For spike tape, colored cloth or gaffers tape is recommended. Transparent (Scotch) tape and masking tape are extremely difficult to remove. Duct tape in particular will leave a lot of adhesive and makes strike and clean up difficult.

Rolling and Return of the floor
Prior to removal and returning, sweep the floor to remove any dirt or materials that might damage the floor when rolled. Rolling the floor with screws, pins, beads or other costume or hardware pieces in it may damage the floor. If the floor is particularly dirty or has had liquids spilled on it, you may want to damp mop, however make sure that the floor is COMPLETELY DRY before removing tape and rolling up. Trying to remove wet tape will cause the adhesive to come off the tape and stick to the floor, making the clean up process much harder.   Remove all tape by pulling up working parallel to the floor so as to minimize movement of the floor before you roll it.   Roll the floor on the PVC tubes provided, keeping the edges as straight as possible to avoid a  coning  effect.   DO NOT TAPE THE FLOOR TO THE PVC TUBES.  Keep the floor rolled as tightly as possible as this will eliminate creases and wrinkles.   Tape the floor tightly to keep the floor from unrolling. Longer Rolls (30'+) are rolled individually. Shorter rolls (17' = 20') are usually rolled with two or three pieces per roll.   Try not to stack the floor more than 2 rolls high, the weight of the material may collapse the core and flatten the floor out.

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