Manufacturers

Kip

Adhesive tapes and masking material

Items: 16
Categories: 4
Headquarters: Bocholt, Germany
Employees: around 100

What are you looking for?

Adhesive Tapes & Films 16 Masking Tape 7 Dust Sheets, Tarpaulins & Fleece 5 Duct Tape, Cloth Tape & Packing Tape 4

About Kip

Kip is an adhesive tape manufacturer from Bocholt in the western Münsterland that has been developing and producing tapes for the trades for over fifty years. In a painting business the name stands for masking, protective and cloth tapes that can be removed cleanly again – each tape carries a three-digit number that stands for a specific combination of backing, adhesive and adhesion strength. We stock the part of the range that comes off the roll every day when painting, varnishing and plastering: fine crepe, PVC and PE protective tapes, maskers and cloth tapes.

The adhesion strength must match the substrate, not the task

Two mistakes are made when masking, and both have the same cause: the tape is wrongly chosen for the substrate. If it is too weak, the paint runs underneath and the edge frays. If it is too strong, the wallpaper, the fresh paint or the coating comes off with it when peeled. Adhesion strength is therefore not a quality feature but a property that has to match the material underneath.

The roll depends on what it sticks to. On woodchip wallpaper, freshly painted surfaces and sensitive wallpapers, a tape with restrained adhesion belongs, such as the washi wallpaper tape 309; for the sharp paint line indoors, the fine crepe 3804. On window and door frames, where plaster, weather and chemicals act, the PVC and PE protective tapes are at home, and on rough concrete only a cloth tape such as the concrete tape 358 will hold.

Selection guide: which Kip tape for which substrate?

The overview arranges the Kip range we stock by substrate and task. The details in the last column come from the product data of the respective article.

Kip range at Baustoff-Held, arranged by substrate
Product	Backing	Purpose	Special feature
KIP 309 Washi	Special paper	Wallpaper and fresh paint	Moderate adhesion · tears cleanly by hand · from Japan
KIP 3804 Fine crepe	Special paper	sharp paint lines indoors	Follows gentle curves · resistant to thinner
KIP 315 PVC smooth	PVC	Covering frame profiles	Colourfast, does not bleed through under light paint
KIP 318 PVC ribbed	PVC	Frames indoors and outdoors	Ribbed and therefore easy to grip when peeling
KIP 3818 PVC	PVC	mechanically stressed edges	Abrasion-resistant · resistant to oil and petrol
KIP 319 PE, 50 mm	Polyethylene	Protecting frames from fresh plaster	Waterproof · resistant to acid and weathering
KIP 319 PE, 30 mm	Polyethylene	sensitive surfaces	Moderate adhesion · does not warp even in the sun
KIP 313 protective film	Polyacrylate/PE	Protecting panes over their whole area	Sticks over the full surface, no additional tape · up to 40 °C
KIP 232 Masker, 2.60 m	Polyethylene	covering whole walls in one pass	Only 9 µm thick · tape and film in one operation
KIP 332 Masker, 550 mm	Polyethylene	Window sill, frames, furniture	Transparent · resistant up to 90 °C
KIP 333 cloth masker	Cloth	Covering outdoors	Considerably more tear-resistant than crepe · UV-resistant
KIP 334 masking paper	Kraft paper	Catching paint mist	Paper absorbs instead of repelling · crepe is already on it
KIP 326 stone tape	PE-laminated cloth	rough plaster and natural stone	Natural rubber adhesive · resistant up to 90 °C
KIP 358 concrete tape	Cloth	Concrete and masonry	Moisture-resistant · can be removed again
KIP 3829 armoured tape	Cloth	Repairs and bundling	UV-resistant · tears off by hand
KIP 339 packing tape	PVC	Sealing cartons	Unrolls quietly · resistant up to 80 °C

Why the paint line frays anyway

Even the right tape does not guarantee a sharp edge. Paint creeps into the smallest gap between tape and substrate – and this gap almost always arises in the same place: at the tape edge if it was not pressed down, or on a textured substrate such as woodchip wallpaper, where the tape only rests on the raised parts.

The trick: paint with the old colour first. After masking, the tape edge is painted over thinly with the colour of the substrate. What then creeps underneath is the old paint and goes unnoticed – at the same time it closes the gap. Only then does the new paint go on. Second point: the tape is always pressed along the edge with the thumb or a spatula, not just laid on. And it is peeled off while the paint has not yet dried through completely – at a shallow angle, away from the paint.

What tradespeople use Kip for

Masking paint lines on walls, ceilings and skirting boards sharply
Covering wallpaper and fresh paint gently
Protecting window and door frames from paint and plaster
Covering panes over their whole area with protective film
Draping whole walls with a single sheet of masker
Covering window sills, furniture and radiators
Catching paint mist on absorbent masking paper
Covering outdoors UV-resistantly without the tape tearing
Sticking securely on rough plaster, concrete and natural stone
Bundling components and fixing temporary solutions
Sealing cartons and containers for transport

Kip product families

Roll of KIP 3804 fine crepe tape Masking-Tec — **Crepe and washi** – masking tapes

Roll of KIP 3818 PVC protective tape, 50 mm — **PVC and PE** – protective tapes

KIP 332 fine crepe masker with masking film — **Masker** – tape and film in one

Roll of KIP 3829 cloth tape armoured tape — **Cloth** – armoured, stone and concrete tape

Good to know

In Bocholt for over fifty years. Kip GmbH develops and produces adhesive tapes there for the trades, industry and retail and, by its own account, employs around 100 people.
Over 650 products in 26 countries. Manufacturer's information, as of September 2026.
Part of the Shurtape group. Since the year 2000, Kip has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies LLC, an internationally active adhesive tape manufacturer.
The number is the actual product identifier. 309, 315, 319, 3804 – behind each stands a fixed combination of backing, adhesive and adhesion strength. Anyone who knows a number gets the same tape when reordering, regardless of width and roll length.
Maskers save an operation. With them the adhesive tape is already attached to the film or the paper. The 2.60 m wide sheet covers a wall surface in one pass.
Source of the company information: kip-tape.com, legal notice and “About us” page, retrieved on 17 September 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Kip

How do I get a really sharp paint line?

Three steps decide. First: press the tape down along the edge with the thumb or a spatula, do not just lay it on. Second: paint the tape edge thinly with the colour of the substrate – what creeps underneath is then the old paint and closes the gap at the same time. Third: peel the tape off before the paint has dried through completely, at a shallow angle and away from the fresh paint. On woodchip wallpaper and rough plaster some residual blurring remains anyway, because the tape only rests on the raised parts there.

How long may a tape stay stuck?

Every tape has a dwell time after which it can no longer be removed without residue – sun and heat shorten it considerably. The binding figure is given in the technical data sheet of the respective roll. For work outdoors the UV-resistant types are intended, such as the cloth masker 333 or the armoured tape 3829. As a rule of thumb: no longer than necessary, and never left beyond a spell of fine weather.

What is the difference between PVC and PE protective tape?

Both protect frame profiles but differ in the backing. PVC is tougher and more abrasion-resistant and withstands mechanical stress better – the 3818, for example, is expressly designed for it. PE is softer, repels water and adheres more gently, which spares sensitive surfaces; the 319 keeps fresh plaster off the frame. Both are resistant to oil and petrol.

What do I need a masker for?

A masker is adhesive tape and covering material on one roll: the tape is already attached to the edge of the film or paper. When masking large areas this saves a whole operation – the 232 with a width of 2.60 m covers a wall in one pass, the 332 with 550 mm is cut to window sill and frame. Where paint mist is to be caught rather than repelled, the paper version is the better choice.