Whether you're protecting your wood trim, painted walls, tile floor, or glass windows, this versatile multi-surface tape can stay on surfaces for up to 14 days and then removes easily without leaving any sticky residue behind.

The product now known as ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape was invented by 3M in 1988. It was designed for professional painters to use in residential and commercial painting applications.

Aside from the painter's tape name easily giving away its specialty, both masking tape and painter's tape are made with a crepe paper backing, have similar weights and, in a pinch, can be used for the same jobs. In fact, they're technically from the same family - all painter's tapes are masking tapes.

Masking tape, also known as painter's tape, is a type of pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper, and an easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is available in a variety of widths. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.

But his first version of masking tape only had adhesive on the edges. When the painters used it, it fell off. They allegedly told Drew to take his “Scotch” tape back to the drawing board, using the term to mean “cheap,” a derogatory dig at stereotypical Scottish thriftiness. The name, so to speak, stuck.

Here, 12 smart and surprising uses for Scotch tape!

• Use tape to clean your keyboard.
• Use tape as a lint roller replacement.
• Use tape to keep a hem in place.
• Use tape to repair shoelaces.
• Use tape to pick up broken glass.
• Use tape to create a foolproof cat eye.
• Use tape to check produce's freshness.

Simply put, when it comes to what is the best painter's tape, for most paint jobs, the blue tape will provide adequate protection against bleed-through. You will also appreciate the cleaner release during cleanup, and it costs less than green painter's tape.

Blue tape is significantly more resistant to both UV rays and heat. This is most important to keep in mind when you're masking the outside of a home on bright summer days. Roofs especially can get extremely hot depending on your climate. Again, if your tape fails, you'll be wasting both time and money.

What is masking tape made of. Masking tape is made of two layers: A thin saturated crepe paper backing, that is thin enough to be torn by hand (so that no cutting tool is required). An adhesive that can be solvent free, hot melt or acrylic based, depending on the level of adhesion required.

Mechanical Skin irritation: Signs/symptoms may include abrasion, redness, pain, and itching. Inhalation: No health effects are expected.

Painter's tape is made specifically to be used with paint and formulated to keep the liquid from seeping through. You'll have clean lines every time. General-purpose masking tapes might not deliver the same results - and you're better safe than sorry.

ScotchBlue™ Sharp Lines Painter's Tape is safe for use on multiple surfaces, and Scotch® Delicate Surface Painter's Tape is specifically designed for delicate surfaces such as wallpaper, wood floors and freshly painted surfaces (less than 30 days old).