Tape Rankings

[desh]

1. gaff (AKA "gaffers")
   
2. duct
   
3. aluminum
   
4. scotch
   
5. packing, clear
   
6. glow
   
7. satin (like scotch, but disappears on gift wrap)
   
8. masking
   
9. spike
   
10. medical
    
11. friction
    
12. double-sided foam
    
13. electrical
    
14. packing, brown (the plastic kind)
    
15. dance floor
    
16. packing, brown (the paper kind, kinda like masking)

Comments

[desh]

Fabric tape, about a centimeter wide. Identical to gaff tape, except for the color and the width, and is therefore really sticky but removable and mostly without residue. Spike tape is typically made in bright, fluorescent-style colors, and is primarily used to mark areas on a theater's stage to aid the stage crew in placing set pieces or to aid actors in placing themselves.

[ladypeaches.livejournal.com]

I remember using colored electrical tape for stage marking