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When removing cables gaffer taped to the floor, always remove the tape from the floor and the cable at the same time. Never remove the cable from the floor with the tape (which may be tempting, as you can just yank the cable up). Otherwise you will find yourself spending half an hour trying to release said cable from the tape's gooey embrace.

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I mostly use regular gaff tape on cables, but if you regularly have problems getting the tape off of the cable there is another kind with a non-adhesive channel in the middle of the tape (Pro calls it Cable Path).

I gotthe habit of using 4” barrier webbing tape with gaffers on either side to make wire chases. That way there was nothing stuck to the cables and if another cable needed to run the same route, one side could be lifted, the cable slid in, and then reapplied.

>When removing cables gaffer taped to the floor, always remove the tape from the floor and the cable at the same time.

"at the same time"? Is this equivalent to removing the tape from the floor, then detaching it from the cable? I'm not sure how you can remove the tape from them both at the same time.

I believe that somewhereoutth means that after the tape removing operation you must have three separate separate components, used tape, cable, and floor. If you separate the tape+cable from the floor the tape tends to wrap around the cable and stick to itself making removal very difficult.

It means removing the tape while leaving the cable in place on the floor (perhaps held down with your foot). Remove all the tape on a given section of cable before picking the cable up.

Technically, sure, the tape is likely in contact with one of the cable or the floor for a fraction longer than the other, but you get the idea.

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