Stuck Pallet Tape on Action Eng. Pallets...what to do?

[GaryG]

...Since we are on the subject...anyone have a link to a place we can order tape and make absolutely sure it is the low-tack stuff? Like, TSB tested-and-approved? I have asked for low-tack on more than one occasion, but it sure didn't seem like that's what I got.

The "Conform®" type of tape from R-tape is or vehicle and seems to stretch some, having less tack.
http://www.rtape.com/application-tapes/

I see that heat over long periods will make it harder to remove too.

[tancehughes]

I can vouch for the conform r tape as well. It's what we use and it works very well

[Itsa Little CrOoked]

R-Tape Conform you say. Happen to have a number?

I'd switch to it in a flash (pun intended) if it would work better than the Transferrite Low Tack I'm using.

And @ Sbrem:  Lacquer thinner evaporates awfully fast. Too fast to be of much use to us, in our environment with Transferrite tape. That's why I use Kerosene when it's stuck too hard for easy removal under heat. Lacquer Thinner does seem to work pretty well on the slimy residue...AFTER the paper is gone.

I learned the kerosene trick from a Rohm & Haas Plexiglas distributor when I had some signage plastic that wouldn't release the paper liner after being exposed to sunlight for MANY a moon.

Stan

[stitches4815]

R Tape is what I use.  I always put the platen under the flash prior to removal.  It peels off nicely and leaves no residue.

[dirkdiggler]

update, bought the red wallpaper tool, Pro Strength aerosol Goof off and it comes off.  Still needs elbow grease but it works.  Lesson learned!

[Denis Kolar]

This should do the trick.
http://www.rtape.com/application-tapes/4078rla

Any of the vinyl application tapes should do the trick. Medium tack should be easier to remove.

[danlilsade]

Don't leave the tape on for a long period of time.  We take pallets in every week (with used machines), once that tape has been on the pallets for a few months it's nearly impossible to remove (believe me I am an expert on this topic).

Sometimes (when it  has been on too long) we elect to remove the pallet rubber and recover them.  We use heat guns, Wd-40, Naptha and and a dull paint scraper. 

The key is to change the paper often, leave the pallets w/o paper when putting them in storage, re-apply paper when they are remounted to the machine.

[Frog]

This particular thread is almost two years old, but just recently, the issue popped up again in another thread, with some more suggestions, a recommendation for some magic juice, and some interesting information from one of the tape manufacturers.

http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php/topic,15443.0.html

[Inkworks]

I don't get it, we can leave transfer (pallet) tape on for many months of daily use and still get it off without problem. Maybe our platens have different rubber on them?

[danlilsade]

That could be?  A bunch of factors are likely at play.