[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The instructions are clear that Alien Tape should only be used on sheetrock, wallboard, and painted surfaces if you intend the application to be permanent as it will peel off the top of the surface and/or leave a residue. On painted walls, it says you can spray water on the tape edges and peel gently to avoid damage. So be aware of where you intend to use the Alien Tape.
My husband thinks dishtowels belong wherever he puts them down, and I wanted a handy hook on the side of the kitchen sink cabinet in hopes he would use it, but I didn't want to drill holes in the cabinet. Cutting the Alien Tape into small strips to fit the center solid section and to put on each side of the hook, I then peeled off the tape backing and pressed the hook to the cabinet surface for 30 seconds. It adhered perfectly.
Another problem has been a storage spot for my garden gloves just inside the greenhouse door. I took a rectangular black plastic throwaway container, put a strip of Alien Tape along one long side, and pressed it onto a horizontal wood beam next to the door for 30 seconds. Presto – a handy spot for quickly grabbing the gloves on the way out to the garden and tossing them into on my return.
I saw a fun design to attach painted hubcaps and old cutup garden hose for a “flower” arrangement on the outside of a storage shed, and that's my next project for Alien Tape. Think “outside the box” and you too will find many uses for it.