Dennis Mirabella, Author at Pro Tapes® https://www.protapes.com/blog/author/dennismprotapes-com/ Tape manufacturer and specialty converter. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:55:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Stage Managers Need Pro® Spike Tape https://www.protapes.com/blog/stage-managers-need-pro-spike-tape/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:46:18 +0000 https://www.protapes.com/blog/?p=5510 Find out why savvy stage managers use Pro® Spike Tape to spike their stages. Guide actors, place props; label equipment, tech boards, & more!

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Our world-famous Pro® Spike Tape is the versatile tool all theater professionals need. Whether you’re at the educational or professional level, Pro® Spike helps you spike stages, label equipment and audio boards, and much more. Today, let’s take a closer look at this great product.

What is “Spiking” a Stage?

For any production that’s performed on a stage (such as concerts, plays, etc), it’s important that performers and stage crew know where to go on stage to do their job successfully.

It’s the job of stage management staff to put down “spikes” – a nickname for any mark – on the stage, to show where actors should stand and where set pieces and props need to be placed. Spike marks typically are made with very bright, fluorescent, or even glowing colors so they can easily be noticed on stage as well as backstage.

Stage managers use Pro® Spike Tape to mark their stages effectively.

While some stage managers use paint markers or cut electrical tape down to size to make their spike marks, savvy stage managers use the best tool available: Pro® Spike Tape.

What makes Pro® Spike Tape Perfect for Theater?

Pro® Spike is a cloth tape that is easy to tear by hand to size (no need for scissors) and is easy to tape down where you need it. This tape removes easily too, without leaving any residues behind.

It’s available in 19 different colors, including five high-visibility fluorescent colors. These fluorescent colors react vividly under UV light.

Pro® Spike Tape is reactive to UV light, making it glow brightly.
Photos by Alexander Keegan

Pro® Spike sticks to a wide variety of surfaces and is writeable with markers and pens. This means you can easily label your spike marks on stage, as well as backstage, around tech/audio booths, on doors, walls, light switches, equipment and storage boxes, and so much more.

Pro Spike Tape is perfect for labeling audio boards and equipment
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Pro® Spike is available in ½”x45yds size and in a convenient variety of specialty put-up’s such as die-cut corner shapes as well as pocket-sized stacks.

Pro® Spike Corners

Watch this demo video to learn how to apply Pro® Spike Corners:

Pro® Spike Corners have all the same properties of Pro® Spike, but in a convenient corner shape. You can easily make X markers and arrows with minimal effort, saving you valuable time for other tasks. You can even tear each Pro® Spike Corner into smaller pieces if you need to.

Pro® Spike Corners make spiking your theater stage faster

We also offer Pro® Glow Corners in the same specialty arrow shape. These corners charge via artificial or natural light, and emit a glow under low lighting. This makes Pro® Glow Corners particularly handy backstage and around tech booths.

Pro® Glow Corners are perfect for spiking in dark areas

Pro® Pocket Spike Stacks – Spike Tape on the Go!

We’ve designed a convenient set of Pro® Spike that comes in five colors and fits easily in your pocket. Stick these rolls on a carabiner on your belt loop and take them on the go!

Pro® Pocket Spike Stacks are portable sized rolls you can hook on to your belt or fit in your pocket

Features of Pro® Pocket Spike Stacks:

  • Low unit cost
  • Convenient small roll size; portable
  • 20 colors, including UV friendly fluorescent colors
  • Made with high quality materials in the USA

Our Glow-In-The-Dark Tape Solutions

Pro® Glow Corners are not the only “glowing” product we have available. Just like Pro® Spike, we offer a range of products and solutions. These tapes emit a glow under low lighting. They’re perfect for layout and labeling in dark areas, like backstage and around tech/audio booths.

Pro Tapes® offers many glowing tape solutions for theaters

Pro Glow® products react to UV light, whether they are charged or not by natural or artificial light. This tape is available in roll form, dots, arrows and corners.

Pro Glow Gaff® has all the properties of our world-famous Pro Gaff® plus glow and reactivity to UV light.

Pro Tapes® Arts & Entertainment Brochure

Discover more products Pro Tapes® offers for the Arts & Entertainment industry. Click the brochure below to browse.

Choose Pro Tapes® as your Spike Tape Supplier

Have more questions about Pro® Spike tape or any of our other products? Need assistance in choosing the best tape for your application?

You can reach out to me, Dennis Mirabella (Director of Business Development for Arts & Entertainment at Pro Tapes®) for assistance. Reach me at dennism@protapes.com or by phone (1-800-345-0234 ext. 115.)

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Pro Tapes® Supports the Entertainment Industry with New Investments https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-tapes-supports-the-entertainment-industry-with-new-investments/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:22:45 +0000 https://www.protapes.com/blog/?p=5284 Pro Tapes® has pursued new investments to continue supporting our distributors in the Entertainment Industry to the best of our ability.

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Professionals in the Entertainment Industry know and love Pro Tapes® for our high quality adhesive tape solutions, like our best-selling Pro Gaff®.  But there’s a lot more that Pro Tapes® provides to the Entertainment Industry, especially today!

With the Entertainment Industry recovering from the effects of the pandemic, touring, events, and film productions are re-opening around the world. There is a renewed, even increasing, demand for adhesive tape expendables.

But with recent supply chain crises and raw material shortages, the management team at Pro Tapes® understood that we would need to invest in new and improved solutions to remain a dependable supplier.

That is why Pro Tapes® leadership has recently invested in technology and productivity across our company in order to continue supporting our global distributor network to the best of our ability.

In today’s blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the investments Pro Tapes® has pursued so that we can continue to support our distributors and the Entertainment Industry at large.

Pro Tapes has invested in an additional 25,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and manufacturing space.

Expanding our Manufacturing Space to Stay Ahead of the Supply Chain

Since 2008, Pro Tapes® has been headquartered in North Brunswick, New Jersey in the US. We currently operate out of a 150,000 sq. ft. facility. This facility is equipped with a complete series of state-of-the art converting and custom packaging equipment.

With the uncertainty on lead times of all raw materials, many suppliers have struggled to keep key items in stock when their customers most require them.

That is why Pro Tapes® has recently invested in an additional 25,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and manufacturing space. This investment is part of our strategy to better weather the peaks and valleys in the current global supply chain.

When you offer Pro Gaff® in 21 colors and hundreds of SKU’s, you require a sizable inventory level on raw materials and finished goods! The investment in additional space will allow for greater inventory levels on all of our key raw materials.

Our most popular tapes – including Pro Gaff®, Pro® Console, Pro Glow®, and Pro® Spike to name a few – are all in stock and ready to ship.

Pro Tapes has also invested in new high-speed automated packaging lines to greatly increase our processing speed.

Improving our Packaging and Converting Technology to Add Value for Distributors

Pro Tapes® has also invested in new, high-speed automated packaging lines. These new lines can greatly speed up the process of packaging our Pro Gaff® in the most popular sizes.

Now, we are also packaging Pro Gaff® shrink wrapped with a scannable UPC label. This new packaging setup adds values for our distributors, who can display our tape straight out of the case and while staying presentable.

The scannable UPC labels also allow our customers that sell online to use our GS1 registered UPC numbers to sell our high quality items easily and in an organized fashion.

These investments in our converting technology are custom made to fit our unique needs. To learn more about the converting capabilities Pro Tapes® offers, check out this virtual tour of our headquarters.

Pro Tapes continues to hire more customer success representatives, IT personnel, machine operators and more.

Investing in our People

Pro Tapes® continues to invest in the future to ensure we can meet the demands of our customers. We are continuing to hire more customer success representatives, IT personnel, machine operators and warehouse personnel.

Pro Tapes has invested in our IT and computer systems to protect our data and intellectual property as well as our customers.

Improvements to our IT Infrastructure

Additionally, Pro Tapes® has invested in upgrading our IT and computer systems. Information technology, when managed properly, lowers the costs of every financial aspect of the company.

Our online security was and still is a priority and will continue to be one. It is imperative that we protect our data and intellectual property, as well as our customers.


Pro Tapes® is Here for You.

The show must go on. We at Pro Tapes® are committed to supporting our distributors to the best of our abilities.

The investments we’ve reviewed today are helping us minimize increases in raw materials in every aspect of our business. This is how we at Pro Tapes® thank our valued customers for their business.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to me any time at dennism@protapes.com.

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Pro® Body Tape for Everyday Attire and Costumes https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-body-tape-for-everyday-attire-and-costumes/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:58:17 +0000 https://www.protapes.com/blog/?p=4844 Pro Tapes® is excited to present our premium double-coated, skin-friendly body tape to help all kinds of wardrobe and wig adjustments!

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Pro® 1502, also called Pro® Body Tape, is the perfect double-sided tape for easy wardrobe adjustments that keep you looking great all day long!

Are you going into the office and need to look on-point and professional? Are you performing in a play and need a costume adjustment? Or just wearing your favorite outfit that is nearly picture-perfect, but needs a slight fix on a button or seam? Pro Tapes® is excited to present our premium double-coated, skin-friendly body tape to help with all these wardrobe adjustments!

Pro Tapes® has developed this product to solve the everyday hassles, like a collar that won’t stay in place on your favorite shirt or a button come loose. You can use our it to adjust the fabric or straps on gowns and dresses, or attach toupees & wigs securely and discretely.

The possibilities of when to use Pro® Body Tape are nearly endless!

Features & Benefits of Pro® Body Tape:

  • Skin-friendly and gentle pressure-sensitive adhesive
  • Clear adhesive is nearly invisible and discrete
  • Easy to tear by hand and apply
  • Breathable and safe on hair
  • Removes cleanly & easily
  • Can be repositioned and re-applied
  • Made in the USA
Pro Body Tape is used in many industries including wedding and bridal, tailors and seamstresses, entertainment and party supply, and more

Use our skin-friendly Pro® Body Tape to:

  • Attach toupees, wigs and other hair pieces
  • Create and make alterations to professional costumes, cosplay, and clown outfits
  • Hold straps, buttons, clothing hems and seams in place
  • Attach decorations and embellishments for body art, special FX makeup, and face painting
  • Secure lavalier microphones for television, theatre, and public speaking
  • Fix bothersome areas of clothing causing calluses & blisters
  • Hold up and adjust face masks, even without ear loops

Pro® Body Tape is essential for a variety of industries, including:

  • Entertainment (clowns, dancers, performance art)
  • Party Suppliers
  • Weddings and Bridal
  • Tailors and Seamstresses
  • Fashion and Makeup

QUESTIONS? THE PRO TAPES® TEAM IS HERE FOR YOU!

To learn more, visit our product page here.

Our experienced sales team is here to help you learn more about the endless possibilities of our product offerings. Reach out to us any time at sales@protapes.com.

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Re-Opening? Hosting Events? Here’s Why You’ll Need Pro® Gaff https://www.protapes.com/blog/re-opening-hosting-events-heres-why-youll-need-pro-gaff/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:55:36 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=4248 Are you planning a wedding? Dance recital, or worship services? At Pro Tapes® we have all the essential tape products to make your event a success!

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As business and events re-open, there is one thing they all need to succeed: high performance, reliable tape products!

We’ve heard many stories over the years about events that went awry simply because there wasn’t enough high quality tape. Table cloths that don’t hold down, folks tripping over unsecured cables. Sometimes, when ordering, the cost of the freight and logistics alone is higher than the cost of the tape itself!

Avoid event planning dilemmas by always having the right tape in your toolbox

You can avoid these dilemmas by having a few core tape products ready in your tool kits at all times.

Are you planning a drive-by birthday celebration? A wedding? Maybe a dance recital, or worship services? Large scale events are coming back too, such as trade shows, art exhibits, live concerts, comedy shows, and thousands more. At Pro Tapes® we have all the essential tape products to make your event a success!

Why You Need Pro Gaff® Tape:

For any kind of event, we strongly recommend Pro Gaff®. This product is our most versatile pressure sensitive tape that is a great solution for many different applications.

Pro Gaff® has high tensile strength and adhesion, yet it removes cleanly from many surfaces. This tape features a unique “SRA” adhesive system that delivers great tack. It is very conformable to uneven or rough surfaces, and adheres marvelously to vinyl wires and cables.

Pro Gaff Tape comes in 20 designer colors to match any event planning color palette

20 Designer Colors

Pro Gaff® comes in 20 designer colors, so it can easily match any color palette. Color options include 5 UV reactive, fluorescent colors for high visibility applications. These colors are vibrant and extremely useful.

Pro Gaff® is also write-able with markers and pens. This makes it perfect for color coding, labeling, and making temporary signs. It’s great for decorating, too!

Pro Gaff is writeable with markers and Pro Gaff in fluorescent colors glows under UV Light

Works Amazingly in Low Light/UV

Our fluorescent colors pack a secret trick, too! When viewed under UV lights, anything written on fluorescent Pro Gaff® will glow and visually “jump off” the tape. This makes important signs highly visible. Audio designers use this trick for labeling sound boards when working in a dark theater! It is perfect for labeling in any other low-light or UV/glow light situations too, such as weddings or concerts.

Pro Gaff tape is perfect for taping down wires and cables for events

Perfect for Cable and Wire Hold-Down

Pro Gaff® is excellent for bundling cables, wires, and other items that need to be secured safely. It makes moving and tear down after events easier. It is perfect for cable and wire hold down on floors, walls, and many other surfaces. 

Pro Gaff’s® 20 colors allow you to blend cables into the background or make them stand out for safety. Neutral colors like black, brown, tan or grey conceal wires and cables. For high visibility and safety (to avoid tripping accidents!), use bright colors like red, green, or one of our five fluorescent shades.

Pro® Fast is Another Excellent Tool For Quick & Easy Event Setup:

Our Pro® Fast Hook and Loop dispenser boxes are another must-have product in your event planning arsenal. Pro® Fast dispenser boxes contain 15 feet of hook and 15 feet of loop. Each have a permanent adhesive on the back. It comes in Black or White.

Pro Fast is a versatile fastening solution that is also cost-effective for all kinds of displays

Pro® Fast is a versatile fastener that is also economical. Buying hook and loop tape separately and making your own dispenser costs more than one of our ready-to-use dispenser kits!

The dispenser makes both the hook and loop tapes easier to use. Simply pull out as much hook or loop tape as you need, and cut. Plus, this product takes up very little room in any tool box or bag!

Pro® Fast gives you the flexibility of sticking something up and taking it down numerous times.

It’s great for assembling and disassembling displays with multiple elements. Think balloon arrangements, Point-of-Purchase or Point-of-Sale displays, booths at craft or art fairs. You can even use it to assemble products or party favors, like gift-baskets!

Pro® Fast dispensers are great for trade shows, too. Common trade show or convention tables are 10 feet wide and 3 feet deep, making the 15 feet of hook/loop tape in our dispensers the perfect amount. Use it to hang and secure table coverings and drapes. Pro® Fast is available in black or white, so it will match your typical black or white drapes perfectly.

Additional Tapes You’ll Love for Event Planning:

Pro® Duct 120

Pro® Duct 120 is a premium polyethylene coated cloth tape that has high adhesion and great tensile strength. It is an economical solution for wire hold down, bundling and color coding applications, especially when you need to use it on carpet.

Pro Duct 120 is great for temporary cable hold down on carpets and comes in colors that match standard hotel chain carpets

This tape is perfect for presentations in AV rooms. It gives you quick, temporary hold-down for wires on hotel or convention center carpets. Pro® Duct 120 removes cleanly without leaving any adhesive residue that would destroy the carpeting underneath.

It comes in colors that match standard hotel chain carpets, such as burgundy, brown and green. This allows you to hold the cables securely without creating an unattractive distraction. 

Pro® Carpet Safe

Pro® Carpet Safe Tape is specially designed for temporary hold down on carpets, dance floors, and trade show display floors.

This tape is a convenient combination of two other products: Pro® Scenic 714 Blue Masking Tape (designed for indoor and outdoor house painting) and our Pro® 5ooW double-sided premium cloth tape.

Pro Carpet Safe Tape is perfect for setting up temporary dance floors or stage floors

The Pro® Scenic side adheres to any delicate or decorative floor or surface. The Pro® 500W side has a much more aggressive adhesive. It holds the rough bottom side of carpets or temporary dance or exhibit floors securely in place. 

Together, these two sides make Pro® Carpet Safe perfect for setting up dance floors or stage floors in auditoriums, concert halls, local or state theaters and other venues.  It removes cleanly from the stage surface or temporary floor, while holding it securely and safely in place when in use.  


QUESTIONS? THE PRO TAPES® TEAM IS HERE FOR YOU!

Before scheduling your next event, make sure you’re fully stocked with the necessary Pro Tapes® products to help you get the job done right, and make your event, big or small, a success!

For any questions, reach out to me at dennism@protapes.com – I’ll be happy to assist you.

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Pro® Fast, the Versatile Velcro Tape with a Convenient Dispenser https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-fast-the-versatile-velcro-tape-with-a-convenient-dispenser/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:00:40 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=4126 Pro® Fast Hook & Loop Tape allows you to combine the power of the permanent adhesive backing, with the the convenience of hook and loop fasteners.

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Our Pro® Fast Hook & Loop Tape & Dispenser is one powerful and versatile fastening solution, in a small, convenient box. Our Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes combine, quality, small size, ease of application and are extremely economical.

Introducing Pro® Fast Hook & Loop

Pro® Fast Hook & Loop Tape is the tool for the job whenever you need to stick two parts or pieces together, temporarily, repeatedly, or permanently.

Pro® Fast Hook & Loop Tape allows you to combine the power of the permanent adhesive backing, with the functionality of temporary hook & loop fastener holding, similar to velcro.

Each Pro Fast Dispenser box contains one roll each of the highest quality hook and loop fasteners, available in Black and White

What’s in the Box?

Each Pro® Fast Dispenser box contains one roll each of the highest quality hook and loop fasteners, with a pressure sensitive rubber based adhesive system. Available in Black and White colors.

The permanent adhesive backing on our Pro® Fast hook & loop rolls adheres easily to a wide variety of surfaces, including plastic, wood, metal, fabric and more.

Pro® Fast Hook & Loop is Perfect for Professional or Personal Use

Whether you are an exhibitor at a trade show, a teacher, A-V department, school, church, party supply or looking to customize your own holding and fastening solutions around the home, office or garage, you will love the convenience Pro® Fast Hook & Loop tape provides. 

Pro Fast Hook and Loop tape is perfect for professional uses like trade shows or classrooms

Lets’s take a closer look at what makes Pro® Fast a high quality velcro tape:

Quality Materials

Hook and Loop fasteners come in many different grades.

Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes contain a roll of hook and a roll of loop that are 100% nylon. This gives them extraordinary endurance to adhering and removing many times without the performance diminishing.

The rubber based adhesive is the highest quality and will adhere to many different surfaces permanently.

Each hook and loop fastener are made with 100% nylon which gives them extraordinary endurance for adhering and removing many times

Convenient Size

Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes take up very little space in your storage areas or tool or equipment boxes.

Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes are only 2” deep and about 5” wide and 5” high. Each box contains 15 feet of pressure sensitive hook and 15 feet of pressure sensitive loop fasteners.

Whether you are an exhibitor at a trade show or a teacher in a classroom, you’ll see how easy it is to find a convenient place to store our Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes so they’re in reach, right when you need them. 

Ease of Application

Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes have 2 die-cut holes that you can feed your hook and loop rolls through. This makes it easy to pull as little or as much of each that you need at that particular time. Pull the hook or loop tape through, cut with a scissor, and apply!

The remainder of the rolls stay in the box, keeping them neatly wound (instead of unwound all over your workspace) and ready for your next use. This feature of the dispenser box makes it particularly convenient for D.I.Y. and arts and crafts projects, too.

Cost Efficiency

Pro® Fast Dispenser boxes contain both the hook and the loop fasteners to complete a full 15 feet of attaching. If you were to buy these rolls individually, they would be much more expensive and you would need both separate rolls to get the job done.

For those who work in trade shows, here’s a size comparison for you: Fifteen feet is enough to affix a drape on a 10 foot trade show table with 2 feet on each exposed side. If you were to buy similar size rolls of hook and loop adhesive backed fasteners at the trade show, it would cost many times more to do the same job.


Questions?

Please reach out to Dennis Mirabella, Director of Business Development for Arts & Entertainment & Graphic Arts, at dennism@protapes.com

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Searching for a Professional Grade, Water Resistant Gaffers Tape? Shurtape® P665W is the Solution! https://www.protapes.com/blog/water-resistant-gaffers-tape-shurtape-p665w/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:34:31 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=3962 Shurtape® P665W is constructed of a water-resistant, matte finish coated cloth backing paired with a high adhesion synthetic rubber adhesive.

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Are you in need of a professional grade, water resistant gaffers tape? Shurtape® P665W is the perfect solution for demanding applications that require both excellent water resistance and clean removability in the audio/visual, television, photography, theatrical and motion picture industries.

Shurtape P665W comes in many size widths

Shurtape® P665W is constructed of a water-resistant, matte finish coated cloth backing paired with a high adhesion synthetic rubber adhesive.

Shurtape® P665W delivers industry leading features & benefits that include excellent adhesion, abrasion resistance, and clean removability, along with the convenience of being hand tear-able.

Shurtape P665W is constructed of a water-resistant matte finish coated cloth backing paired with a high adhesion synthetic rubber adhesive.

Common applications for Shurtape® P665W include splicing, temporary holding of light fixtures & carpets, wire and cable hold down (indoors and outdoors), and marking and labeling of equipment cases (write-able with metallic markers.)

Shurtape® P665W meets industry specifications: ASTM D5486-06 Type IV. PPP-T-60E Type IV Class I. CID A-A-1586A and is proudly made in the USA.

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Discover Our 14-Day Blue Mask Painter’s Tape https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-scenic-discover-our-14-day-blue-mask-painters-tape/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:57:19 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=3884 Pro Scenic Blue Mask is the ideal 14-Day painter's tape. It removes cleanly with no residue, even if left on surfaces up to 14 days in direct sunlight.

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Our Pro® Scenic 714 Blue Mask tape is an incredible combination of affordability and versatility. Pro® Scenic Blue Mask can be used almost anywhere painting or resurfacing is being done. It is perfect for both residential and commercial use. Why is it so effective, you ask?

Pro Scenic 714 Blue Mask is ideal for painting and drywall

Features & Benefits

Pro® Scenic Blue Mask utilizes a durable blue crepe backing that allows for abrasion resistance, and the color gives superior UV light tolerance even in direct sunlight.

Pro® Scenic Blue Mask couples that superior backing with an exclusive rubber based adhesive system that allows maximum adhesion yet clean removability.

Pro Scenic 714 Blue Mask comes in different widths for different applications
Pro Scenic 714 Blue Mask comes in different widths for different applications

Pro® Scenic Blue Mask can be used on most surfaces safely like painted walls, wood, vinyl, metal, and even glass.

At only 4.6 mils thick, Pro® Scenic Blue Mask allows for a clean straight paint line every time. The adhesive doesn’t allow paint bleed to penetrate under the tape and the backing doesn’t allow bleed-through to the masked area.

The scientifically designed adhesive allows Pro® Scenic Blue Mask to remove cleanly with no residue, even if left on a surface for up to 14 days in direct sunlight. Pro® Scenic Blue Mask will not damage properly prepared painting surfaces.

The scientifically designed adhesive allows  Pro® Scenic Blue Mask to remove cleanly with no residue
The scientifically designed adhesive allows Pro® Scenic Blue Mask to remove cleanly with no residue

Made in the USA

Pro® Scenic Blue Mask is made in the USA to the highest possible standards and is effective for paint, varnishes and lacquers, delivering superior performance for a great value.

Marking for Social Distancing

Pro® Scenic Blue Mask is also ideal for temporarily marking social distancing lines on most surfaces and can stay down extended periods of time indoors and remove cleanly. Hardwood floors should be avoided for long term marking with Pro® Scenic Blue Mask. For longer term social distancing marking, take a look at out Social Distancing Signs blog post here!

To discover more products like Pro® Flex, visit our Building & Construction Market page.

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Pro Gaff® Social Distancing Signs are the Removable, Reusable and Damage-Free Solution You Need For Your Business https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-gaff-social-distancing-signs-are-the-solution-you-need-for-your-business/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:12:00 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=3622 Pro Gaff® Signs are a safe, effective and time-saving way to help your customers navigate through your business while handling the challenges of social distancing with ease!

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Do you need removable signs for social distancing that won’t damage floors? Use Pro Gaff® Social Distancing Signs! Visit our page here (page no longer active) or learn more in the blog post below!

Pro Gaff® Signs are a safe, effective and time-saving way to help your customers navigate through your business while handling the challenges of social distancing with ease!

Our Pro Gaff® Printed Signs are available as Printed Strips and as Printed Sheets.

Pro Gaff® Signs as Printed Strips and Printed Sheets, plus Printed Pro® 4000
Pro Gaff® Signs as Printed Strips and Printed Sheets, plus Printed Pro® 4000

Maximize the message and minimize your unit cost and labor for the most cost effective way to mark your facility for social distancing.

Watch this Demo Video to see how easy Pro Gaff® Signs are to use!

Here are all the benefits of using Pro Gaff® Social Distancing Signs:

Pro Gaff® Signs are printed on our Premium Pro Gaff® Cloth tape

Pro Gaff® Signs come in 5 high-visibility fluorescent colors and several standard bright colors, with black printed text

The printed text on our Pro Gaff® Signs is simple and effective (ex. “STAND 6 FEET APART”)

They feature clean removability from most surfaces (no damage to your floors, carpets, furniture, etc!)

Good abrasion resistance – can resist a lot of foot traffic

And when they do get dirty from foot traffic, Pro Gaff® Signs are inexpensive to replace, with very little time and effort

All Pro Gaff® Signs are on an easy-release liner (making them very easy to peel off!) and are perforated (making them easy to tear off)

You can mark an entire area with these high visibility signs in one consistent size and style for a clean, professional and functional look in minutes

All Pro Gaff® products are Made in the USA and requires no Prop 65 warnings

Visit our Social Distancing Tapes page today to learn more!

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Why Pro Tapes® Entertainment Products are Perfect for Social Distancing https://www.protapes.com/blog/pro-tapes-products-are-perfect-for-social-distancing/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:11:32 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=3423 Pro Tapes® has the ability to offer excellent problem solving solutions when addressing the latest social distancing protocols. Two of our products that fit the criteria are Pro Gaff® and Pro® 120.

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Marking off your floors for safe social distancing? Learn the secret that Hollywood & Broadway have known for 40 years… Pro® Gaff is the safest & cleanest way to have your customers stand where you want them to!

Pro Tapes & Specialties® has been the leading provider of performance grade tapes to the Arts & Entertainment market segment for over 40 years. Pro Tapes® has developed numerous products that are specifically engineered to be applied in even the most challenging environments.

Pro Tapes® has the ability to offer excellent problem solving solutions when addressing the latest social distancing protocols. Two of our products that fit the criteria are Pro Gaff® and Pro® 120.

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Pro® Gaff Matte Cloth Tape

 Pro Gaff® is a matte cloth tape with a rubber based adhesive system that is available in 20 designer colors including five fluorescent colors that offer extremely high visibility.  When looking at its features and benefits that pertain to Social Distancing, Pro Gaff® has a specially designed synthetic rubber adhesive, allowing it to stick well to a wide variety of surfaces.

Pro Gaff® can be written on with a marker to easily communicate specific messages such as set distances. Pro Gaff® is hand tear able, even when wearing protective gloves. Pro Gaff® can be removed cleanly and easily once worn out and in need of replacement. Pro Gaff® is perfect for indoor applications like pharmacies, food stores, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.

Check out this infographic for a comparison of the most commonly used tape for social distancing, and how it holds up to our Pro Gaff® tape!

Let's compare Pro® Gaff tape to the most commonly used (vinyl) tape for social distancing marks.

Pro® 120 Industrial Grade Duct Tape

Pro® 120 is an industrial grade cloth duct tape, it has a specially formulated adhesive that offers a high adhesion. Pro® 120 comes in a wide variety of 12 color options. Pro® Duct 120 is hand tear able, making it a pleasure to work with.

Pro® Duct 120 is constructed using a polyethylene film with a cloth scrim beneath it, this is significant because it allows the product to be successful in outdoor applications.

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Both Pro Gaff® and Pro® 120 are manufactured in the United States and are in stock and ready to be shipped out immediately. Pro Tapes & Specialties® is confident that we have the most reliable products that meet the social distancing guidelines during these tough times.

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4 Reasons Why You Need Pro Gaff® Chroma Green for Film Productions https://www.protapes.com/blog/4-reasons-why-you-need-pro-gaff-chroma-green/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:05:32 +0000 https://protapes.com/blog/?p=2875 Having Pro Gaff® Chroma Green on hand makes quickly blocking out unwanted seams on a production green screen easy and convenient.

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Having Pro Gaff® Chroma Green on hand makes quickly blocking out unwanted seams on a production green screen easy and convenient.

Pro Gaff® Chroma Green is a matte cloth tape with a strong rubber based adhesive system. Its primary application is the invisible seaming of chroma-colored back drops and cloths for the film and entertainment industry. However, Pro Gaff® Chroma Green can be applied in the exact same ways as all of our other Pro Gaff® products, including temporary holding of light fixtures, wire and cable hold down, marking and labeling rigger equipment cases, dance floor splicing, and bundling cables.

Pro Gaff Chroma Green for film & entertainment industries - to use with green screens

Here are 4 reasons why you need to have this tape if you’re working with green screens:

#1: Highly Conformable

Pro Gaff® Chroma Green is highly conformable so it can wrap around irregular surfaces and still block out what you need to. Other green screen tapes are not conformable and are hard to work with, wasting more time and money than doing it digitally.

#2: Thinness of Material

Pro Gaff® Chroma Green is very thin. Having a thin and conformable tape equals less editing out of those tape lines created by foam-backed chroma-colored products.

#3: SRA Adhesive

Pro Gaff® Chroma Green has our “SRA” adhesive formula. Our SRA adhesive sticks to a wide variety of surfaces, but removes easily when you need it to. Pro Gaff® Chroma Green tape will adhere to fabrics, wood, metal, glass, and many other substrates, until you want to take it off.

#4: Hand-Tearable

Pro Gaff® Chroma Green is hand-tearable in both directions of the tape. You won’t need to stop and find scissors to cut your tape – just rip the tape at the desired size and apply. Another time and money-saving reason to use our product!

Features and Benefits:

  • No liner to remove. Easy, one-step application
  • Thin cloth instead of foam-based eliminates edges showing and the need to edit out
  • Highly conformable for covering irregular surfaces
  • No scissors or knives needed. Tear by hand in both directions
  • SRA Technology designed for clean removal
  • Pro Gaff®‘s matte finish absorbs light and has low reflecting qualities
  • No waiting for paint to dry – just stick it on and you are ready to shoot

Applications:

  • High contrast for tracking markers to combine foreground and background images
  • Secure screens to most surfaces without tacks or clips for a wrinkle-free screen.
  • Pro Gaff® keeps most surfaces clean and residue free upon removal
  • Great for instant splicing seams using multiple screens
  • Easily repair rips and tears in a screen
  • Key irregular shaped and small objects quickly

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