Removing tape

[Bob Hearn]

I'm rebuilding my H12 into a 5 1/2-yurt. The leftover tape is a pain for beveling (panels were unbeveled), but more importantly, when I apply the new hinging I don't think I want to do it over old tape, even if was protected with aluminum. But trying to remove it just messes up the panel.

Yes, I know panels are cheap, but I can't quite make myself just throw away a perfectly good yurt when it can supply all the materials for the new one.

Does anyone have a better idea than just leaving them out in the sun for a few weeks (after removing the aluminum tape)? Maybe some kind of UV lamp, or solvent, to accelerate the process?

My wife is not too thrilled with them sitting on the deck, so I'm laying them out on the (flat) roof, but at this point, the effort definitely does not seem worth the $20 / panel to replace them with new.

[ken winston caine]

Haven't tested this with hexayurt bifilament tape. However, d-limonene tends to be an excellent natural solvent for most gums and tape adhesives.

It's found in commercial products like Citri-Solv and Goo Gone, both readily available in small, inexpensive containers. (As well as in industrial-size gallon jugs for use as a drain cleaner and degreaser. And in food-grade gallons as a natural citrus flavoring.) A 6 or 8 oz. bottle is all you'd need.

I will rub some on polyiso this afternoon to make sure it doesn't dissolve it, and report back.

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[ken winston caine]

Applied both Goo Gone and pure d-limonene liberally to an edge of a polyiso board. Let it soak in. Waited about five minutes. Rubbed the spots vigorously with a piece of paper towel. See no sign of deleterious effect. Have used it on Mylar in the past with no negative consequences, either. Think it might help you. Might need more than I said earlier. Probably be worth it to buy the 16 oz. size.

[Bob Hearn]

Thanks. I have tried Goo Gone without much luck. How do you get it under the tape? That’s why I was thinking maybe a UV lamp, because it is the UV that causes it to degrade in the sun, isn’t it?

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