Kapton Tape - Does it matter what brand?

[Bassna]

I used the 6'' wide tape also. Yeah it can be a pain, but you get better at it. I use a credit card to smooth it while I lay it down. Never tried the small sheets, probably easier I'm sure.

[Sebastian Finke]

I also use the 50mm size. But only for sticking down the glass plate when I want to utilize the full surface area of the HBP.

[Ward]

My print platform is standard size for a FFCP printer. Approx 6 x 9. It came with the bed fully covered with K-Tape.

How do you remove the old tape? (And is there any special process for applying the new tape other than stick and go?)

[curious aardvark]

peel off the old tape and use narrow tape to apply the new stuff :-)

I have a 150mm roll of kapton tape - the big issue is the stuff is incredibly thin. And applying it to the build plate within the machine is amazingly difficult. It would be easier to apply to a removeable plate.

But as has been mentioned it's easier to repair in thinner strips. I actually use 1inch pet tape.
And generally wait untill there's no printing space left on the bed before replacing. But often it'sa easier to just peel off a damaged strip and stick a new one on.