Cheryl,

I might suggest painting the hopscotch grid on a sheet of 1/8" masonite,
sand the edges to a bevel, clearcoat and secure it to the floor with
countersunk screws.   Then it is easily taken up, with little abuse to the
floor. Also you have a sheet of masonite with a good side to be used for
another project later or or you can donate the hopscotch board to a day
care center.
Tape applied to the floor for an extended period of time is going to
accumulate a lot of dirt around the edges and look pretty scraggly quickly
with wear and tear..  Also any tape with a good enough adhesive is going to
require either a solvent (mineral spirits, denatured alcohol maybe) or
adhesive remover and a lot of elbow grease to remove.  All of which could
be more damaging to the wood that patching a few screw holes.
Good luck!!

Carolyn Payne
Exhibits Designer
Virginia Museum of Transportation
303 Norfolk Av. SW
Roanoke, VA  24016
www.vmt.org
Ph:  540.767.4643
Fax: 540.342.6898



At 06:16 PM 7/10/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Check with theater supply stores.  They have tape that
>you can use to mark stages (wooden included).  The
>tape stays put until it is time to take it up, then
>leaves no marks when you pull it up.  It is the only
>kind of tape I've come across that has the necessary
>qualities!
>Good luck!
>
>Elizabeth Newman
>
>--- Cheryl Brookshear <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> As part of an exhibit I am planning I would like to
>> create a temporary
>> hopscotch gird on a wood floor.  This needs to last
>> a couple of months
>> and then needs to come up.  My first inclination is
>> to use tape.  Can
>> anyone recommend a tape that would last a couple of
>> months but come up
>> off the floor with minimal fuss?  The other
>> consideration is cost, of
>> course, this is a very small (2 person) museum.
>> Thank you for your recommendations,
>> Cheryl Brookshear
>> Curator of Education
>> Hearthstone Historic House Museum
>>
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Virginia Museum of Transportation
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