But the adhesive duct tape we know and love today didn't appear ... The cloth, sometimes called the scrim, lies in between the sticky rubber layer and that ubiquitous silver backing.

But the adhesive duct tape we know and love today didn't appear ... The cloth, sometimes called the scrim, lies in between the sticky rubber layer and that ubiquitous silver backing.

Rubbing alcohol can dissolve duct tape adhesive from a nonporous surface ... from the offending material for a minute at a time between each attempt to scrape it off. Work in small sections ...