ORIGINAL: mikegordon10

Along that same line with the masking tape to protect an area you don't want to sand. Sometimes you'll sand the tape so that when you try to remove it, part of the tape/adhesive sticks to the wood and doesn't come off with the bulk of it. For a long time I just picked it off a small piece at a time with an xacto blade. The other day I tried one of those rather large soft pink rubber erasers we used in elementary school and wow what a surprise! It removed all the pieces quickly and easily and did no harm to the wood. Try it you'll like it!