Best Clear Tape in 2026

Perfectly balanced to give outstanding masking results.

Goes on quickly and easily, sticks at a touch and stays put.

Crepe Paper Tape: industrial-grade painters masking tape with good holding power conforms to regular or irregular, flat and curved surfaces. This tape can also be used indoors for light-duty material holding, labeling, and bundling tasks

Heat Resistance: paper masking tape is designed to withstand a wide range of temperatures up to 300F degrees high, making it suitable for paint bake applications. Tape with solvent resistance protects the paint from water

Compatibility: tan masking tape has good adhesion, across various materials, like rubber, plastic, glass, and metallic surfaces. It is often used to create well-defined, clean lines in painting regular automotive and specialty vehicles

Medium adhesive for an even bond on a variety of surfaces

14-day clean removal leaves behind no damage or sticky residue

UV and sunlight resistant

Painters Tape: the masking tape is designed to deliver sharp paint lines and is ideal for a variety of non-textured surfaces, such as walls, trim, glass, and metal. It can be neatly removed (up to 14 days with no sticky residue) without causing any damage to the surface

Applications: bonding quickly to smooth surfaces, this adhesion tape can be used for construction and decoration purposes. It ensures precision in your DIY painting tasks

Crepe Paper Tape: acrylic adhesive tape conforms well around curves and irregular surfaces. This safe release painter’s tape is also suitable for masking freshly painted surfaces, vinyl coated wallpapers, wood floors, and faux paintings

Permanent Bonding Tape: crafted with precision, this stainless steel tape with non-magnetic properties is ideal for marine, food processing, and nuclear applications

Heavy-Duty Tape: due to its aggressive acrylic adhesive system, this safety tape creates a permanent bond on metals and other high surface energy materials. Acrylic adhesive tape performs well over a wide temperature range

Foil Tape: resistant to corrosion, this foil tape can be used for sealing and protecting stainless steel surfaces. With its ability to resist chemicals, this acrylic tape can also be used in electroplating or to increase the thickness of surfaces

High temperature holding, insulating and wrapping

High conformability, enabling masking of uneven surfaces

Superior resistance to punctures, tears, abrasions, chemicals and solvents

Used for general purpose masking

Suitable for holding, bundling and sealing

Resists lifting and curling

Adhesion Strength 45 oz./in

Material Polyester Film with Acrylic Adhesive

Performance Temp. -60 to 300 Degrees F

Best for critical paint masking applications, creates sharp paint lines and resists bleed through from most industrial paint systems

Removes cleanly from metal, rubber, glass, plastic, and EPDM

Confomable for use with irregular surfaces

Adhesion Strength 25 oz./in

Material Polyimide With Silicone Adhesive

Performance Temp. -40 to 500 Degrees

3M tape 9490LE offers the added feature of 3M Adhesive 300MP on one side to provide excellent bond strength to a variety of foam and fabric materials.

The acrylic adhesive also provides excellent adhesion to surfaces contaminated lightly with oil typically used with machine parts.

This tape has a moisture resistant polycoated kraft liner which can withstand high humidity conditions with minimal cockling or wrinkling.

Conformable to irregular surfaces, resists bleed through from most industrial paint systems and creates great paint lines

Used for paint masking, bundling, holding and identifying

Solvent-free adhesive

High temperature holding, insulating and wrapping

High conformability, enabling masking of uneven surfaces

Superior resistance to punctures, tears, abrasions, chemicals and solvents

Adhesion 15 Oz./In

Material Silicone Rubber Sponge

Performance Temp. 100 to 500 Deg. F

Best for critical paint masking applications, creates sharp paint lines and resists bleed through from most industrial paint systems

Removes cleanly from metal, rubber, glass, plastic, and EPDM

Confomable for use with irregular surfaces

3M 1350F Tape is especially suited for applications such as wrapping coils, capacitors, wire harnesses, transformers, shaded pole motors and fractional horsepower motors.

It also offers excellent flagging and solvent resistance; good wet grab; smooth, even unwind and is suitable for use on automated equipment.

It consists of materials that are represented in many UL Recognized Insulation Systems and has a UL 130 dergree Celsius temperature rating.

Used as heat reflective wrapping over insulation cables, instruments, or other high temperature sensitive materials

Easily applied to various irregular shapes

High temperature performance

Conductive Foil Tape: the copper foil tape is an industrial grade electrically conductive metal foil tape that facilitates soldering and resists oxidation and discoloration. The tape works well for cable wrapping, wrapping heavy motor

Function: the flame-retardant tape has dead soft copper foil backing and is pressure sensitive. The embossed pattern cuts through the adhesive layer to establish a reliable contact between the copper backing and substrate

Application: the embossed copper foil tape is typically used for grounding, RFI/EMI shielding and static charge draining applications requiring good electrical conductivity

co-extruded multi-polymer that has a medium-tack adhesive system

3M 1318 Tape is especially suited for applications such as wrapping coils, capacitors, wire harnesses, transformers, shaded pole motors and fractional horsepower motors.

It offers good wet grab, excellent shelf life, smooth, even unwind and is suitable for printing.

It consists of materials that are represented in many UL Recognized Insulation Systems and has a UL 130 dergree Celsius temperature rating.

High temperature holding, insulating and wrapping

High conformability, enabling masking of uneven surfaces

Superior resistance to punctures, tears, abrasions, chemicals and solvents

Provides a durable anti-stick release surface

Suitable for lining guide rails, chutes and slides

High temperature capabilities

Strong, aggressive acrylic adhesive

Excellent solder ability

Excellent conformity

This UL recognized conformable tape is puncture resistant with excellent electrical properties.

Also used for and for protecting start wires, leads, terminal strips, insulation paper, end turns and connections in motors and transformers.

Used for stick-wound coils/transformers and in bobbin-wound coils for banding, anchoring, and insulating.

Bonding Tape: double-sided foam tape adheres to high surface energy (HSE) substrates like aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized steel, sealed wood, concrete, and more. It is the perfect alternative to screws, rivets, and other mechanical fasteners

Applications: multipurpose tape can be used in automotive, heating and cooling, appliance, and furniture industries for bonding stiffeners and reinforcement bars

Usage: adhesive tape permanently mounts indoor and outdoor commercial signage. It is designed for perfectly matched layered surfaces to bond side panels or trailer frames for smoother and cleaner appearance

Immediate High Shear Strength and Handling – Resists High-Range Temperature Cycling – Creates Permanent Seal

This 3M heavy-duty pressure-sensitive adhesive with an acrylic foam core distributes stress over the entire surface for a good balance of strength and conformability

The virtually invisible fastening keeps surfaces smooth and can replace rivets, screws, spot welds, and messy liquid adhesives in appropriate applications