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Old 11-30-2020, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by La lamy View Post
The OP asked for options other than tape that may cause damage to walls. I didn't kow what "gaffer" tape was so looked it up and this it seems would damage the walls when taken off.

"gaffers tape is used to hold things down and/or together without leaving a sticky mess on the surface (when the tape is removed). The tape has huge holding power and would definitely pull paint and/or wallpaper off of walls or trim. It is not meant to be used as "painters" tape.
I have used gaffers tape to hide cords and it has never taken the paint off or ruined the molding.