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Warpy

(113,131 posts)
3. I would use the blue painter's tape instead
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 05:23 PM
Oct 2014

Duck Tape would last the winter without repairs but it would also either chip the paint or leave sticky residue when you remove it next spring.

I have Pueblo style house without window frames, so it's impractical for me to try to stick it onto textured walls. I use heavy, lined drapes and those cut the drafts. I'd love the combination of shrink wrap and drapes.

ETA: If you are on a fixed income and need to shop at Wally's, shop at Wally's. The store isn't all bad, they're the ones who started a cheap generic prescription list that benefited people without insurance on a lot of the most common drugs. They just need to be forced to pay their people a living wage, something they have in common with most retail and food service places.

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I've used it on several large North-facing double pane windows. postulater Oct 2014 #1
We use it. Fairly easy to install and it works. Go for it! Purveyor Oct 2014 #2
I would use the blue painter's tape instead Warpy Oct 2014 #3
I tried it once pscot Oct 2014 #4
I've done it. It worked fine until The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #5
I use it - usually the Duck brand A Little Weird Oct 2014 #6
Use painters tape H. Cromwell Oct 2014 #7
Question to you who have suggested painters tape. Paper Roses Oct 2014 #8
You're correct H. Cromwell Oct 2014 #9
3M blackcrowflies Oct 2014 #10
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