Stop Using Tape to Attach Your Gels | attach tape
Ifyou’relikemeandyou’vetriedtoattachgelstoyourlightsinthepast,you’velikelyresortedtousingoneofthemanytypesofstickytapesavailable.WhenIusedtomanageastudio,Iwouldseeallmanneroftapesbeingusedtoattachgelstohotmodifiers.Frommaskingtape,ducttape,parceltapeandwhentheyranout,evenregularoldstickytapewasused.Butultimately,allofthesetapesfellshortinachievingtheirsimpletaskofholdingacoloredgelinfrontofalight.TheProblemWithUsingTapetoAttachGelsPutsimply,mosttapesarenotdesignedtowithstandheat.Infact,whenm...
If you’re like me and you’ve tried to attach gels to your lights in the past, you’ve likely resorted to using one of the many types of sticky tapes available. When I used to manage a studio, I would see all manner of tapes being used to attach gels to hot modifiers.
From masking tape, duct tape, parcel tape and when they ran out, even regular old sticky tape was used. But ultimately, all of these tapes fell short in achieving their simple task of holding a colored gel in front of a light.
The Problem With Using Tape to Attach GelsPut simply, most tapes are not designed to withstand heat. In fact, when most sticky tapes are subjected to sudden rises in temperature, their stickiness dries up and the gel inevitably falls off the lamp. There are tapes that can withstand this heat but they combat this by simply getting extremely gooey, which in turn leaves your gels in a right sticky mess that is certainly not conducive to long-term use.
An Alternative ...