Anyone had to remove VHB Tape from the roof?

HOW TO Exterior Mods
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I did the same thing, suffered the same way, and have a technique for removing it.

You’ll need:

  • a bunch of isopropyl alcohol
  • paper towels
  • some thick garbage bags or other plastic sheet
  • soft plastic razor blades (see below image, I got mine from amazon)

What you do is cover the VHB with paper towel, soak the towels in high strength isopropyl, and cover it in plastic (the plastic keeps the alcohol from evaporating). The alcohol, over the course of 5 to 10 minutes, softens the VHB and helps it release. Then you can use the plastic razor blades to scrape it off.

nylon

edit: found the video. This was the first time I did it, I found later that leaving the alcohol for a longer time (but not more than like 10 minues) helped.

I have a video somewhere but can’t find it right now. This method worked well for me and didn’t damage my roof. YMMV.

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