How to Get Tape Residue Off Walls
- 1). Turn a blow dryer to the hottest setting. Aim the nozzle at the tape residue on the wall. Heat the tape for 30 seconds to one minute.
- 2). Pick the tape residue from the wall with your fingernail or wedge a butter knife behind large pieces of adhesive stuck to the wall. Keep the butter knife as flush as possible with the wall to avoid gouging the surface.
- 3). Moisten a cloth with 1 tbsp. mineral spirits. Wipe onto any remaining stubborn pieces of residue. Allow the mineral oil to loosen the tape for five minutes.
- 4). Wipe the mineral oil and the remaining tape from the wall with a damp rag. Dry the wall with a clean cloth.