ccsconlon Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Can anyone advise how to stick down a carpet to a theatre floor without leaving a glue residue? We are conducting a small tour and we can't leave marks on the theatre stage in any venue. We've tried double sided tape too & still leaving a mark. Very grateful for any suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timd Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'd suggest investigating solvents to remove the gunk. Also test the effect of these solvents on paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 We've tried double sided tape too & still leaving a mark.is that standard double sided tape?if so then how about a low tack versionhttp://www.flints.co.uk/acatalog/Double_Sided_Tapes__Medium__High_and_Expo__.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'd suggest investigating solvents to remove the gunk. Also test the effect of these solvents on paint. I'd say this was OK for the end of the run in one venue, but to be honest it's the last thing I'd want to be doing during the get-out of a touring show. Best to go for Hippy's low-tack tape. If the tape says "NEC approved", it should be OK. I recently used this kind of tape to fix a grass carpet down on the limestone floor in our theatre foyer, the carpet was down for 3 weeks with hundreds of people walking across it every day; it held the carpet really well, we never had to retape any of the edges and there was absolutely no mark or residue left on the floor when we took the carpet up. whatever you do, don't use the tape that carpet-layers use. It is not meant to be temporary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 You can also lay PVC or gaffe tape under double sided tape - that way the only gunk left will be on the tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanhill Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I would just tape the edges, if your carpet is big enough. If not, lay a strip of gaffer tape, maybe a low-tack product, in the appropriate place for the join, then lay the double sided tape over the top of that. The carpet can now be stuck down. After use, the gaffer and double sided tape can both be pulled up. Whatever you do, don't use a cheap gaffer tape such as Tikki-tape or that crap from Screwfix. e2a: Richard got there before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontech Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Deffinately use NEC approved low tack tape. Its designed to do carpet with no residue, far easier and faster then most aother alternatives. I have used it countless times and it does what it says on the tin. Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Don't do what a friend of mine did and stick the NEC tape on upside down. He ended up with the low-tack side on the carpet, and the high tack side stuck fast to the floor. :** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 As Stuart above says NEC tape is not so much low tack, more 1 side is low 1 side is high. When you peal the film the words "approved for NEC floors" should be in bright blue if not start again with it round the right way. (hint stick to floor 1st) The other options would be dancefloor tape round the edge then gaffer the carpet and tape. or dance floor tape (3inch), followed by 2inch double sided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigger Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I agree, I have never had a problem with NEC tape and many venues I have worked in insist on it. Most big exhibition shell companies use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley R Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Quick question, but what on earth does NEC stand for?? / What does it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Quick question, but what on earth does NEC stand for?? / What does it mean? National Exhibition Centre, a large multi purpose venue near Birmingham UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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