# Help me find a thin double-faced tape **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919 "2017-08-17T23:15:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/1 "2017-08-17T23:15:46Z")
I used to have a roll of thin double-faced tape, and I have not been able to find any more. Home Depot and Lowes have thick, foam backed tape, and carpet tape, but I want something as thin as possible. What I need is not the thin, double-faced tape that comes in a desktop tape dispenser, but rather the type that comes on a regular cardboard roll and has a Kraft-paper backing - pull the tape and paper backing off the roll, rub it down onto the surface, and pull the paper backing off. What am I looking for, and where can I find it please? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/2 "2017-08-17T23:40:00Z")
Vyco. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/3 "2017-08-17T23:56:43Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Vyco. Is it available in 1" wide rolls? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/4 "2017-08-18T00:27:10Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Is it available in 1" wide rolls? I’m on the road, so hard to search, but I know it comes in 3/4" or so. It’s super strong and sticky. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/5 "2017-08-19T04:54:13Z")
3M’s 465 adhesive transfer tape sounds like what you want. Acrylic base, sticks to just about anything, and acid-free. Amazon sells it in one-off rolls in widths from 1/4" on up, but for larger quantities at better prices, look to Uline. On 3" cores, they call them “hand rolls” and it’s also available reverse-wound on 3/4" cores for use in dispenser guns. IMO, the guns aren’t worth the effort as they tend to get very sticky-fied and jam. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/6 "2017-08-19T18:28:43Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > 3M’s 465 adhesive transfer tape sounds like what you want. Acrylic base, sticks to just about anything, and acid-free. > > Amazon sells it in one-off rolls in widths from 1/4" on up, but for larger quantities at better prices, look to Uline. On 3" cores, they call them “hand rolls” and it’s also available reverse-wound on 3/4" cores for use in dispenser guns. IMO, the guns aren’t worth the effort as they tend to get very sticky-fied and jam. That looks like it! I mostly use this for complicated electronic disassembly - I’ll make drawings of where all the screws go, and stick them to the drawing with the double-face tape. Something like a cheap laptop will need 3 or for pages, while a camcorder may need ten. ---
**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/7 "2017-08-20T01:12:01Z")
Sounds like the tape sold with plastic film to insulate windows. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-thin-double-faced-tape/793919/8 "2017-08-20T01:16:26Z")
> [@HipGnosis](#): > > Sounds like the tape sold with plastic film to insulate windows. True enough. Maybe I can find some window film kits off-season to get some cheap.