Spike Tape

Spike tape is a cotton cloth tape used for marking areas on stages and film & video sets. Multiple colors are used so that locations for more than one performer, set piece or prop can be “spiked” or located at the same time.

Spike tape uses a synthetic rubber adhesive which allows it to be removed without leaving any tape residue.

This tape is actually the same as gaffers tape, but is normally slit to a width of only 1/2 inch. This width makes it easily hand tearable and allows a stage manager or stage hand to keep rolls of several colors in hand at one time.

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