Comparison Tube Tape Vs Foam Tape – Painters Tape for Masking

Find a comparison of cylindrical tube tape with foam car tape used for masking while painting. Tube tape is the right choice buy online in Richmond,

	Tube Tape	3M™ Soft Edge Foam Masking Tape
Always leaves a soft edge?	Yes	No
Never falls off?	Yes	No
Never leaves adhesive residue?	Yes	No
Shape	Round, to fill gaps	Oval
Adhesive	All around, to stay in place	Offset
Core	Foam, to flex around sharp corners and hold shape	Hollow
Narrow Gaps	Foam core slides out to fit	Compress to fit
Oven Residue?	No	Can come out of the oven with baked-on residue
Applying	Just stick it in place	Stick in place, then “wet out” the glue
Fitting	Cut from 4’ tube to custom-fit	Multiple short standard lengths needed to fill gaps
Filling gaps	Round shape fills gaps. Double up for wide gaps, slide out foam core for narrow ones	Needs “tucking in” to fit and stay in place
Glue Transfer?	No – made with 3M™ High Performance Green Masking Tape 401+	Glue inside can transfer if tape not removed by special technique
Removing	Lifts right out	Special removal technique required to avoid glue transfer
Cost per Yard	92¢- $1.15	$1.04-$1.49

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