Reddit reviews Octave Kapton Tape for 3D Printer Platform 6" x 100'

I'm going to try this on a print tomorrow, thanks for all the advice!

Edit:
Wanted to add, it wasn't Kevlar tape, it is kapton tape, this stuff: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BX49P8K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I tried blue printers tape but it never stayed down. The tape on the bed now is the first sheet I put on, and I have attempted at least 12 prints on it so far.

Ninja edit: Im printing with PLA. Currently I have my extruder set to 208, and my bed at 50. Does this sound about right or am I really off? The successful prints I have had I've had really stick, like I have to give them a good knock to get it off the bed.

Kapton tape (Amazon Link) is decent but Poly Tape (Amazon Link) has been found to stick to prints better while still making it easy enough to pull a print off it.

It does sound like your extruder was too close, yes. I've had my printer for more than a year and a half and barring times when I had similar calibration problems, I have had no problems and I'm only on my third sheet of kapton (my printer, fortunately, came with three).

You can buy a roll of kapton tape that would last you many screw-ups at Amazon.

We had a ton of problems until we did two things:

• Change tape for Kapton tape. This stuff creates such an amazingly smooth bottom and sticks really well.
  
• Spray a thin layer of Aquanet hair spray on the plate before each print
  
  Doing those two things, we have almost no warping or lifting at all, and when we do, simply turning on rafts typically solves everything.