VOC, Odorless, Removable without adhesive residual.

 

Colored Gaffers tape common colors:

Black gaffers tape use on stage, provide black edges to tables, chairs, and other props. Use it to fix cables, carpets and other short-term set-ups.

 

White gaffers tape is a matte white tape, most of customers use it as floor marking tape. In Professional Photo Studio, Television studio, Stage Entertainment, Ground line markings divide into different areas.

 

Beige gaffers tape is a matte cloth tape near the color of cartons. For example, Hollywood expendables, Studio depot, Expendable Supplies for Film, Video and TV productions, Prop suppliers use Beige gaffers tape to fixing the cargos.

 

Red gaffers tape

 

Yellow gaffers tape is a Stage & Theatre Matt Gaffer Tape, use to stick Portable stages, Event furniture, Stage ramps.

 

Blue gaffers tape is a Stage Area Prep Masking tape, Floor Marking tape.

 

Green gaffers tape is a Stage drop Tape to decorate the stage with a background cloth.

 

Silver gaffers tape is a matte cloth tape near the color of Aluminum alloy doors and Windows.

 

Gaffers tape common type:

Chroma key tape is the same color as Chroma key screen background in video and photography. Use to repair and fix the Chroma key green screen backdrop. So Green screen tape to tape the edge of Green screen.

 

Fluorescent gaffers tapes include 4 colors common used as stage spike tape:
Fluorescent Green
Fluorescent Yellow
Fluorescent Pink
Fluorescent Orange

 

Stage set spike tape is a fluorescent matte cloth tape. It is a 1/2 inch narrow gaff tape for Stage marking on floor laid in an “X” shape. People in theatre, video and film know that spike tape is a valuable tool for making sure that performers, props and set pieces end up where they belong. 

 

Spike tape as a Fluorescent cloth tape, use for a Labeling Tape on Light Control Board, DJ Mixing Board, Audio Mixer. It is also called DJ stage tape. It helps DJ mark where certain tracks, or certain parts of the track start.

 

Some sound crews use Fluorescent spike tape to fasten radio microphone belt packs to the actor’s back. other sound crews use Stage spike tape to secure the positions of microphone stands. The theatre stage spike tape use for marking the microphone. Different actors easily and quickly identify which microphone they should use in the dark light environment.

Why Choose FSK and Aluminum Foil Glass Cloth as the Radiant Barriers?

 

Radiant barriers consist of a highly reflective material, usually aluminum foil, which is applied to one or both sides of a number of substrate materials such as kraft paper, plastic films, scrim, fiberglass. These products are reinforced to increase durability and ease of handling.

FSK is a laminated material by Aluminum foil, Scrim, Kraft.

Aluminum foil glass cloth also a laminated materials by Aluminum foil, fiberglass cloth.

Radiant barriers can be combined with many types of insulation materials in reflective insulation systems. In these combinations, radiant barriers can act as the thermal insulation's facing material.

They are both be used as building Radiant barriers. Radiant barriers are installed in homes -- usually in attics -- primarily to reduce summer heat gain and reduce cooling costs. The barriers consist of a highly reflective material that reflects radiant heat rather than absorbing it. They don't, however, reduce heat conduction like thermal insulation materials.

 

How They Work?

Heat travels from a warm area to a cool area by a combination of conduction, convection, and radiation. Heat flows by conduction from a hotter location within a material or assembly to a colder location, like the way a spoon placed in a hot cup of coffee conducts heat through its handle to your hand. Heat transfer by convection occurs when a liquid or gas -- air, for example -- is heated, becomes less dense, and rises. As the liquid or gas cools, it becomes denser and falls. Radiant heat travels in a straight line away from any surface and heats anything solid that absorbs its energy.

Most common insulation materials work by slowing conductive heat flow and -- to a lesser extent -- convective heat flow. FSK and Aluminum foil glass cloth systems work by reducing radiant heat gain. To be effective, the Aluminum foil reflective surface must face an air space. Dust accumulation on the reflective surface will reduce its reflective capability. The FSK and Aluminum foil glass cloth should be installed in a manner to minimize dust accumulation on the reflective surface.

When the sun heats a roof, it's primarily the sun's radiant energy that makes the roof hot. Much of this heat travels by conduction through the roofing materials to the attic side of the roof. The hot roof material then radiates its gained heat energy onto the cooler attic surfaces, including the air ducts and the attic floor. The FSK and Aluminum foil glass cloth reduces the radiant heat transfer from the underside of the roof to the other surfaces in the attic.

The FSK and Aluminum foil glass cloth works best when it is perpendicular to the radiant energy striking it.

The FSK and Aluminum foil glass cloth are more effective in hot climates than in cool climates, especially when cooling air ducts are located in the attic. Some studies show that radiant barriers can reduce cooling costs 5% to 10% when used in a warm, sunny climate. The reduced heat gain may even allow for a smaller air conditioning system. In cool climates, however, it's usually more cost-effective to install more thermal insulation than to add FSK or Aluminum foil glass cloth.

What is Butt Splicing Tape?

Butt splicing tape is a single side splicing tape that used in milling and printing operations to splicing of the rolls.

The butt splicing tape don’t need overlapped. It is a single-sided tape to connect the two pieces over the seam.

Butt Splicing Tapes are used for butt splicing on papers, films and foils. We have a wide array of single coated butt splicing tapes featuring a multiple of carriers including polyester, polypropylene, PVC, UPVC and Kraft paper.

What you need to know to select the right Air conditioner duct tape？

 

Central air conditioner ducts are often routed through unconditioned zones in the building. A metal duct conveying cool, conditioned air through a broiling attic in summer or warm air through a chilly crawl space in winter may lose a substantial amount of temperature. On average the air ducts leak around 20% to 30% of the air conditioned or heated air. These losses can be reduced by insulating metal ductwork with wrap-around insulation. In order to help improve efficiency, it’s important to seal all of the air ducts joints with Air conditioner tapes.

 

With dozens of options in HVAC tapes, determining which one is right for your job is critical. It’s important to consider factors like UL Listings, the type of surface the tape must adhere to, and whether the tape has the strength and longevity to hold throughout the system’s life span.

 

Aluminum Foil Backing

The first consideration in tape selection is backing. Most Air conditioner ductwork applications necessitate a tape with a pure foil or laminated foil backing, although there are some reinforcedAluminum foil tapes which are robust enough to be used in Air conditioner ductwork applications. Both are designed to provide full system closure – meaning the system is free of air leaks – and are durable and robust enough for the life of the system.

If the pure aluminum foil is strength large enough, increase the thickness of the aluminum foil, so that the cost is very expensive. We usually use reinforced aluminum foil to increase its tensile strength but not much production costs. Reinforced aluminum foil tape include FSK tape, Aluminum foil glass cloth tape, Foil scrim tape, PET laminated foil tape.

Above Air conditioner tapes allow for maximum surface contact with the adhesive by easily conforming to rough and uneven surfaces, which makes them an excellent option for sealing flexible duct and reflective insulation.

 

However, because of their robust construction and durability, Air conditioner tapes are the most common for Air conditioner ducts jobs.

 

Adhesive layer

The second consideration in tape selection is Adhesive layer.

Synthetic rubber resin adhesive is synthetic rubber adhesive systems. The synthetic rubber adhesive alone does not posse any adhesive properties, and must be combined with tackifier resins to create a PSA.  It also named Hot melt adhesive.

Rubber-resin Adhesive will be offer good tack and adhesion to a variety of surfaces, but will not perform well in colder temperatures.

 

Water-based acrylic adhesive and Solvent-based acrylic adhesive

Acrylic Adhesive is industrially manufactured, and thus can be manipulated based on the selection of the monomers used in the formulation.

Acrylic adhesive will be offer good tack and adhesion to width range of temperature （from -30 degrees to 150 degrees ）.

Water-based acrylic adhesive will be good aging stability, high resistance to UV, ozone and humidity, best useful in long-term, outdoor applications.

Can Aluminum Duct Tape withstand high temp?

 

Aluminum duct tape is Pressure sensitive adhesive tape. When applied the tape, we usually wrapping or sticking the tape on the duct substrate.

Application Temperature is exactly the temperature at the point that the tape is applied. Application temperature can impact how quickly an Aluminum duct tape bonds with the surface to which it is applied and potentially how strong that bond is, depending on the tape used.

The Acrylic adhesive coated Aluminum foil duct tape, Application Temperature from -10℃ to +40℃.

 

Service temperature is the temperature to which foil tape will need to withstand throughout the life cycle of the system after application. The risk for tape failure increases when tapes that are not built to regularly withstand extreme temperatures are used in HVAC duct systems. If your system will be exposed to temperatures under -30℃ or above 150℃, you should consider a tape that is labeled as having a service temperature with a greater range in order to ensure strong performance.

The Acrylic adhesive coated Aluminum foil duct tape, Service Temperature from -30℃ to +150℃.

 

At what temp does Aluminum foil duct tape melt?

 

Whether the Aluminum Foil duct tape melts depends on the adhesive layer.

The Acrylic adhesive coated Aluminum foil duct tape does not melt up to 150℃.

The synthetic rubber-resin adhesive coated Aluminum foil duct tape melt higher than 80℃.

Is Aluminum foil duct tape heat resistant?

 

The SLAA Aluminum foil tape usually coating Water-based acrylic adhesive, Solvent-based acrylic adhesive. Aluminum foil duct tape is heat resistant duct tape. It is also Flame retard, Moisture resistant, Vapor barrier.

The Aluminum foil duct tape use for Heating insulation, Air Conditioning Repairs, Ventilation duct sealing, Thermally Conductive.