How To Get Electrical Tape Residue Off. But if nothing else alternating heat and other means will remove the tape residue more quickly. Combine light dish soap with water and use a cotton cloth to dip in the mixture.

Safe to use on. Way safer to most surfaces than alcohol or especially acetone. It has been under a runner in an entryway for about 20 years and is now just a dried mesh and whatever residue is left from the glue that was on the tape.
Step 2 - Use the Solvent Choose a commercial solvent that is intended for auto body spot cleaning.
I prefer to use a hair dryer as it emits a fair bit of heat without being too dangerous. Clean residue by using a solvent. I would use goo gone but I want to make sure it wont take off the black coating too. When these surfaces become laden with tape residue make a paste with baking soda and water.
