Does paper tape offer enough coverage to meet your expectations?

Does paper tape offer enough coverage? Once applied on the surface that you need to protect, or close up, or conceal, will the paper adhesive tape you chose offer enough coverage?

There are questions that we here at ACIT are often asked. We won’t lie: this is a rather peculiar question which we seldom hear.

However, we understand there are companies that, before going ahead with the purchase of large quantities of masking tape or boxes of customized paper adhesive tape need to ask this peculiar question too.

Certainly, such a question would not be necessary in the case of double-sided tape or, for example, in the case of insulating tape, but it can definitely be justified for paper tape specifically.

In order to fully respond, we will take into consideration all cases in which adhesive tape with paper support is routinely used, interpreting the concept of coverage each time to make sure you’ll be able to buy and possibly customize the perfect adhesive tape for your business.

The uses of paper tape

Let’s start from a fundamental premise: paper tape can be used in different contexts, which can be divided into two distinct sectors. Paper tape means, generally, any adhesive tape which doesn’t have a PVC, propylene or any other material as support, but rather paper made from cellulose.

The most typical paper tape is the one used for masking operations – unsurprisingly, this is also called masking tape. It is, then, used for painting activities: both for walls and vehicles, as well as other objects.

In this case, the purpose of paper tape is not to ensure the closing of an objects, nor to glue different surfaces together. It has, instead, a protective function, meant to cover certain elements during painting operations: electric boxes and baseboards in the case of painters, plastic elements and windows in the case of coachbuilders.

Then, there is the paper tape used to close boxes, considered an alternative to classic PVC or PPL tape. Here, the function is precisely to secure the closing of boxes, both in the upper and lower sides.

It is clear that, given the two different uses of these two different types of adhesive paper tape, there might be different needs in turn in terms of coverage.

Does paper tape meant for cardboard offer enough coverage?

Let’s start with paper tape meant for closing boxes. In this case, a customer who asks if the paper tape offers enough coverage, certainly refers to its possible transparency, wondering if a paper tape might not completely cover any underlying graphics.

This could indeed be annoying and unsightly in the case of customized adhesive tape meant to create elaborate packaging: no one wishes to see through their paper tape personalized with a logo and glimpse the cardboard box below.

But, never fear, as the paper tape used for the closing of boxes which can be purchased on our customizable adhesive e-commerce website offers great coverage: it is total, in fact, both in the case of white and brown paper tape.

The same cannot be said, however, in the case of tape made with plastic supports which, in most cases, are at least slightly transparent.

In short, therefore, it is possible to state without any doubt that adhesive paper tape meant for the closing of boxes – also made with reinforced rubberized paper, Amazon-style – offers good coverage.

Does masking tape offer good coverage?

And what about adhesive tape with paper support for masking activities? Here, the answer varies slightly.

There are types of masking tape with different levels of coverage, as certain rolls that have a pronounced transparency, and others are perfectly covering.

However, it must be said that those who buy masking tape will probably be interested in the “coverage” offered by the tape in comparison to paint and, therefore, its ability to protect the underlying surface from colour.

There is no doubt about this: a quality masking paper tape has no issues completely protecting against any type of paint, as long as it is applied correctly on a clean and dry surface.