From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:21:34 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   > On 1/2/26 09:56, Andy Burns wrote:   
   >> Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> My nieces in Denmark call it Gaffer tape.   
   >>   
   >> gaffer tape is different, designed to come off cleanly when used e.g.   
   >> for marking positions on stage   
      
   >   
   >    Yea, it's more a a paper-based tape whereas Duck/Duct is cloth. I've   
   >    used 'gaffer' tape before and it does tread the line between "sticky   
   >    ENOUGH" and "still removable". There's a less-sticky tape that's   
   >    popular now intended to mask off stuff being painted and I've seen   
   >    that used for marking off areas as well.   
      
   I've got a roll of that. It's blue to differentiate it from 'masking   
   tape'.   
      
   https://www.scotchblue.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00035531/   
      
   I had a bad experience using the standard masking tape on French doors.   
   You really want to get that stuff off in a timely fashion. The blue   
   painters tape is more forgiving.   
      
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