Does anybody know when the bad batch of white tape will cycle out or if anywhere on line has the old stuff or a new "corrected" batch? I can't use that batch of latest tape that came out like 5 months ago, it is so tacky and unuseable. I just can't get used to it and I can't find any more of the old batch. I was told back then on here that it effected like 5 companies, that 3M made the tape and tried something different.

When I attended a recent trade show for Ace Mitchell, I discussed this very topic with every manufacturer in attendance. I got no satisfaction from ANYONE other than Ebonite and her eis what their eastern sales rep Damon Sarrocco told me.....

the company that used to supply all manufacturers the fabric used in the production of the white tape has gone out of business.

Apparently Storm, Master, Brunswick and Ebonite were trying to find a suitable replacement manufacturer and what they found was that the fabric allowed the glue to seep through onto the textured side.

Despite all of the complaints to all of the manufacturers, only Ebonite's PowerHouse division has been able to locate a fabric that will not allow the adhesive to bleed through. I have gotten samples and it is the truth.

So, if you want some non-sticky white insert tape, don't buy anything other than the PowerHouse brand tape.

OMG WHITE TAPE HAS SUCKED!  I couldn't believe how tacky its been...I felt alone in the world until I read this! I have some older ebonite tape that isnt so bad so I have been using that this past entire season..

I bought a Storm 500 piece roll from a seller on eBay and asked before I bought and the seller told me the tape he had was alright and wasn't sticky on the surface. Well I was lied to and now have $40 worth of tape that I can't use.

Ive got some of the tacky stuff. Take a piece of say 2000grit sand paper and lightly rub it over the tape after installed and it was fine for me. Ive only done it a few times, I prefer the tacky.

We got a couple boxes of the EBO tape recently and its all good!

When I first heard of this problem about 4 months ago, I bought some samples of other brands. I use Master 1" white textured and have never had any problems with it. I have my next 100 piece new roll sitting in my supplies and I checked it; it is not tacky.

Of the 3 I bought to test, Brunswick, K&R, and Storm, Brunswick and K&, are tacky, so tacky that just sitting there, folded tape to tape, they stuck together. I threw them in the garbage. The Storm feels like my Master tape. I kept it, all good.

Until they get it figured out it looks like Powerhouse tape is the choice of Doug's Pro Shop!!!