[SML] vinyl spike tape

[Dave Vick]

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Dan Sheehan via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I first *clean* where the tape is going
> (good scrub with a rag eg terrycloth,  maybe moistened with IPA aka rubbing
> alcohol)
> then apply the tape and *rub it in* with something like the back of spoon,
> or (more usually) the handle of my pocket knife. Especially corners / edges.
>
> If I do that, it usually stays put & survives traffic;
>
> if I don't, it usually spontaneously peels up under traffic.
> Tape sticks to dirt. dirt doesn't stick to floor.


What about putting a clear layer of a protective tape (packing tape,
Jalar tape, &c.) over top of the spike? Or does that just compound the
problem?

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Dave Vick
Flyman/Rigger, "Annie" On Tour 2015-16
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