I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob

I think your problem isn't so much the tape as it is trying to tape to
a carpet. As you've no doubt discovered, nothing really sticks too
well to a carpet that doesn't leave a lot of mess behind. Have you
thought of taping the edges of the sheet to a loose board and letting
the board weigh it down?

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I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob


Well, I guess you could try *duct* tape.

Doc

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I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

'Duck' is a brand name for one of many 'duct' tapes on the market.

wrote:
I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob


Have you thought of using an office staple gun to staple the drop cloth
to the baseboard? Such staples are so small that upon removal, the
holes are almost invisible.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

The blue masking tape can be left on for at least a month, I'd say,
without leaving a residue. But it won't stick to a carpet. It might
work to stick it to the baseboard.

wrote:
I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob

Three months is a long time. How about lifting the carpet around the
edges and flipping the ends of the plastic over that and then replacing the
carpet with the plastic over it securing both.


--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

wrote:

I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob



You need "gaffer's tape". It is a strong cloth tape that is designed
not to leave adhesive behind when you remove it.

Bob

wrote:
I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob


Tack it down.

zxcvbob wrote:
wrote:

I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest
without leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will
last 3 months without depositing its residue, learning about
something that will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob



You need "gaffer's tape". It is a strong cloth tape that is designed
not to leave adhesive behind when you remove it.

Bob

Note the OP has used gaffer's tape. I almost missed that also since so
few people know about it.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

I used pieces of wooden lath, 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch, and pressed it down over
doubled-over tarp edges, then nailed every couple of feet, using 1 inch
thin-shank nails, which did minimal damage to the underlying wood floor. The
boards were easy to pop up my prying up the board with a small pry-bar, and
there was no visible damage to the carpet. If you have slab under the rug,
this won't work.

They make a clear plastic about 3' wide that sticks to carpet. I see it on
allot of commercial remodels to protect the carpet, I don't no what it is
called or the cost

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I want to use something like duck tape to hold down some plastic drop
cloths [and some carpenter's rosin paper] onto floor carpet. However,
duck tape [and to a lesser degree, "gaffer's" tape] leave a sticky
residue if it is left on the carpet for very long.

Ideally, I'd like to leave the tape on the carpet for 3 to 6 months.

My experience is that masking tape doesn't have enough "sticking
power," in addition to the fact that it, too, leaves a very sticky
residue after a short period of time.

Does anyone know what type of tape will be kept on the longest without
leaving its glue? [Even if I can't find something that will last 3
months without depositing its residue, learning about something that
will last longer than duck tape will be useful].

Thanks.

Bob

Wow...what a good bunch of ideas you all have provided:

- I never thought of the "loose board," "office staple" or "wooden
lath" solutions, so I'm going to try all of these and see which ones
work best in my particular situation.

Although the "wrapping the plastic around the carpet edges" won't work
on my wall-to-wall carpet [I forget to mention that that's the type of
carpet I have, which is not on a slab], it's a great idea that I can
try on the "non-wall-to-wall" carpet in another room.

Thanks, everybody, for your ideas!

Bob