Well my 10+ years and multiple removals of Eternabond tells me that both fallsriver and drsteve are mistaken and haven't actually worked with the product. It does take a little longer to remove every trace of Eternabond, but in about 99% of any repairs that is not needed and there are methods to address the removal issues such as:
1. It's not necessary to remove the tape, you can cut the white layer at the say roof item with a flange at the flanges edge to roof line and simple leave that part on the roof and apply new tape ... easy peasy. This is IIRC the preferred method recommended by Eternabond.
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2. You can remove 75% of the tape and microsealant by pulling gently until the microsealant stretches (best done in warm weather or use some heat applied to the tape) and then cut the microsealant with a razor blade close to the say roof, etc. You can then either leave the small amount of microsealant left there or it can be removed completely by several means one of which is what I call the "GLOB and pull" technique using a glob of the microsealant and the "GLOBBER", rolling it upon itself and then pulling it loose and the final traces can be removed by rubbing it into a ball or using lacquer thinner sparingly.
I've used both techniques probably more than a dozen times successfully in the last 10+ years. Yes it's harder, but VERY, VERY seldom will you ever need to do this.
Larry
