Removing duct tape residue.

On May 16, 3:55, vance(a)neurotica.com wrote: It may depend on the pharmacy, and methanol is more likely to be in the back room than the front shelf. IPA is sold as "rubbing alcohol" in the States, "methylated spirit" for a variety of purpose is commonly available in the UK and most of Europe -- it's a mixture of ethanol and methanol (plus dye). The point, however, is that methanol is a better solvent for felt-tip and ballpoint pen inks than isopropanol is, and that's what the original reference was about, IIRC. For glue residue (incl. duct tape), though, what we call "white spirit" or "turpentine substitute" (not to be confused with cellulose paint thinner) in the UK, is better than any of the common alcohols. None of the above will have any effect on most plastics, unlike toluene, MEK, acetone, ..., all of which are solvents for many plastics (in fact, for most non-waxy plastics, which leaves little but polythene and PTFE). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York