Richard Drew, a 3M scientist, invented masking tape in 1925. It was originally developed for use in two-toned painting on automobiles. 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.

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Masking tape 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.

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.

1930: Richard Drew, a young 3M engineer, invents Scotch® Cellulose Tape. Later to be renamed Cellophane Tape, it is an attractive, moisture-proof way for grocers and bakers to seal packages. The tape helps people “make do” during the Great Depression - they made simple repairs to household items.

It helps avoid painting mistakes and makes your project more productive. Pros also use painter's tape to ensure straight lines, prevent overlaps and avoid getting paint on other surfaces like the molding or ceiling. The tape is applied to surface areas that you don't want to paint or will use another paint color.

while designing and doing layouts. It is also used to hold photographs and stencil templates in place on mounts and painting areas to check their positions. It can also be used like masking tape in airbrush and flat wash work (to protect areas that are not to be painted and to produce different colors side by side).

The adhesive tape preparation (Scotch tape prep or cellophane tape prep) for microscopic examination of fungal colonies is a standard technique found in manuals of medical mycology (Forbes et al., 2002). The method is fast and inexpensive and allows direct visualization of fungal morphology.

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 based or acrylic based, depending on the level of adhesion required.

For occasions that call for quick and easy decorating, Scotch® Wall-Safe Tape is the best solution. Change your décor for each season or holiday. Or, find any excuse to put up something different and celebrate your creativity.

Taping protects surfaces from paint drips and splatters that can cause damage or are difficult to remove. It helps you avoid spending time and money doing rework or fixing damage after your paint project is done. It also helps you easily achieve professional-looking results with sharp paint lines.

Scotch tape is a clear sticky tape that is sold in rolls and that you use to stick paper or card together or onto a wall.