Prodman22 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi I need to re-tape our Harlequin Dance floor in our Dance studio, but at the moment it is joined together by several layers of gaffa tape. As previous people have applied more tape over the top of the original layer of gaffa, there is now about 5 layers of gaffa which is approx 3 years old. This is going to be quite a job to get up. Has anyone got any suggestions on removing gaffa tape and residue from dance floor with ease. I've had suggestions to use meths and a steam cleaner...whats the general consensus here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I understand that with hard work and a bit of time a stick with a nail in it aimed at the people who did this might get it removed. But, I have used this http://www.lakeland.co.uk/8976/Sticky-Stuff-Remover before , This might be the better thing, http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/precision-cleaners-degreasers/7575097/ removed as much of the tape as possible (slow and steady) and apply have a brew, and slowly rub away, plenty of tissues or cloths will be needed. I don't think it needs to be said that use some dancefloor tape from lemark next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The lakeland sticky stuff product is pretty much just white spirit, which works just as well and is a lot cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Rosco make a dancefloor lacquer stripper that I have found quite good on taking up tape residue. A proper rotating scrubber may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Rosco make a dancefloor lacquer stripper that I have found quite good on taking up tape residue. A proper rotating scrubber may help. I was under the impression that something like that could damage it. I didn't realize it was just white spirit, is that what the stuff in a can from RS is? We use some stuff called Label off, but seems to be only Swedish, works great for double sided tape on scissors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I don't know about the rs stuff. The Lakeland stuff used to be orange oil or something lovely like that, but they've changed it and now I'm pretty sure it's just white spirit. Smells the same, works the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The rosco stuff is a detergent, designed to be mopped on, scrubbed with a light pad (white or blue from memory), and leaves floors substantially cleaner without damaging them.I'd be concerned at using white spirit on a rubber dance floor, I'm sure Simon Lewis could educate us on the chemical issues that could arise, with the solvent potentially changing the properties of the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Try Mr Sheen as it seems to be great at removing glue gunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Edwards Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Talk to Harlequin and ask what they recommend. That's what we did. We have two cleaners, one is just a detergent and the other is solvent based. Both of them friendly to the type of floor we have. The solvent based one requires a number of fans to blow the fumes away or suitable masks, it's really strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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