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I am something of a tape aficionado and it’s great to see all these suggestions. Another missing tape type is water-activated or self-adhesive gummed brown-pa

I am something of a tape aficionado and it’s great to see all these suggestions. Another missing tape type is water-activated or self-adhesive gummed brown-paper (Kraft) tape. It’s the fibre reinforced stuff that applies like wallpaper to Amazon packaging. Here is an example: https://venuspack.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/water-activated-tape-dispenser-vh480.jpg https://venuspack.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/water-ac... It’s supposed to be better for recycling. You can write on it. It also just looks and feels nicer than brown plastic cellophane packing tape.

jona-f 5y ago
It's also missing adhesive transfer tape. Just adhesive between non-sticky layers. Unobtainium.
- dtgriscom 5y ago
  At the museum I used to work at, we called this "double-faced nothing."
- morsch 5y ago
  Like double sided tape just without the tape? That's brilliant.
nlh 5y ago
Indeed! It's also worth noting that the USPS (at least my local office) requires any package sent via Registered Mail to be covered in its entirety with this and only this tape (water activated, not gummed). Registered Mail is their most secure product - chain-of-custody, stored under lock-and-key at each hop along the transit path. So at least according to the USPS, this stuff is as good as gold. (A slight pain to apply what with water activation and all, but man does it hold!)
- dtgriscom 5y ago
  Why would they require the water-activated? Wouldn't that be easier to open (by the classic steaming) than standard one-time adhesive tape?
  - rahimnathwani 5y ago
    Perhaps the reaction isn't reversible?
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chrisdhoover 5y ago
The dispensers have a sponge and water bath. The glue has a unique and not unpleasant smell.
novosel 5y ago
I am aware of their existence, but they are not (?) available in my region, so I make them for my self. I use them to stretch a watercolor papers. I paint the Kraft paper with a PVA glue and, when dried, cut it into strips.

jona-f 5y ago

It's also missing adhesive transfer tape. Just adhesive between non-sticky layers. Unobtainium.

dtgriscom 5y ago
At the museum I used to work at, we called this "double-faced nothing."
morsch 5y ago
Like double sided tape just without the tape? That's brilliant.

nlh 5y ago

Indeed! It's also worth noting that the USPS (at least my local office) requires any package sent via Registered Mail to be covered in its entirety with this and only this tape (water activated, not gummed). Registered Mail is their most secure product - chain-of-custody, stored under lock-and-key at each hop along the transit path. So at least according to the USPS, this stuff is as good as gold. (A slight pain to apply what with water activation and all, but man does it hold!)

dtgriscom 5y ago
Why would they require the water-activated? Wouldn't that be easier to open (by the classic steaming) than standard one-time adhesive tape?
- rahimnathwani 5y ago
  Perhaps the reaction isn't reversible?
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]

chrisdhoover 5y ago

The dispensers have a sponge and water bath. The glue has a unique and not unpleasant smell.

novosel 5y ago

I am aware of their existence, but they are not (?) available in my region, so I make them for my self. I use them to stretch a watercolor papers. I paint the Kraft paper with a PVA glue and, when dried, cut it into strips.