If you find your paint cans are always a mess after you're done painting and hard to open again the next time you need to use them, try this preventative trick for your next painting job: apply ...

Like many households, we have a roll of masking tape in the kitchen junk drawer, and frequently use it for all kinds of crafts, labeling, and miscellaneous nonsense. But the edge is often torn in a ...

Have you ever been confused about what tape to use when protecting your walls before painting? Perhaps, in your search for the right tape, you've chosen masking tape. While this is sometimes used ...

Q. I gave up on using traditional beige masking tape years ago. It destroyed several finishes, stuck to my glass windows and hardwood floors, and basically was more trouble than it was worth. Now I ...

Masking tape is no doubt a useful and versatile item to keep around the house. You can use it to block off or "mask" areas when you're painting, to put labels on boxes or your stapler, and you can ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A: I’ve used tape to make ...

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