I’ve seen in advertisements a plastic film sold in 100′-500′ rolls in assorted widths that has a self-adhesive feature to it to protect new carpet. I’m guessing that if you put this down on new carpet and leave in on for a while until the job is turned over then when you try to pull it up it will initially look fine but will have a tendency to get dirty really quickly because the film leaves a really thin residue of the self-adhering adhesive on the carpet that would pick up dirt from tracking and dust suspended in the air column and turn the new carpet grimy.
Does anybody have positive experiences with this type of product?
BjR
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http://www.pro-tect.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/21_25
I've used this, never a problem with residue. Happy with it.
Do not use it on vinyl, hard to get off and WILL leave residue.
I used it several times without incident. Even left in on the carpet in one place almost a year with no problems. Last time it was on the floor in a state office building for less than 3 weeks and left the carpet discolored. They offered to pay for carpet cleaning which got it right up. I'd use it again.
I used the stuff for about a week when working on our attic. Worked well, no obvious residue.
I use it on every house that I build and have NEVER had a complaint. I have the clients remove it themselves after they move in. I had it in one model home for nearly a year. It was a bugger to pull up after that much time but never left a mark.
Sam
We have used many rolls. Great product. Never a problem
I use it all the time.
have learned not to leave it for more than a week ...
so price weekly replacement into the budget.
any left even as long as 2 weeks have left a sticky residue that has to be steam cleaned off. Sometimes aggresive vaccuuming will work ... but not always.
I usually reserve it for heavy/dusty demo ... then rely on clean drops for the rest.
I also use the clear/ thicker roll out plastic runways ...
but the best are the rolls they advertise in FHb ... felt top and thin rubber bottom.
like thin carpet ... roll them out daily ... vaccuum ... reroll the next.
they last forever ... nice for trapping dust.
usually shoot for that on flat's and the sticky plastic for the stairs ... then replace the stairs each week.
also can get "the big aZZ roll of cardboard" from my lumberyard. Think it's $50 ...
3ft wide ... forget how many feet long ... but it's one huge roll of cardboard.
Not even sure it's official name ... just call and ask for "the big aZZ roll of cardboard".
worked with one guy ... he thot I was kidding ... till it was delivered.
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Very good. Nice responses from people. But a bit mixed in the reviews but they lean towards the favorable end . I usually buy 3'x9'&12' canvas painter's drops and lay those out and just re-use them and over the years I've collected a couple dozen or so. I personally don't really have any complaints about them other than sometimes the canvas tarps have a tendency to creep and travel a little and sometimes bunch up. But that's easily fixed. I was just curious what other peoples experiences with it were. Maybe I'll give the plastic film a try.
BjR
In my case I needed to leave it down for a week or two, but needed to leave the house halfway decent looking. Tarps and cardboard wouldn't have done it.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
Tarps and cardboard wouldn't have done it.
why?
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
SWMBO
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
Plus, on a carpeted stair nothing else is safe.
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable Creature, since it enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do. --Benjamin Franklin
that's Y I do the stick stuff on the stairs and everything else everywhere else.
and plan on replacing the stair stuff each week.
SWMBO ... doesn't apply in my world.
I do this for a living.
their money ... my job site ... my rules.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
My drywall guy used it to protect a runner on some oak stairs. No problems with the runner, but the adhesive left a residue on the oak where some grime quickly accumulated. Initially, I used some generic window cleaner (no luck), and then some all purpose household cleaner (not any better) to remove the residue from the oak. Eventually, I discovered that Goof Off 2 (the water based version) wiped it right up.
Didn't the Goof-Off take the finish off the wood floor?
Have you ever tried CitriSolve?
BjR
Original Goof Off (the really nasty stuff that removes dried paint) might have done some damage but I used Goof Off "2" which is water based but still kicks butt. The all purpose cleaner that I mentioned was in fact CitriSolve (I keep a spray bottle of diluted concentrate in the truck for general clean up). The Citrisolve worked a little better than the Windex, but mostly it just softened the residue and pushed it around. The Goof Off 2 actually dissolved and lifted the residue right up with paper towels. My local hardware store carries Goof Off in the paint department, but the Goof Off 2 was located in the household cleaning aisle.
By the way, Goof Off 2 is the only stuff I have found that quickly removes the sticky residue on Therma Tru door glass where they tape the little baggie with the plastic window trim plugs.
we use it on all our projects where we're working over carpet and to protect a pathway to the area of work. Never had a problem in the last 2-3 years
OK, this is a really old topic, but I've been using this plasticover one and it is the only one (too my knowlege) that you can leave on 60 days. It's never let us down but ymmv: https://plasticover.com/products/carpet-protection-film
I've used that self-adhesive carpet film on a few projects and had no issues *as long as it's removed within the recommended time frame* (usually 30-45 days). Leaving it on too long can definitely leave residue and attract dirt, just like you described.