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 >> >> >========================================================= >> Important Subscriber Information: >> >> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >> http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may >> obtain detailed information about the listserv >> commands by sending a one line e-mail message to >> [log in to unmask] . The body of the >> message should read "help" (without the quotes). >> >> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one >> line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] >> . The body of the message should read "Signoff >> Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > Sincerely, 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 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).