Command Narrow Picture Hanging Strips (17207) – 1 pack of 4 pairs package may vary

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Want your frames to hang indefinitely with Command? The importance of not attaching the lower sets of strips further than 2/3 of the way down from the top of the frame can not be understated. Command adhesive is pressure activated & needs an hour without weight to bond with all surfaces to the advertised weight tolerance, placing the strips too low down the frame precludes the removing of the frame as required as part of the application process (step 5). Leaving the frame on the wall at step 4 of the instructions means that the strips will only be partly adhered and risks the frame falling off be it hours, days, weeks or years later. The point is that if you follow ALL instructions, they will last indefinitely! This link is to an excellent video for how to use Command Picture Hanging Strips properly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJA3cEMRjRM Reply It could also be that the insulating material in the wall is potentially carcinogenic and you should not spread it in the apartment?

I’d say “no!” to Command hooks. I love them and use them a lot but they are for lighter weight hanging. And I’ve had them fall off occasionally. I have a question. I want to hang styrofoam candy canes (15 inches long) on my alder wood stained kitchen cabinets. They are super light weight. I am a little nervous. I do not want the Command strip to discolor the finish on the cabinet. They will be hanging for a month. Wow! I’m sorry to hear about that horrible experience! What type of wall? Standards drywall? Any special finish or unusual paint type? Please let us know so others can avoid these issues. Thanks – Andrew ReplyAnd then, take a deep breath, have a cup of tea, and worry about the next thing… In the meantime, if a rogue PAX system decides it’s your turn, then hey, be grateful it wasn’t a pretentious baby grand piano or a summer festival Porta-Potty. My advice — if you’re hanging something really expensive or invaluable, use a nail or double up on Command strips. Alternatives to Command Strips When the Velcro doesn’t hold, it’s usually a case of not using enough strips to hold the weight. With valuable photos/paintings/art, it’s always better to be safe and overestimate the number of strips you need. Reply You mentioned velcro so I guess it should be do-able but is the strength compromised each time I do that? Reply Command strips make removing pictures from the wall extremely easy. To remove the frame, all you do is take the bottom corners of the frame and slowly pull it off the wall. The pairs of strips attached by Velcro will easily come apart.

They come in 3 different sizes (small, medium, and large), and each size has its own weight limits. Pulling the frame off the wall the wrong way. If you pull the frame straight off the wall, you risk damaging it. If you’re willing to give them another shot in the future, I’d recommend pressing the strips against the wall and letting them sit for 24 hours before attaching the picture. This step is not necessary in most cases, but since you’ve had issues on your wall, I’d give that a try.Certain glossy finishes may give you trouble, but the strips should still work if you clean the surface properly first. Pulling the strips off the wall the wrong way. Pull the tab straight down until the strip releases from the wall. If you try to rip it straight off, the paint will come with it. If you’re using three pairs, place onehorizontally in the center of the top frame and two on the top of the sides.

This period allows the adhesive to fully adhere to the wall before adding the weight and resistance of the frame. The last downside is that you can only use Command strips once. Command designs their pull-tab release mechanism to ensure there is zero wall damage. When you pull the strip to take it off the wall, it stretches out and becomes unusable. Unfortunately, you can’t use them more than once, but paying a little extra for more strips beats the time it takes to patch holes. What Are the Most Common Complaints? INCLUDES- 4 Pairs of Narrow, White Command Picture Hanging Strips (8 Strips total); 4 Pairs hold 12 lbs. Maximum frame size of 18 inches x 24 inchesI was recently introduced to 3M Command strips and after a trial I am a fan! It has always seemed to me rather primitive in this technological age to still “bang a nail in the wall” to hang a picture. So far I have re-hung about 10 pictures – mostly light, the heaviest is 2kgs – and they seem pretty firmly fixed to the wall (I keep testing them to make sure). The rear of the picture is generally a smooth surface, often hardboard and my internal walls are emulsioned and smooth (the house is in UK and only 22 years old). The house doesn’t suffer any extremes of heat/cold & humidity. I have been applying the strips to the picture and leaving them overnight to “prove”. Like Andrew, I do not remove the picture when first hung (as specified in the 3M instructions) but hold it firmly in place with moderate pressure and count slowly to 60. So far so good. What I really wanted to find out is what is the longest period anyone has had a picture on the wall for? Correspondents are very keen to tell their stories of failure and then call the product garbage but I would also hate to find out that the pictures all fall off the wall in 2 years time! Reply

I used a large picture hook with large nail and strong wire to secure a small bookcase to the wall and it’s worked wonderfully. You probably would want to use multiples, depending on the size of the bookcase. (Similar to picture #1 in this article, only homemade) We have 3 full width, 3 half width BILLY bookcases and 4 GNEDBY CD/DVD storage. We’re about to move to a new home where we’ve been told we can’t secure the bookcases to the wall. Has anyone found any solution to this, perhaps using something like Command strips? It’s designed specifically for Ikea products like Besta, and Sektion rails and also works great with ikeas anti tip hardware.I would like to put some magnetic knife holders on the side of a new kitchen cabinet (a polyurethane type finish), and avoid drilling holes in the cabinet. Making sure I use sufficient strips to hold the weight, would you feel comfortable with this application? Note- I would probably need to mount the strips sideways. Oh, the knife holder is 1 pound, a couple of the heaviest knives are 8 oz, most are 2-3 oz. If you have kids, or if kids ever visit your home, their life and safety is far more important than the potential loss of deposit. I’d secure the bookshelves as needed and take great care to patch the holes when you move. So you could theoretically also work with weights here, but you must be aware that it is about many kilograms. I once weighted down an IKEA CD shelf (the high one) with leftover 1-cent and 2-cent pieces. It was about 8kg and it was still way too wobbly. If you don’t get the frame level on the first try, you can adjust where each side of the Velcro meets to get it perfectly level later.