28 Jan
2003
28 Jan
'03
12:07 p.m.
I'm really surprised no-one mentioned WD40. WD works great at removing
tape residue, is cheap, available anywhere, and rarely clouds even clear
plastic. Test it on a concealed area first, but WD is the bomb.
Regards,
Jeff
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Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 6:10 PM
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Subject: Re: Removing duct tape residue.
Message: 48
Subject: Removing Duct Tape Residue
From: Christopher McNabb <cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net>
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Organization: The McNabb Family
Date: 27 Jan 2003 22:28:26 -0500
Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
While out in Idaho picking up a PDP-11/83 I also managed to pick up a
working LA-100 at a government surplus place. It had a piece of duct
tape stuck to the clear plastic cover with the word "Spare" written on
it. Anyone know of a good way to remove the remaining duct tape
residue
from the cover?
Try a product named "Goo-Gone" which is a citrus-oil based concoction
meant
to remove adhesive residues and whatnot from items on which you'd rather
not
use hydrocarbon-based solvents. Works well (though slowly) at removing
adhesive labels so should probably work on duct tape residue, especially
if
you warm the residue up a bit. Full-service hardware stores should have
the
product.
Seth Lewin