10 Types of Tapes for DIY

Andre Gennie

29 November 2024

Painter's tape or masking tape is a pressure-sensitive tape made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive and thin paper. It is so thin that you can tear it with your bare hands.

1. Masking Tape/ Painter’s Tape

Any pressure-sensitive tape, coated with adhesive on both sides is referred to as double-sided tape. It is intended to adhere two surfaces together, so that the tape itself is not visible, making any project neater.

2. Double Sided Tape

Duct tape is a pressure-sensitive tape with a cloth or scrim backing, often covered in polyethene. Although duct tape is typically silvery grey, it can also be printed with a variety of colours and patterns.

3. Duct Tape

Gaffer tape is a heavy cotton cloth pressure-sensitive tape with strong adhesive and tensile strength. A specialised version of duct tape, it is also referred to as gaffer's tape, gaff tape, gaffa tape, or spike tape.

4. Gaffer Tape

Electrical tape or insulating tape is a pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other electrically conducting materials. It is generally made of PVC.

5. Electrical Tape

The pressure-sensitive tape called packaging tape, box-sealing tape, parcel tape, packing tape, or shipping tape is used to seal corrugated fiberboard boxes.

6. Packaging Tape

Anti slip tape is applied to work surfaces, such as floors, stairs, and ladders, to keep employees from slipping and falling. It has a grippable surface that raises the friction.

7. Anti Slip Tape

Filament tape or strapping tape, is a pressure-sensitive tape made of fiberglass filaments with a high tensile strength. It is employed for many packaging tasks.

8. Filament Tape

Barricade tape or safety tape is the brightly coloured tape used to alert onlookers of a potentially hazardous area or situation. It frequently features a two-tone pattern.

9. Safety Tape

Foil tape is an adhesive tape with a foil backing. Metal, joints, and duct seams are often covered with foil tape instead of duct tape. It is used in metal finishing, automotive, and aerospace industries.

10. Foil Tapes