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Written by n3wjack on 2025-01-15 at 19:30

Does anyone know of any tape that doesn't leave glue when you've used it to stick something on a metal surface, like a window frame?

We hang up our festive lights that way, but it's always such a biatch to clean up the glue residue of the tape afterward.

[#]sadtimes

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Written by sego on 2025-01-15 at 19:40

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There's a special tape for furniture that's supposed to not leave any glue residues.

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Written by fastachee on 2025-01-15 at 20:15

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The website is an "as seen on TV" nightmare, but this stuff is actually quite good.

https://www.tryalientape.com/

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Written by n3wjack on 2025-01-15 at 20:37

@mahlon Looks too good to be true. 😂

I'll try and get some. Looks like it's a US thing, but I can get some through Amazon it seems.

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Written by Joris on 2025-01-15 at 22:38

@mahlon @n3wjack Looks (exactly?) like Nanotape to me 🙂 It is sold under different brand names and a wide range of prices. It pretty much works as advertised: Instant stick, strong (not sure if it can really hold a full grown man though), reusable and long lasting.

I've used it to attach my big ass power strips to the walls. No matter how hard I pull, they won't come off. Yet easily removed and leaving no residue.

See https://www.action.com/nl-nl/p/3010756/nano-tape/ & https://nanotape.nl

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Written by Mykie Frankenstein 🎃🦇🕸️ on 2025-01-15 at 21:13

@n3wjack I've heard gaffers tape is good for this. no experience myself so I can't confirm

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Written by Joris on 2025-01-15 at 22:50

@n3wjack Gaffer tape is good one too indeed. Strong and easy to remove. They use it in audio and TV industry to hang, repair and mark their stuff.

Other option: Duct tape. Go for quality brands like 3M I'd say, cheap brands often suck IMHO. Lidl has good discounts on 3M stuff every now and then.

How long do the (Christmas?)lights need to stay up? Might make a difference which tape you can use for a longer period of time.

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Written by n3wjack on 2025-01-16 at 06:14

@JorisMunnik 2 months usually. Gaffer tape looks like the best option.

That nano tape is interesting though. I'll get some of that too. 😏

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