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Tape Removal

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  • 20-05-2004 5:05pm
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    smarten31
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Hi

    Hope you can help with this... I recently put down wooden flooring downstairs. I also put new skirting board up.. after this I had to paint the skirting ( I Know , should have painted first :-(..

    I put masking tape on the new flooring as I am not great with a brush.. I finished the skirtingand then proceded to remove the masking tape...

    Unfortunatelynot all of the tape removed... I have tried everything I can think of to remove the bits of tape that are "glued" now to the floor..


    Anybody got suggestions on how to remove unwanted tape?


    Thanks in advance


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    #2
    Borzoi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭Borzoi


    A rag dampened with white spirit will remove the gluey residue and won't harm the wood - which I presume is untreated.


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    do a google and you should find some tips. masking tape should be pulled up within 12 hrs


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    The Real B-man
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    Try White Vinegar or Surgical spirits, which you can get in the chemist, works wonders without damaging the skirting or floor


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    #5
    smarten31
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭smarten31


    Great - thanks to you all - I will give it a go this weekend! ( in between watching Millwall beat Man Utd hehe )


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