Masking tape is an unusually useful, practical device. It helps to paint the walls, getting perfectly even, clear edges without swoops, extra strokes, errors. One of the main features is a special adhesive that holds well on the surface and is easily removed without residue.
- Marking for drilling dowel holes
- Limit mark
- Bit screw holder
- For marking with a simple pencil on dark or smooth surfaces
- When filling recesses from self-tapping screws or nails
- In order not to stain the handle of a brush or spatula
- Cap from a tube with glue, sealant, etc.
- The holder of small parts so that they are not lost
- Electrical Rough Tags
- Cut the pipe straight
- Instead of a medical patch
- Assembling small pieces of broken glass
- Scratch protection when working with a jigsaw
- Notes and notes
- Wall dust collector
The masking tape has a special rough surface: you can make marks with a pencil, pen, marker. This is the main advantage over stationery tape. Thanks to these qualities, the tape is actively used to solve various problems.
Marking for drilling dowel holes
How many times when making holes did the drill go to the side, and the hole turned out to be uneven, beveled? This is a big problem if you need to hang a shelf, a picture, a TV bracket. Without a clear horizon, a skew will occur, visible to the naked eye.
Masking tape helps solve the problem. It helps to lay out, make holes for furniture suspensions. The method of action is simple:
- Tear off a small amount of tape from the bobbin.
- Stick on the gimbal.
- Draw a contour with a pencil, mark the holes.
- Remove the tape and stick to the wall.
- Drill holes according to the indicated marking.
The tape easily lags behind the wall, which allows you to stick it on the wallpaper, without fear of damage. This method will help to save a lot of time and effort.
to contents ↑Limit mark
If you need to drill a hole no deeper than 2-3 cm, attach the drill to the ruler, measure the required distance, make a mark with masking tape. This will make it easier to navigate when drilling.
Construction adhesive tape adheres perfectly to metal, does not slip, does not slip. The light mark is clearly distinguishable at high drill speeds and plenty of dust.
Bit screw holder
Using masking tape, it will not be necessary to hold the screws with your fingers, for fear of cuts. To do this, you need:
- Tear off a small piece of tape.
- Insert the screw with the adhesive side facing up towards the head.
- Stick the tape to the bit.
The self-tapping screw is securely fixed, you can begin to screw in. The method will be useful when you need to fix a screw in a hard-to-reach place, screw it into the ceiling, assemble the furniture. You can stick the tape to a drill, screwdriver, other power tools.
to contents ↑For marking with a simple pencil on dark or smooth surfaces
Do you need to make markings on a smooth surface on which a marker does not lie, a ballpoint pen? This problem is easily solved with masking tape. Stick it on the surface and make markings without resorting to complicated tricks and tricks. A pencil lead easily marks the rough surface of masking tape. You can make notches, marks, records, parameters, indicators.
When filling recesses from self-tapping screws or nails
A very interesting way to help fill the holes from fasteners with putty. It is enough to stick a large piece of tape on the hole, focusing on the center, then push the hole with a nail / screw head. You can begin to putty.
After finishing work, filling the hole with a solution, it is necessary to peel the construction tape from the wall. All surplus will remain on the tape. The wall will remain completely clean.
to contents ↑In order not to stain the handle of a brush or spatula
Everything is as simple as that. It is enough to carefully glue the wooden handle of the tool and you can begin to work. Try to make the seams as even as possible so that they do not protrude: the smaller they are, the more pleasant it is to hold a spatula / brush in your fingers. The rough surface of the masking tape will help to hold the tools in sweaty palms.
Cap from a tube with glue, sealant, etc.
Losing the cap from the tube with sealant, liquid nails, glue, silicone is a real problem. Industrial chemistry hardens in contact with air, clogging the nozzle dispenser.
To avoid this, tear off a piece of tape and seal the spout, carefully closing all openings. If necessary, you can put another patch, which will help enhance the effect. When you need to use the product, tear off the tape and get to work.
The holder of small parts so that they are not lost
A very useful life hack that comes in handy at home and at work. The back of the masking tape is quite sticky, and therefore helps to keep all kinds of small things:
- paper clips;
- washers;
- pins
- screwdriver bits
- cloves;
- buttons.
You can stick a long strip to the shelf near the workbench or wrap around the wrists with the adhesive side up. So the listed trifle will be at hand.
to contents ↑Electrical Rough Tags
Use construction tape to create beautiful, neat labels on electric plugs connected to an extension cord, surge protector. You can paint them with markers, sign with a pencil / pen, indicating the cords from different devices:
- a printer;
- computer;
- fax;
- router.
This method is applicable in the office and at home. So it will not be necessary to guess which cord feeds this or that equipment.
to contents ↑Cut the pipe straight
Have you noticed that when cutting, often the cut is not perpendicular, but a little beveled? This problem occurs in many. Fortunately, you can solve it once and for all.
Wrap a small piece of masking tape around the pipe so that its ends coincide around the entire circumference and are clearly adjacent to each other. It turns out a landmark that will help to saw the pipe neatly and clearly throughout the diameter. This method is useful when working with wooden slats, boards and other lumber.
Instead of a medical patch
Construction scotch tape is good because it adheres well to the skin. If you cut yourself in the workshop, garage, workshop, on the construction site, and there is no first-aid kit or patch at hand, then use masking tape.
After wiping the blood, squeeze the edges of the wound and cover it with a small piece of construction tape. At first, the cut will bleed a little, but will soon begin to dry out, take a drag, become crusty. This is completely an emergency solution.
Assembling small pieces of broken glass
It is recommended that small glass fragments be collected with a vacuum cleaner, although there is a risk of damage to the hose and various parts of the mechanism. A simpler, cheaper and more effective option is to use masking tape. You can glue several fragments and put them on the floor in the place where the glass was broken. Repeat this procedure several times and you can collect all the small fragments without a trace.
Carefully hold the masking tape, try not to cut yourself. Although it is sticky, some fragments can not resist the first time and fall away. Be careful.
to contents ↑Scratch protection when working with a jigsaw
The sole of the jigsaw is coated with a special polymer paint or made of an alloy with a smooth surface. However, often when working with it, scratches and abrasions remain on the surface of the workpieces.
Seal the sole with masking tape (one layer will be sufficient). So between the jigsaw and the surface, a layer is formed that will not allow the appearance of scratches.
Notes and notes
Construction scotch tape is an ideal alternative to stationery stickers. Tearing off small parts, you can stick them on a wall, desktop, magnetic whiteboard, making notes and recording important information.
If ordinary stickers often peel off (especially from dusty and rough surfaces), then masking tape - never. It holds perfectly even on metal pipes, masonry, ceramic tiles, helping to make important notes in any convenient place.
Wall dust collector
This life hack will be useful for those who are tired every time to vacuum the floor and scrape dust out of small cracks after drilling holes in the wall. The method is very simple:
- Make a small semblance of an envelope from a regular A4 sheet.
- Glue it with the pocket up directly under the mark for drilling, using a masking tape.
After completion of work, it is enough to carefully peel the envelope from the wall, holding the edges. It is recommended to seal it immediately so that fine dust does not rise into the air.
Useful tip in the end. There are cases when the masking tape is poorly behind the wall and torn. If faced with a similar, do not rush to pull it. Take an ordinary hair dryer, set the average temperature and heat the surface. After a couple of minutes, the adhesive will soften and more easily move away from the wall without damaging the wallpaper and leaving no traces of tape on the surface.
Now you know more about the masking tape, the methods of its use in the workshop, at home, in the country and even in the office. Use tips, come up with new ways to use construction tape.
