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Are you talking about the thick drawer liner stuff? A checkerboard weave kind of pattern? If you want to get that stuff off, try 3M's "Adhesive, Tar and Wax Remover". You'll find it at auto parts stores, and I seem to use it more for miscellany than I do for road tar or anything else on the car. It'll eat just about any adhesive instantly and is a wonderfully gratifying product to use when you think you've run out of less chemically offensive ideas. One small can will last you near a lifetime. Be warned that it has a very powerful scent; don't use it in the kitchen right before dinner unless you like to irritate your cohabitants. :-) Cotton balls seem to work best for application, and you don't need much (just wet one side of the cotton ball). It's safe for most paints, and will be no danger to polished stainless steel.

I thought of that right after the carpet pad suggestion, since I've got a dozen old mouse pads. But I'm shooting for one big piece for all 4 feet; it'll help prevent the dog from thinking about stealing it. :-) I don't have a mouse pad big enough to cover all 4 legs.

1pha,we did change to something similar to what you describe. It came in 6'X 9' sheets from Garden Ridge. It seems to be working out fine. Thanks for the "two-cents" worth.

Glad to hear that your pad hasn't caused any problems. My wood planks are also of the factory pre-finished type. The non skid pad that caused the problem was an older type that apparently isn't used much anymore. As I recall, it was rubber or rubber like on both sides. None the less, it went out with the trash the next day.

Someone over at the Outlaw Audio forum says he has one of these under his sub... might be worth a shot if you haven't found a solution yet.
http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolation_gramma/sound_isolation_gramma.asp

Hi dwm,

Just a thought: try four of those squishy rubber balls that you can get to relieve stress? They have a quality that might effectively decouple the sub from the floor. I used to recommend them for decoupling turntables troubled by feedback and floor bounce in old homes. They worked well in that application.

Regards,

Flex Flooring might be a very inexpensive solution to vibration problems. I used it to solve a vibration problem with an antique oscillating fan.

Flex Gym flooring is available at most sporting goods stores or online. 2-ft x 2-ft squares x 1/2" thick pieces interlock and/or can be cut to fit any shape very easily.

Very, very cheap. Looks good, feels good to the feet as well--I redid my bathroom floors with it.