Removing tape from gym floor

by jmr

Jan 6, 2010

Does anyone have any ideas about the best way to remove tape and tape residue from a gym floor? The floor is concrete, sealed but not painted. We would like to paint the lines for our basketball court this time rather than use tape, and need to completely remove any residue. So far, we have tried simple scraping with a putty knife, wax stripper with a stripping machine, and paint thinner (acetone).

Thanks for your help.

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Elizabeth Try using nail-polish remover. I used it to remove constructon tape from a paneled wall, and it got all the residue off without damaging the wall.

Jan 6, 2010

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sage On 1/06/10, Elizabeth wrote: > Try using nail-polish remover. I used it to remove > constructon tape from a paneled wall, and it got all the > residue off without damaging the wall.

Try Goo-Be-Gone You should be able to get it at WalMart, Target, etc. Home Depot and Lowes may also have it.

Good luck!

Jan 14, 2010

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sage On 1/14/10, sage wrote: > On 1/06/10, Elizabeth wrote: >> Try using nail-polish remover. I used it to remove >> constructon tape from a paneled wall, and it got all the >> residue off without damaging the wall. > > Try Goo-Be-Gone > You should be able to get it at WalMart, Target, etc. Home > Depot and Lowes may als...See More

Jan 14, 2010

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sage I see that the BOLD RED ACCUSARY and THREATENING POSTING has been removed by the so-called thread moderator. He could have apologized.

n 1/14/10, sage wrote: > On 1/14/10, sage wrote: >> On 1/06/10, Elizabeth wrote: >>> Try using nail-polish remover. I used it to remove >>> constructon tape from a paneled wall, ...See More

Jan 16, 2010

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Ari Try GOO GONE.. That is best for cleaning taope residues, gums, crayon markings, etc.

On 1/06/10, jmr wrote: > Does anyone have any ideas about the best way to remove > tape and tape residue from a gym floor? The floor is > concrete, sealed but not painted. We would like to paint > the lines for our basketball court this time ra...See More

Apr 1, 2010

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