Tape, Types of

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Categorized by material:
I) Cloth

A) Gaffers Tape, see this thread. Or Apollo Gaffer Tape.​

B) Spike Tape​

C) Friction Tape​

II) Plastic

A) Vinyl, PVC,

1) Electrical Tape, Scotch® Super 33+​

2) Color Coding Tape, Scotch® 35​

3) Dance floor tape​

4) Heat activated, hem tape, Stitch Witchery® (for the costumers)​

B) Clear tapes, cellophane

1) Gelstring Film tape​

2) Packing​

3) Strapping, filament tape​

III) Paper

A) Artist's, board tape​

B) Masking tape

1) Natural, High-tack​

2) Blue/Purple, Low-Tack​

3) Black, Negative tape​

C) Drywall tape (great for single use Hang Tapes)​

IV) Foil

A) Aluminum uncoated, muffler tape​

B) Aluminum Black, BlackTak™​

V) Double-Stick, Double-sided

A) Further categorized by substrate and adhesive

1) Carpet tape​

2) "Snot tape"​

3) Foam tape

4) Poly tapes: http://www.mcmaster.com/#7602a54/=2nqqwp
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VI) Specialty Tapes

A) Glow Tape​

B) Decorative (prismatic) tape​

C) Surveyor's Tape​

D) Crowd Control "Police Line-Do Not Cross" tape​

X) Duct, or Duck Tape. Has absolutely no reason for existence, other than bundling trash for the dumpster. Even for HVAC purposes, contractors recommend adhesive-backed foil tape.