File cabinets and plastic/rubber storage bins will pick up difficult to remove tape residue if you use packers tape with the sticky side down to double secure its latched cover for moving.
Reverse Taping
What you can do instead of taping the bin is stand it on its short side and secure it by reverse winding the packing tape (sticky side out first – not allowing the sticky side to touch the bin’s finish).
Then, make the second tape pass in the regular way (turning the tape back over) – in effect welding the two sticky surfaces together as is shown in the picture above. This makes both sides of the tape non-sticky (somewhat like creating a tape strap, so to speak).
With this technique, the tape is tightly wound around the
When reverse wound taping has been done properly, the mover gripping the bin is not exposed to the sticky side to irritate him by making his hands sticky.
Plastic Wrap
Just as the old saying goes – there are many ways to skin a cat. Packing and moving make no exception. An alternative to tape as a means to double secure the lid on a plastic container is to plastic wrap it using a few layers as shown on the picture below. The plastic wrap has inherent gripping power that makes it very suitable for securing items l
You can also plastic wrap a big or small file cabinet like the one pictured below because again – the plastic wraps inherent gripping power will hold the drawers shut without getting tape residue all over the file cabinet.
You can also reverse wind tape around each drawer if you don’t have any plastic wrap available.
As much as possible in a move, you do not want the misery of sticky tape residue on anything. But if it does occur, we recommend rubbing it off with isopropyl alcohol and/or the commercial product Goo-Gone which can be found in hardware stores.
