Command Small Refill Adhesive Strips, Damage-Free Hanging, Removable Wall Adhesive for Indoor Hooks, No-Tools Installation, 20 White Strips

The small command strips are great. I use them for everything. It’s easy to put up small pictures, and line them up. Moving them around and removing the strips is easy.

In a nutshell, the white strips outperform the clear strips because their thicker design reduces potentially damaging user error upon removal. Further, big projects takes less time to complete using the white strips rather than the clear ones, because they can be used to hold things much sooner after they've been positioned on the wall.I had some clear cord clips that I was using for a very large project (Command Round Cord Clips, Clear, 10-Clip). Even though the clips came with extra strips (2 extra per 10 clips), the project required about 90 clips and took several days to complete. I had never used Command products before, and at first I was wasting a lot of strips experimenting. So, I severely misjudged the, "waste factor," and ordered a this pack of refills to have on hand. Of course, as the project took form I got better with planning (or something) and became less wasteful.I had a premature senior moment (I'm not THAT old) and accidentally ordered these white strips instead of the exact replacement, which would have been Command Small Refill Strips, Clear, 12-Strip, 6-Pack. Later I was glad that I had made the mistake, because I learned that the white strips perform better than the clear strips do. Let me explain.The white ones adhere more quickly (shorter setting time before usage) and yet once cured, they are removed more easily and with less potential for damage. Unfortunately, I tried to remove one of the adherent (meaning one that was stuck to the wall for many hours before its 1st use) that had been secured to the wall with a clear adhesive strip and I wasn't careful enough. I pulled the tab at a very slight angle away from the wall (WHICH IS VERY CLEARLY INADVISABLE ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS), and it removed a small chip of paint with it - my fault not the product's. The white ones are easier to remove without accidentally pulling at an angle because they are spongy and thicker (like regular double-stick foam tape) so they start out a few mm from the wall. Hard to describe, but the clear stips are flatter (like double-stick Scotch Tape), and thus lie flatter on your wall. Unless you are VERY careful, it's difficult to pull absolutely against the wall. Tweezers, or some such tool, might help there.Note about, "curing time," : The directions that came with the clear hooks/clear strips combo instruct the user not to use the clips to hold anything until they have been stuck to the wall for at least 1 hour. My specific, albeit odd, application actually required the adhesive to set 3-6 hours before I could really use the clips. I suspect that this is because I was using the clips to tension the wires they were securing, thus requiring them to hold fast under torque (the wire had to curve around doorways and such). So, I've named that 3-6 hour time frame, "curing time." When switching to the white adhesive strips, I didn't re-read their assumed similar directions, and found that they could withstand my torque application at curing times less than the suggested 1 hour.

TLDR: Command strips for the win – perfect for dorm decor without nails or screws! 🖼️🚫🔨I've become somewhat of a command strip aficionado, and let me tell you, these strips are the real MVPs of my dorm room decor. I've tried various types, all pairing seamlessly with command hooks, but these? They're in a league of their own.Imagine being able to jazz up your space without the horror of hammering nails or twisting screws into the walls. That's the beauty of these strips. It's like having a magic wand for hanging stuff – poof, and it's up, no damage, no drama.When I first got my hands on them, it was love at first stick. They hold up my posters, fairy lights, you name it, with the grace of a wall-safe ballerina. So, when I saw this refill pack, it was a no-brainer. Had to get it.If you're living the dorm life or just hate the idea of poking holes in your walls, these command strips are your best buddies. They're like the fairy godmothers of wall decor – simple, effective, and leaving no trace when the clock strikes move-out day.

I first used Command strips in college, as my college only allowed these strips to be used to hang things on walls. I remember them working well at the time, and so I later used them when I lived in apartments. Where I live now allows nails, but I still use a few of these for places where nails won't work well or that I suspect will be more temporary than long-term. (A note on the "working well" part: you need to remove these as directed. Pull the tab to stretch the strip and keep it as close to the wall as possible--don't just tear it off the wall.)This package is sold as "refill strips" (more on that in a second), and they can be used to re-use existing "medium"-size Command products you may already have. For example, when I moved, I used these to re-hang previously used cord clips and picture hanging strips (basically a Velcro-type material you can use to hang a lot of different things--the Velcro part comes off and you can put a new strip underneath). However, you don't have to necessarily use them as "refills." They work well on their own for places where you might use double-sided tape. The picture hanging strips are a bit nicer for this because you can remove and put back objects you've mounted very easily, but if you don't think you'll need to take the object down much *and* it's made of metal, plastic, or some non-paper-like material (which will rip when you try to remove it--or take the paint off your wall while sparing your object), this strip can also work for that.Having used a lot of these over the years, I can offer a couple tips. First, the white strips do hold better than the clear ones. I think the clear ones were new as of a few years ago, probably a new offering they created because they may look nicer if you have dark walls or somewhere where the white strips and other products might draw too much attention. However, if you're not too concerned about color, go with the white ones. Second, I ended up using these at a place that I happened to live in for about 5 years. I wasn't sure how long I'd stay there, and some of these strips had been there almost the whole time. Let me tell you, they do not remove easily after several years. Either I'd take the strip off but also some paint, or the strip wouldn't come completely off the wall. Sometimes the tab would break off as I was trying to stretch/pull the strip off. If you can control it at all, leaving some of the strip on the wall is probably here because you can use a knife to scrape the rest off without damaging the wall too much (or at all, probably, if you're really careful). That being said, I'd probably just avoid this fate entirely by pre-emptively replacing the strips about every year or so if you plan on using them for a long time. Obviously, nails might be better in many of these cases, but now everyone can do that where they live. The packaging doesn't seem to mention this, but ones that I had put on within the last year removed without many problems (aside from one painted wall that apparently had wallpaper underneath at one point--not sure this product is recommended for that situation, but I didn't know).All in all, the entire family of Command products works pretty well when used--and removed--as instructed. If you plan on using them long-term, I'd replace the strips every year or so, or the adhesive doesn't seem to remove as well (this doesn't appear to be documented in the instructions, so minus one star because clean removal is the main reason most people use these). Otherwise, these are great, especially for people who can't use nails or even for those who can but want something more temporary.

Love these things. I use them to hang things for Vacation Bible School. Everything stays up for the week and comes down without a mark or damage. I use them at my home as well. They are incredibly strong. I have a couple of the hooks on the back side of the bathroom door and they hold wet bath towels. I recently took one off that was not needed anymore. After 5 years of use, it came off cleanly with no damage to the door.