Grab Masking Tape As A Temporary Label For Food Containers When storing food in your cabinets, it's good to see what you have at a glance. Yes, you can buy pre-made labels, but if you switch a ...

Unlike masking tape, it peels off cleanly once a painting project is over. Plus, when removed, masking tape may also take some of the new paint job (or wall itself) with it.

Definitely use masking tape or painter's tape -- it can be removed from the walls without stripping the paint. Use the edge of the power strip as a guide to square up the placement of the tape.

The name, so to speak, stuck. It would be used for the larger range of tapes from 3M (as the company would later be known). Drew received a patent for his masking tape in 1930.