What is the heaviest weight a command hook can hold

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked great! Used for hanging pot lids.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018

These are very sturdy and easy to apply. Live in an apartment and these were just the thing to hang pot lids on cabinet doors without damage. Placed one wrong and had to peel it off, so already know it won’t wreck the cabinets. The medium size was good for this purpose.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 18, 2021

So, a couple of things.

Tip 1: These are better used on drywall that has been painted with a eggshell, satin, or semi-gloss paint. My room is painted with eggshell paint and tested it with a bag hooked onto it that is over 5 lbs for over two days. I know people usually have these stuck to the wall for a year or more but I wasn't about to test a command hook for that long just for a review, haha. I didn't clean the surface before I stuck it on the wall or do any kind of prep work. I simply pressed the hook onto the wall with pressure similar to when you are smoothing over a sticker flat onto paper (that's the best analogy I could think of, haha). After two days, I unhooked the hook part and pulled down the tab and it came off cleanly. Anything that is matte or flat paint will have a higher chance of paint getting chipped off when removing the hook.

Tip 2: Any kind of glossy surface or hi-shine area that a command hook is stuck onto, may not stick on as well. It's a possibility so keep it in mind. Any surface that is pebbled and not entirely flat too. Think like those cement walls that have been painted over with that super glossy and smooth paint you see in school buildings. That paint and/or surface will not work all that well with the hooks. It may at first but I believe over time, it will eventually lose its grip.

Tip 2: If you're using OLD command strips (never used strips that you just kept for future use or in storage that are over a year old) then the likelihood of them breaking or ripping apart increases before being able to remove the hook from the wall. The white strips are made partly from foam material. Over time, this foam material will deteriorate and won't work as well when it comes time to removing them. I suggest buying new command strips on a as-needed basis if you want to reuse the hooks. But if you still want to use or have used old strips then read on below for a trick that will remove strips when they've broken off.

Tip 3: If you have a command hook that has been up on a wall for a really long time. Say at least over a year or more, and the command strip breaks before you get to remove it completely. DON'T force the adhesive off by pulling or prying it off by slipping a flat tool in between the strip and the wall to peel it off. That will most DEFINITELY peel paint and more from the walls. Here's a great solution without having to DAMAGE your wall and still get the hook to come off.

Take either dental floss or fishing line to see-saw the strip material off from the wall. Saw in between the strip from the wall. See-saw the floss/line all the way through the strip until it is mostly off the wall. Don't stop mid-way and think you can pull the rest off with your hand. Once you've sawed off most of the strip material from the wall the plastic back is now off the wall but there will probably still be some strip material attached to the wall but it will mostly be the adhesive material that's still attached. Bunch up a corner from the BOTTOM (not left side, right side or ever the top) until your fingers can find a good grip on the bunched up adhesive and slowly pull the adhesive part down. If the strip was up on the wall for a long time, the adhesive part may still break apart while you're trying to remove it so just bunch up a corner again from the bottom and pull down again until it's completely removed. This method should remove

I hope this saves some walls and prevents some people from having to spend money and time into repairing a wall.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2022

I wanted to hang up curtains without creating holes in the wall. I found these giant hooks and decided to try them. I attached them to the wall and they stayed attached for 2+ years until I took them off to repaint the room. They held up my curtain rod with no issues. I put one on each side and one in the middle for support. I always use this brand for all my needs. I also love the small hooks for hanging kids coats etc.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 19, 2022

Super fuertes,se adhieren super bien.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2022

I used these to hang my mirror squares because I’m renting, I used 4 per square and they haven’t budged in a month! I also had to remove some while installing and they come off very easily nothing damaged

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2022

Hold up well, even in steamy, humid bathrooms.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2022

I bought these to re-hang my nanoleaf light panels at my new place. Everything about them is great except for one thing that could be slightly better. The pull tabs that stick out have like a gray arrow and wording that says something like pull here. I would have preferred them just be all white so it blends in better with my white walls. I don't need instructions on every pull tab to know how to remove them. For such a large pack I thought that would be more obvious to list once one the box. Everything about it is great, however I took a star off for the unnecessary gray wording. In order to blend it in more I will have to paint over them which will cost more and potentially deminish how well they work. I know people are dumb and if you don't take them off right it could pull part of your drywall off so I understand why they did it. But maybe an off white color would have been more subtle. To be fair it's not a dark gray, it's just a minor annoyance.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2022

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2022

For the same price as other command hook packages ($15), this is a fair bargain. I like 3M because unlike the generic brands, their strips work and don't fall off--super annoying when it's items you cherish.

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