Kraft Paper Tape comes with different grades while the adhesion value and thickness of the paper have to be adjusted according to application. Kraft Paper Tape is widely used for color separation and painting made by hand or by spray, furniture making, automobile, and aircraft painting, appliance manufacturing, decorative glass making, powder coating, plating, and sandblasting.

The need for inexpensive Kraft Paper Tape became apparent when the automotive industry needed to mask off certain areas of their cars during the painting process. This prompted the development of masking tape and other saturated (impregnated) Kraft Paper Tapes. The two main types of saturated paper backings are crepe paper and flatback paper. The paper color can vary from white (bleached) to light tan (semibleached), and dark tan (unbleached). If a darker raw paper is used and a lighter shade of tape is desired, some TiO2 may be incorporated into the adhesive and/or saturant formula.