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Removing Double Sided Tape From Your Wall

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Double sided tape offers a lot of convenience when you going to cling posters in your wall. By using this certain type of tape, your poster will also be strongly adhered in your wall. However, this strength adherence will turn into trouble when you need to remove them from your wall. It often sticks on your wall and so difficult to remove. If you are facing this problem, do dot worry that much. You can follow these hints to remove the double sided tape from your wall without damaging the paint or the underneath board.

Before starting to remove the sticky tape, you need to prepare putty knife, blow dryers, rag, and adhesive remover. Those supplies will be very useful to help you remove the tape easily. First, you can take advantage of the putty knife. Take the knife and put the blade at the edge of the tape. Then, try to slide it under the tape using light force. Try as hard as possible to avoid pulling up any wallboard or paint.

Stop sliding the blade underneath the tape if you find it difficult. Take your blow dryer and heat the tape with this device. You can use heat between low and high level. The heat of the dryer will be useful to soft the tape, so the tape will be easier to remove. However, you still have to stop occasionally and try to slide your knife under the tape again.

Now, you just need to clean the residue of the sticky tape. You can use your adhesive remover to clean it perfectly. Apply the adhesive remover to the rag and do some careful and gentle strokes to the residue. Now, your wall is free of sticky pieces of double sided tape. Just try to apply those tips to remove sticky tapes on your wall easily, and see how clean your wall will be.

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