Key Features

  • Cloth backing with waterproof polyethylene coating
  • Strong, flexible and durable, sticks to various surfaces
  • Originally developed for quick repairs on military equipment
  • Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications
  • Water-resistant for sealing and repair tasks
  • Available in a range of colours beyond traditional silver
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Mr.Bond® Duct Tape

Cloth-backed, waterproof, repairs, sealing & binding

Cloth Backing Waterproof Repair & Sealing Multi-Colour

Mr.Bond® duct tape is a strong, flexible adhesive tape with a cloth backing and a waterproof polyethylene coating. Originally developed for quick repairs on military equipment, it is now widely used for repairs, sealing, binding, and crafting. Known for its strength and versatility, duct tape can stick to various surfaces and is available in a range of colours beyond the traditional silver. Its durability and resistance to water make it useful for both indoor and outdoor applications.

Specifications

Backing
Cloth
Coating
Waterproof polyethylene
Colour Range
Silver and a range of additional colours
Use
Indoor and outdoor (water-resistant)
Applications
Repairs, sealing, binding, crafting
ISO 9001:2015 Certified Manufactured under an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system.
In short

Mr.Bond® Duct Tape is a strong, flexible adhesive tape with a cloth backing and a waterproof polyethylene coating. Originally developed for quick repairs on military equipment, it is now used for repairs, sealing, binding and crafting. The cloth backing is what gives it its character: it carries the load, allows the tape to be torn straight by hand without a knife, and lets it conform over uneven surfaces, while the polyethylene coating keeps water off the cloth. Known for its strength and versatility, it sticks to a wide range of surfaces, and its durability and water resistance make it useful both indoors and outdoors. It is available in a range of colours beyond the traditional silver. Mr.Bond® Duct Tape is manufactured by Lalit Jain Industries Pvt. Ltd. (LJIPL), an ISO 9001:2015 certified adhesive tape manufacturer founded in 1987, at its units in Rai, Sonipat (Haryana) and Bawana, Delhi NCR, India.

What is duct tape used for?

Duct tape is the general repair tape. Its published uses are repairs, sealing, binding and crafting, and it was originally developed for quick repairs on military equipment, a job that demanded a tape that worked immediately, outdoors, on whatever surface was in front of the user.

That heritage explains the construction. A cloth backing gives strength and lets the tape be torn straight by hand, so no cutting tool is needed. A waterproof polyethylene coating over the cloth keeps water out of the weave.

Its durability and resistance to water make it useful for both indoor and outdoor applications, and it is available in a range of colours beyond the traditional silver. Related bundling and packaging tapes from the group are listed at LKJ® specialty tapes.

Why does duct tape have a cloth backing?

The cloth carries the load. A plain film tape stretches and then splits when pulled hard, whereas a woven cloth scrim spreads the load across the whole width of the tape.

The weave also controls how the tape tears. Duct tape tears straight across by hand because the yarns give a line for the tear to follow, which is why it can be used one-handed, up a ladder, with no knife.

The polyethylene coating on top is what turns a cloth tape into a waterproof one. Without it the cloth would take up water and the tape would not last outdoors.

Can duct tape be used outdoors?

Yes. Its durability and resistance to water make it useful for both indoor and outdoor applications. The waterproof polyethylene coating is the reason: water sits on the coating rather than soaking into the cloth backing underneath.

It sticks to various surfaces, which is what makes it the tape people reach for when the surface is unknown or awkward, a repair rarely happens on a clean, flat, well-specified substrate.

Tell us the widths, colours and quantities you need when you enquire and the requirement will be quoted.

Where it is used

Typical applications

Maintenance and repair

Fast repairs on awkward surfaces

Duct tape sticks to various surfaces and tears by hand, so a repair can be made with nothing but the roll. Its origin is quick repairs on military equipment, and the same strengths apply to plant, site and workshop maintenance.

Site and outdoor work

Sealing and binding in wet conditions

The waterproof polyethylene coating keeps water off the cloth backing, so the tape holds up in damp conditions. Its durability and resistance to water make it useful for both indoor and outdoor sealing and binding work.

Events and crafting

Colour-coded binding and craft work

Crafting is a published application, and the tape is available in a range of colours beyond the traditional silver. Colour makes it useful for marking, coding and temporary identification as well as for holding things together.

Buyer questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Mr.Bond® Duct Tape used for?

It is used for repairs, sealing, binding and crafting. It is a strong, flexible adhesive tape with a cloth backing and a waterproof polyethylene coating, known for its strength and versatility, and it sticks to a wide variety of surfaces both indoors and outdoors.

Why is duct tape so strong?

Because of the cloth backing. A woven cloth scrim spreads load across the full width of the tape instead of letting it concentrate at one point, which is what a plain film backing does before it stretches and splits. The weave also lets the tape tear straight by hand.

Is duct tape waterproof?

The backing carries a waterproof polyethylene coating, so water sits on the surface instead of soaking into the cloth. Its durability and resistance to water make it useful for both indoor and outdoor applications, including sealing and binding work in damp conditions.

What colours does duct tape come in?

It is available in a range of colours beyond the traditional silver. Colour is often used for identification and coding as well as appearance, particularly in events, crafting and maintenance work where different tasks or teams need to be distinguished at a glance.

Where did duct tape come from?

It was originally developed for quick repairs on military equipment. That requirement shaped the product: a tape that works immediately, outdoors, on whatever surface is available, and that can be torn to length by hand without any tool. Those same properties made it a general-purpose repair tape.

Who manufactures Mr.Bond® Duct Tape?

Lalit Jain Industries Pvt. Ltd. (LJIPL), founded in 1987 and ISO 9001:2015 certified, manufactures it in India at its units in Rai, Sonipat (Haryana) and Bawana, Delhi. The company is led by directors Mr. Prateek Jain and Mr. Shikhar Jain.

Custom Specs?

Need This Tape in a Custom Format?

Talk to our engineers about thicknesses, sizes and adhesive variants. Tell us the surfaces and the job, and we will spec the right tape and send samples on request.

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