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GeckoTech products from Duck Brands use a revolutionary technology that contains millions of tiny, microscopic suction cups that allow them to be used over and over again. GeckTech Reusable Hooks come in a variety of sizes and weight ratings, from 1/2 lb. to 5 lbs.
Using the GeckTech Hooks is pretty easy, clean the surface to be mounted on with rubbing alcohol to make sure it is free of oils and dirt for maximum adhesion. Apply the hook to the wall and smooth out any air bubbles. With the holidays right around the corner it is time to decorate and I have always hated having to make nail holes or holes fro screws in the wall for temporary decorations, GeckoTech has products to solve that. Or maybe you want to hang something in your kitchen and it is in an odd spot and hard to use a screw or nail, just use a GeckTech Hook. Organizing a closet, trying to get the kids backpacks off the floor and make that coat closet look neater, try GeckoTech Hooks. There are endless way to use GeckTech products, check out their Inspiration Gallery here.
I really like the way GeckoTech Hooks work, I just wish they were able to be used on more surfaces. When we built our house 5 years ago we went with the standard flat white paint because we planned on painting the whole house ourselves. We have chosen not to paint areas such as closets, but this caused an issue with GeckoTech Hooks. The package says they are not recommended for matte surfaces so that means they will not work on flat paint, I tried anyways and it for sure does not work. A lot of the places I need organization, my closets have flat paint so that means they cannot help me with those. One more issue if you want to call it that, is using alcohol to clean the surface before applying the hooks. We painted our house using Sherwin Williams Duration paint, known to be durable, can be scrubbed and will not rub off, however rubbing alcohol I found sure will take the top layer of paint off. I tried the hooks on other painted areas without cleaning them with alcohol and the GeckoTech Hooks still adhered fine. If you want to use them and expect the best performance you may not want to use GeckoHooks unless you know the surface is ok to be cleaned with alcohol, otherwise you may run into issues with them supporting the advertised weight. You can see a full list of the do’s and don’ts here and also check out the YouTube video below for more info on how GeckoTech Reusable Hooks work. GeckoTech products can be purchased from Amazon and you can also find a list of retailers near you here.
Tammie Pankuch says
Thank you for sharing this review. I know how I am going to solve my Holiday delemia’s. I have such issues how to hang everything and not have the walls destroyed.