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For renters who need keys, a leash, a bag, or a light jacket on a smooth wall without screws. The pick uses adhesive strips. Leave this page if the wall is painted plaster, wallpaper, or brick, the hang is above the maker’s stated load, or you will drill.
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By Hold Lab desk·Updated 2026-09-16
Listing match, not a hang test. How we pick is on the method page.
Facts from the manufacturer listings.
| Command Large 7-pack | Command Medium 9-pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker’s stated load | 5 lb per hook | 3 lb per hook |
| Use when | Light jacket, bag, or leash on a smooth wall | Keys, utensils, or a lighter hang |
| Install | Adhesive strips. No screws. | Adhesive strips. No screws. |
| Surfaces on the listing | Painted walls, finished wood, glass, tile, metal | Painted walls, finished wood, glass, tile, metal |
| Watch | 5 lb is the maker’s figure, not a Hold Lab hang | 3 lb is the maker’s figure, not a Hold Lab hang |
| Amazon | See current price on Amazon — Command Large Utility Hooks (7-pack, 5 lb) on amazon.com | See current price on Amazon — Command Medium White Hooks (9-pack, 3 lb) on amazon.com |
The pick
The listing is a no-screw adhesive hook at 5 lb per hook on the smooth indoor surfaces Command names. That is the usual rental wall-hook job.
Skip if the wall is painted plaster, wallpaper, or brick, the hang is above 5 lb, or you will drive screws.
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Alternative A
Command Medium White Hooks (9-pack, 3 lb)
Same adhesive system, 3 lb per hook. Use for keys and lighter hangs. Same skip list for plaster, wallpaper, and screws.
Pass / Watch / Fail against this job, from the manufacturer listing.
Pass
Adhesive strips. Listing does not ask for screws.
Watch
Maker says 5 lb per hook. Stay under that claim. It is not a measured hang.
Pass
Listing: painted walls, finished wood, painted cinder block, laminate, glass, metal, tile. Smooth indoor surfaces.
Fail
Listing: do not use on wallpaper. Hold Lab also skips brick, rough plaster, and poorly bonded / painted plaster (paint-peel and residue risk on a rental).
Watch
Listing: wait seven days after painting. Indoor temperature 50–105 °F. Clean with rubbing alcohol, not household cleaner.
| Check | Result | From the listing |
|---|---|---|
| No drill | Pass | Adhesive strips. Listing does not ask for screws. |
| Stated load | Watch | Maker says 5 lb per hook. Stay under that claim. It is not a measured hang. |
| Surfaces | Pass | Listing: painted walls, finished wood, painted cinder block, laminate, glass, metal, tile. Smooth indoor surfaces. |
| Skip surfaces | Fail | Listing: do not use on wallpaper. Hold Lab also skips brick, rough plaster, and poorly bonded / painted plaster (paint-peel and residue risk on a rental). |
| Paint cure | Watch | Listing: wait seven days after painting. Indoor temperature 50–105 °F. Clean with rubbing alcohol, not household cleaner. |
Wipe the wall with rubbing alcohol. Press the strip, then the hook, and wait the hour the package asks for before you hang anything. To remove, pull the strip straight down. Do not add screws. Replace the strip if you move the hook.
If the wall is a smooth indoor surface the listing names — painted walls, finished wood, glass, tile, metal — and you stay under the maker’s stated load. That load is 5 lb per large hook, 3 lb per medium hook.
Skip this page. Removal can peel poorly bonded paint or plaster even when the maker lists painted walls. That is a deposit risk Hold Lab will not wave through.
No for this job. The pick sticks with Command strips. Skip this page if you will drive screws.
The listing says they remove cleanly if you pull the strip straight down. Hold Lab has not done a residue check. Skip wallpaper, brick, rough plaster, and paint that is still curing (wait seven days).
Stay under the maker’s stated load only. A large Command utility hook is listed at 5 lb. A wet winter coat or a loaded tote is often above that. Use the over-door guide for coats on a hollow-core door.
2026-09-16 — Guide published. Listing match for Command-style wall hooks.
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