Renting shouldn’t mean living with bare walls.
You’ve got frames stacked against the skirting board, a gallery wall mapped out in your head, and a lease clause that makes every nail feel like a $200 mistake.
Mounting Tape gives you a way forward that won’t cost you your bond.
It’s built to hold on the surfaces renters actually deal with, including painted plaster, tiles, and glass, and peels away cleanly when you move out.
Here’s exactly how to use it to get your frames up today.
Know What Your Tape Can Actually Hold
Gorilla Mounting Tape is rated for real weight, not just postcards and lightweight frames.
Each strip holds up to 3kg on smooth surfaces, which covers most framed prints, small mirrors, and decorative shelves.
It bonds reliably to painted walls, tiles, glass, and wood.
The one surface to avoid is anything heavily textured or rough-rendered, as the tape needs full contact to grip and uneven walls won’t provide that.
Gather What You Need
Everything fits in one trip to the hardware store, and you likely have most of it already.
You will need:
- Gorilla Mounting Tape
- Ruler or tape measure
- Pencil
- Level (or a free phone app)
- Clean cloth
- Rubbing alcohol
Prep the Wall Before You Apply Anything
Cleaning the surface is what makes the bond hold long-term, and skipping it is the most common reason adhesive strips fail.
Wipe the area with rubbing alcohol and let it dry for 60 seconds before applying any tape.
Dust, grease, and cleaning product residue all break down adhesion, so if strips have failed on you before, this step is almost certainly why.
It takes two minutes and does most of the work.
Apply the Tape and Position Your Frame
Mark your placement before any tape touches the wall.
Cut strips to size and apply them to the back of the frame first, not to the wall directly, because this gives you better control over positioning.
Press each strip firmly for 30 seconds, then hold the frame against the wall for another 30 seconds.
You can let go after an hour, but the bond continues to build over 24 to 72 hours, so leave the frame undisturbed during that time.
Remove It Cleanly When You’re Ready
Gorilla Mounting Tape is designed to come off without taking paint with it.
When you’re ready to take a frame down, peel the tape back slowly at a low angle, working parallel to the wall rather than pulling straight out.
Any residue left on the surface lifts cleanly with rubbing alcohol.
Done right, there’s nothing to patch and nothing to explain to your property manager.
Now Do the Rest of the Room
Once you’ve done this once, the rest of the apartment follows easily.
Your gallery wall, that floating shelf, the mirror above the console: all of it uses the same process.
Gorilla Mounting Tape works the same way every time: clean, apply, press, wait.
You don’t need new skills for the next project. Just another roll.
