Filmoplast P Archival Mending Tape, 8"x164'

Fine product and sturdy for book repair. After I was comfortable handling this tape, it was really useful. I highly recommend it.

First of all, the product is perfect for my needs - which is to stabilize the torn pages of a battered old book. There's no way to bring this book back to pristine condition, so this tape works well for me - plenty sticky and thinner, more flexible, and more transparent than Scotch tape. I just want to be able to browse this old folio without having to mess with the pages split in half.Secondly, I read with amusement some of the one star reviews which complained that all they got was a roll of paper, no tape. The tape is there, and the easiest way I found to use it is take the 10 minutes or so to get the end started off the backing, and then never cut it flush again - just leave the paper and tape separated (using the box dispenser is easiest for this) by cutting off just the tape portion.

Note: seller later corrected the listing. When I bought it it said 8" not .8" !It's fine tape but don't be fooled by the incorrectly converted measurements in the listing like I was! This tape is only 20 mm wide, or about 0.8" - not the 8" claimed in the listing title! Dimensions listed on the box are 50 m x 20 mm, I suspect somebody converted the mm as cm by accident

Great quality!

The media could not be loaded. The tape does its job well. I noticed several reviews mentioned the difficulty of getting the tape off the backing, but my sister figured it out: It separates nicely when the backing stays attached to the roll/box and the tape peels off the edge. I did an awful video to show this.

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I have been using Filmoplast P for years to repair damaged player piano rolls. it is very sheer, easy to work with, and hasn't ever failed me. Many of the popular vintage rolls tend to have been made on cheap, high acid paper with no obvious expectation that they would last any longer than the popularity of the current hit. And after 100 years we are still playing and enjoying them. Filmoplast takes care of the occasional damage.

I’ve used this to mend very old books, and the quality of the tape is good. But it is terribly difficult to get each new piece started, and it easily sticks to itself and balls up in your hands. What looks like the clear backing is actually what you are to use — very delicate and sticky. Is there some secret way to use this stuff? I wish it had come with directions, but it didn’t have any. Expensive and frustrating item.