Masking tape features a stickier adhesive than painter's tape, as the latter is meant to remove easily after a painting project. Don't toss your tape roll aside after you've painted, because you ...

A young 3M salesman in 1925 found the winning combination of a flexible paper backing and an adhesive with an ideal tackiness ...

Richard Drew Solves the Painter’s Problem with the Invention of Masking Tape. Producing the first roll of Scotch ® Tape wasn't just a challenge, it was something of a marvel considering that it was ...

When 3M began in 1902, they made sandpaper. Soon the sandpaper company invented a line of products that changed household life around the world. 3M’s Scotch brand masking tape and cellophane ...

Perfect for a rainy day, this masking tape car track comes together within minutes with a roll of tape, some coloured paper and a few textas. It’s happened before; your kids are stuck inside and ...

Meanwhile the tape roll forming the X axis is turned directly by a standard stepper motor. We like this project a lot, ... I use Masking Tape to label the tops of my Canning Jars.

They sell so much masking tape in places like Pakistan that when people there refer to a roll of masking tape, they'll often call it a roll of ABRO. But back in 2002, ABRO's sales started to dip.

They sell so much masking tape in places like Pakistan that when people there refer to a roll of masking tape, they'll often call it a roll of ABRO. Planet Money #900: The Stolen Company.