Removing Flashing Tape ?

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My sunlounge glass roof has had all of it's joins at the joists taped up with flashing tape. I need to remove some of this, but it's proving quite tricky.

Does anyone have any tips for doing this ?

Cheers.
 
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rshales007 said:
My sunlounge glass roof
Need more info, is this glass toughened or wired?

If not, maybe best to replace the lot for safely or use twin wall polycarbonate sheeting.
 
The glass roof is wired, not toughened and yes, the tape is bitumen with a foil back. I guess this should breakdown with white spirit or some other solvent.
Cheers.
 
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rshales007 said:
I guess this should breakdown with white spirit or some other solvent.
Cheers.

if you knew that, then why dd you ask?
 
bit of heat from a hair dryer, wide window scraper (professional type) to get the worst of and then a solvent to get the residue off. oh and lots of patience and hard work
 
Odourless kerosene will make the bitumen running then wipe it off with a rag, don't breathe it though & wear a mask.

I just remembered you may not be able to get kerosene so another product is called D-Tar which is a tar & bitumen remover, see this
 

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