Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: DUC[KT] tape Date: 3 Jan 2026 01:58:50 GMT Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <10j61ja$3hv7b$1@dont-email.me> <7cadnTFwKKy978r0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net PioAun4KkmvwGNTvcE3MhQYaaASkW4ouEmg86go4VfUL+WpMdc Cancel-Lock: sha1:6dWXZCX108LJGSUbSPMdCfneZBA= sha256:9cSFcdYoapDDE1db2m1goxXCq/BlzUK+ORJ6e6Es57U= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:80381 On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 10:21:34 -0500, c186282 wrote: > On 1/2/26 09:56, Andy Burns wrote: >> Lars Poulsen wrote: >> >>> My nieces in Denmark call it Gaffer tape. >> >> gaffer tape is different, designed to come off cleanly when used e.g. >> for marking positions on stage > > Yea, it's more a a paper-based tape whereas Duck/Duct is cloth. I've > used 'gaffer' tape before and it does tread the line between "sticky > ENOUGH" and "still removable". There's a less-sticky tape that's > popular now intended to mask off stuff being painted and I've seen > that used for marking off areas as well. I've got a roll of that. It's blue to differentiate it from 'masking tape'. https://www.scotchblue.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00035531/ I had a bad experience using the standard masking tape on French doors. You really want to get that stuff off in a timely fashion. The blue painters tape is more forgiving.