Gorilla Tape 1.88-Inch by 35-Yard Tape Roll
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Gorilla Tape 1.88-Inch by 35-Yard Tape Roll
Customer Review: Adhesiveness does not equal strength - and it has a horrible odor
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this tape thinking it would be better than duct tape. It wasn't.
Yes, Gorilla tape is sticky. And yes, it's probably stickier than duct tape. But that doesn't mean it's as strong.
I taped a plastic crate that I use for hauling packages to the Post Office. The side of the crate had cracked and needed to be repaired. I used a a good three foot strip of tape that extended half way around the crate. After a few weeks of use the tape completely failed - it literally split in two like masking tape. I simply pulled the crate out of the back of my car and one of edges of it (the crate, not the tape) caught on the bottom. I tugged a little and that little bit of pressure popped the tape right in two as if it were nothing. I have never seen duct tape behave like this, not once.
One more thing - this tape has a horrible odor. Think wet dog or old socks stink. Whatever you use it on will stink for days.
Not sure if I just got a bad roll or if other reviewers used the tape for other purposes. But there's no way I'd ever buy another roll of this.
Customer Review: Be Careful What You Wish For
Summary: 5 Stars
As the advertisements suggest, this tape will stick to brick and virtually any other surface. Be careful though, because it might just strip the paint upon removal. This was the painful lesson I learned when trying to temporarily hold some video cables to my wall and ceiling. Even when using a hair dryer to soften the adhesive, I was not able to prevent the paint from getting ripped off, no mater how gentle I was.
Despite my lack of success with the hair dryer, the only area where I have seen Gorilla Tape fail is in moderately-high temperature applications. For example, I wanted to use the tape to patch small leaks around the exhaust hose of a new portable air conditioner. The warm air would simply soften the adhesive over time, causing it to fall off.
It would be nice if a version of Gorilla Tape had nylon filaments, similar to strapping tape. While strong, Gorilla Tape does not have the tensile strength provided by such reinforcing fibers. This feature would then allow Gorilla Tape to be employed in a number of other applications where it could serve as a structural element instead of merely a bonding medium.
Pros
Excellent adhesive qualities
Cross woven fibers
Cons
Doesn't hold up in moderately high temperatures
No nylon filament reinforcement
Stickiness can make some applications difficult
Customer Review: Best Tape Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
For the past three months, I have had long strips of this tape holding down the weather seal on my garage floor. I thought this would just be a temporary fix, but after three months of being daily driven over by a car, it hasn't even begun to show wear or come loose. The seal it's holding down has been working perfectly as well.
It's been rained on, driven on, spilled on, and looks as good as the day I put it down. This is some serious tape. I will definitely buy more of this when my supply runs out.
Customer Review: Excellent product and service!
Summary: 5 Stars
We use this product for art work and it's excellent and the cost and shipping were first class and fast as well. Very satisfied.Customer Review: Excellent sticking power, even on porous surfaces.
Summary: 5 Stars
I used this stuff to tape down carpets, and on unpainted, porous wood. It is amazing how well it sticks. It is quite thick and strong also, but you can tear it like duct tape. Only thing I couldn't stick it to was a dusty metal surface, and I didn't expect to anyway: it just picks up the dust. Once clean, that metal surface gave ultimate adhesion. I just bought 2 more rolls.