We Tested Command Strips and Other Products to Hang Frames and Shelves 

Command is arguably the best-known maker of these products, but it isn’t the only option. We tested products from The Original Super Glue, Gorilla, FrogTape, and Scotch alongside products from Command. We tested them for their ease of installation and removal, and their ability to remain on painted walls overnight while holding a picture frame with weights and a shelf. Although mounting a shelf with these strips is generally not recommended by their manufacturers, we used them in this way to test their performance in a more extreme, yet probable, misuse scenario. We also noted whether they were reusable after removal.

What we found was that none of these strips and hooks should be used to mount shelves or other heavy items. Even if the item you’re hanging is within the weight limit claimed by one of these models, it could fail if the item is too large in size. A picture frame is the only thing we’d recommend mounting with the strips we tested.