Talk:Gaffer tape

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In my theater experience, another characteristic of gaff is that it is easy to rip along one direction, which is really useful for pulling off quick strips. Anybody else? --Chinasaur 06:04, May 17, 2004 (UTC)

Yup, it's easy to cut a half-width strip and it magically splits in half. I added it to the article. Binba 23:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

The big difference between gaffer and duct tape, in my experience, is that gaffer is heat resistant - if you put duct tape on lighting equipement it has a bad habit of melting and catching fire. --203.98.13.114 04:21, 24 March 2006 (UTC) Then you should be using electrical tape. Duct tape was designed for use with heating ducts, which also get hot, and that helps the glue stick better, but that kind of lighting generates much more heat, which will obviously melt it.

Hey, that's good. Find a way to work that in. I don't have much experience with US-style "duct tape", so the more differentiation that can be worked in, the better, I say. --Myk 16:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

The tape is commonly referred to within the British military as 'black and nasty'.

That piece of information would probably be more suited to Duct Tape. I don't know about other editors, but I think that this page is best restricted to theatre/cinema usage. --Myk 00:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

But it's the same stuff!

Are you sure this is the same kind of tape? Gaff tape isn't so nasty... Binba 23:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Home Depot

If you are looking for this in a home improvement store, asking for 'gaffer tape' will get you strange looks. (3M) Electrician's Bundling Tape/Electrician's Duct Tape is what you need. -HiFiGuy 22:50, 9 March 2006 (UTC) (speaking from experience)

No. That tape has a plastic base to it. Gaff tape is fabric backed. kmccoy (talk) 23:42, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Yup... but they don't sell it. In your local megahomestore, EBT/EDT comes close. -HiFiGuy 05:47, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Can't buy it at Home Depot. Ask a lighting company. In the US, Barzibon is good.

In Australia, home improvement centres know what gaff tape is. Have a look at some Australian duct tape--Myk 07:07, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pressures sensitive

The article says "strong cotton cloth pressure-sensitive adhesive tape". What pressure sensitivity does this tape have? 89.240.60.214 21:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

A lot of tape is pressure sensitive. A pressure sensitive adhesive doesn't stick until it is pressed down. Compare to a contact adhesive which sticks on contact.--66.102.196.36 (talk) 05:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Use by Live Sound Engineers

In my experience with live sound, gaff tape is hardly ever put on a console as it does leave some residue. The small amount of residue is fine for cables but you don't want any of that stuff on your $40,000+ console. I think that the comment in this article about that is off, artists tape is the most commonly used tape to label a console. White gaff tape is used if nothing else is available, but it is not extensively used for sure. Anybody else want to comment before I remove that section of the article?--PM - PhilyG ^talk 04:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I've only used masking tape and artist's tape. 71.102.122.130 03:40, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I accommodated this in a new edit. Binba 23:05, 4 November 2007 (UTC)