15 unexpected ways to use duct tape

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Insulating tape is a useful thing not only in the household. Someday, this magical invention may even save your life.

1. Use duct tape instead of stickers

Use colored duct tape when labeling something using the kaizen system or when labeling boxes when you move. Unlike stickers, it will not come off, tear or let you down.

2. Fix the binding

When the binding is frayed or the cover is torn, and the book is still read and read, cover the damage with wide electrical tape. Attach the electrical tape to the entire spine at once, fix it around the edges, or even wrap the entire cover with strips of strong adhesive tape.

3. Make a neckline

Insulating tape is the secret of a seductive neckline and generally revealing outfits. Yes, we're talking about Kim Kardashian and her bra made of duct tape (the tape doesn't hold so well, it falls off).

4. Protect surfaces when painting

When you paint something and it is very important that drops of paint do not fall down and spoil some part (plinth, visor, window sill), just cover this part with electrical tape. Then remove it along with the paint.

5. Make an airtight package

Any packaging becomes airtight if you have electrical tape. Just glue all the seams and joints with it.

6. Fix the tent

There is no better material in the world for quickly repairing a tent than duct tape. In the place where the patch is, the camp house will be stronger than in all others.

You should also put duct tape in your backpack if you go on a kayak trip or bike trip. As a temporary measure to seal a tire or boat - that's it.

Insulating tape works in general everywhere and everywhere. Duct tape is a gift from the gods and needs to be worshiped.

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Electrical tape will even help hide from ticks: if you wrap her legs in the place where the pants end and the socks begin, then the ticks will not have a chance to get under the clothes.

7. Make a bottle cap

Another reason to always carry at least a small roll of duct tape in your bag. You have a bottle of water but no cap. Wrap your throat with duct tape more tightly, then hold out without a cover.

8. Make a strap

When you need to move a box or some kind of load that does not fit in a bag or bag, and it is inconvenient to drag it in your hands, wrap it with electrical tape and make straps and handles out of it, like a bag. To do this, you need to fold the electrical tape in two layers, with the sticky surface inward, and make a loop of the desired length. The insulating tape is durable, withstands heavy loads and does not slip. And if you use a wide duct tape, the strap will be comfortable and will not cut your arms and shoulders.

9. Organize a playground

For example, you are at home, you cannot go outside (rain, hail, flood), and the child needs to jump into the classics, draw a railroad on the floor, or something like that. Mark with duct tape. The child will not slip on it, then you remove it, and the floor will remain intact. On the carpet, duct tape will work too.

10. Fix the mat

Double-sided tape will hold the rug by the front door or walkway in the hallway so that no one accidentally slips on the carpet that has slipped out from under your feet. Especially true when children are at home.

11. Make a rope

In general, duct tape turns into a rope for anything. Two layers, glued together, strong enough to hang laundry on them. And if a pigtail is weaved out of three such ropes, then it will withstand heavy loads. It can come in handy in general in any situation.

12. Help the person

Electrical tape is a first aid tool. She is temporarily repaired objects and people. For example, electrical tape will make a tourniquet, a pressure bandage, a tire. And she will replace the patch in extreme situations. And also insulating tape is indispensable if a lung is injured and an urgent need to apply a bandage that will not let air into the chest.

And with the help of electrical tape, splinters are removed. Only for this it is necessary that the splinter does not completely go under the skin.

13. Decorate the room

Any electrical tape is a material for creativity. A black tape that sticks tightly to all surfaces is a designer's dream. She can paint almost anything on the walls.

14. Save yourself from the cold

The insulating tape also protects against cold air. If you are freezing in an extreme situation, wrap with electrical tape over your clothes. This will keep your body warm and keep cold air out.

15. Mark the road

If you are walking an unfamiliar route away from civilization, mark the trail with two strips of colored tape. When you return, remove one strip at a time to avoid getting lost and walking in circles.