28 Jan
2003
28 Jan
'03
12:06 p.m.
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
28 Jan
28 Jan
2:41 p.m.
For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best product I've found (in
the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting
goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie.
Jim
3:15 p.m.
Now THAT is one I've never heard of. I have a bottle hanging around
somewhere and I'm just itching to try it out.
Guess you are a gun nut also. I have an 1891 Argentine Mauser bolt
action (7.65x54mm), an 94' Winchester lever action in cal. 30-30, a
Reminton Viper in .22, and a .380 Llama blowback pistol. All are very
nice. The Mauser will pierce a 1/2 inch steel plate with no sweat. I
was impressed. I haven't shot it much though. It hurts and the rounds
(San Francisco is what they are called) are hard to find outside of gun
shows. Even then they are mostly military surplus. I've not had any
mis/hangfires but I bet I will with 50+ year old ammo.
One thing I like to do is go and blast dead hard disks. Poetic justice.
Regards,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Arnott
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:45 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Removing duct tape residue.
For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best product I've found (in
the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting
goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie.
Jim
3:36 p.m.
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 21:20, Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:
Guess you are a gun nut also. I have an 1891
Argentine Mauser bolt
action (7.65x54mm), an 94' Winchester lever action in cal. 30-30, a
Reminton Viper in .22, and a .380 Llama blowback pistol. All are very
nice. The Mauser will pierce a 1/2 inch steel plate with no sweat. I
was impressed. I haven't shot it much though. It hurts and the rounds
(San Francisco is what they are called) are hard to find outside of gun
shows. Even then they are mostly military surplus. I've not had any
mis/hangfires but I bet I will with 50+ year old ammo.
I always find it interesting that computer types would also be gun
nuts. I've got a 1942 Soviet Musen Nagent (Spelling?) 7.62x54R, a 1970s
era Savage 30-06, and a .380 handgun. Cabela's has a good stock of
various odd ammunition sizes, including 7.62x54R.
I use a military grade gun oil on my weapons and for lubricating old
printer head guide rails.
As far as blasting old computer hardware, more often than not I feel
like killing the new stuff instead.
--
Christopher L McNabb
Operating Systems Analyst Email: cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net
Virginia Tech ICBM: 37.1356N 80.4272N
GMRS: WPSR255 ARS: N2UX Grid Sq: EM97SD
11:54 p.m.
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Jim Arnott wrote:
For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best
product I've found (in
the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting
goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie.
Has anyone tried removing Sharpie from a chassis with textured paint? I
have a couple of items that were marked up with a Sharpie, and short of
paint thinner (which seems to dilute and bury the ink in the paint while
damaging the texture), I've found nothing that seems to work.
-Toth
3:07 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
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Seth Lewin
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 6:10 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
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
6:29 p.m.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, Jeffrey S. Worley wrote:
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.
OT: Another thing WD-40 is good at is killing bugs. It's not *the* fastest
insecticide I've used, but it is certainly fast. It works great if it's all
you have and the wasp is between you and the Raid. I've actually been in
that situation three or four times. I fear and HATE bugs. The last time I
used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an upside-down can of air on it as it
was dying. The bug had spent the previous *hour* terrifying me.
--
Jeffrey Sharp
7:50 p.m.
Jeffrey Sharp said:
that situation three or four times. I fear and HATE
bugs. The last time I
used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an upside-down can of air on it as it
was dying. The bug had spent the previous *hour* terrifying me.
Next time make it more fun; apply a lit cigarette lighter on the spray just
after the nozzle. Watch wasp burn, take care the plastic nozzle doesn't.
Ah, the stupid things you do as a kid.
On topic: I sometimes remote those nasty stickers that-you-just-can't-remove
by heating them up (carefully) with a cigarette lighter. It works wonders
especially if the sticker is old.
--
jht
29 Jan
29 Jan
2:56 a.m.
At 08:53 AM 1/29/03 +0200, you wrote:
On topic: I sometimes remote those nasty stickers that-you-just-can't-remove
by heating them up (carefully) with a cigarette lighter. It works wonders
especially if the sticker is old.
I've found that it really helps if you warm up the sticker and surrounding area
and THEN apply your favorite goo remover. The heat definitely helps out. (Don't apply
the remover and then try heating it since most of them are flamable.) I use a temperature
controlled hot air gun for this sort of thing. In fact, I've found lots of uses for
the thing. It's not something that you'd think of as necessary but I've found
lots of uses for it. For one thing, it's great for removing parts from circuit boards
in a hurry without damaging them or the board.
Covering the area with aluminium foil after you apply the goo remover helps too. A lot
of the removers will evaporate rather quickly and the foil retards the evaporation.
Joe
8:48 a.m.
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
OT: Another thing WD-40 is good at is killing bugs.
It's not *the* fastest
insecticide I've used, but it is certainly fast. It works great if it's all
you have and the wasp is between you and the Raid. I've actually been in
that situation three or four times. I fear and HATE bugs. The last time I
used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an upside-down can of air on it as it
was dying. The bug had spent the previous *hour* terrifying me.
A Packard Bell works good for killing bugs. Cheaper than WD-40, reusable
for quite a while. Just wack them with the keyboard, or drop the whole
thing on them (which might even work for mice)
9:14 a.m.
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Bryan Pope wrote:
And thusly Fred Cisin spake:
The Canon Cat is far too unique and interesting to use for crushing pests.
for quite a while. Just wack them with the
keyboard, or drop the whole
thing on them (which might even work for mice)
Gross!!! Isn't that a little
messy? Ever heard of a feline??! 
31 Jan
31 Jan
3:22 a.m.
Hmm... In my early BBS sysop days, we called felines "furry keyboard
covers." That went with the conventions of abbreviating everything as
well -- ROFLMAOAST(HOOT)C"... Anyone remember those? And while we're at
it, who remmbes when "smileycons" started?
Cheers!
Ed
San Antonio, Tx, USA
And thusly Fred Cisin spake:
for quite a while. Just wack them with the keyboard, or drop the whole
thing on them (which might even work for mice)
Gross!!! Isn't that a little messy? Ever heard of a feline??!
Cheers,
Bryan 
29 Jan
29 Jan
9:07 a.m.
I once did that to a cockroach. I think the WD40 did it some kind of weird
neurological damage, because the thing started running around frantically
after being sprayed...only the front half of its body no longer worked, so it
was more pushing itself around with its back legs. It died completely after
about 30 seconds.
What's the moral of the story? WD-40 might be good for killing bugs, but
don't eat it...you don't want to end up like the dysfunctional cockroach.
Jeffrey Sharp said:
OT: Another thing WD-40 is good at is killing bugs. It's not *the* fastest
insecticide I've used, but it is certainly fast. It works great if it's all
you have and the wasp is between you and the Raid. I've actually been in
that situation three or four times. I fear and HATE bugs. The last time I
used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an upside-down can of air on it as it
was dying. The bug had spent the previous *hour* terrifying me.
--
Jeffrey Sharp
- Dan Wright
(dtwright(a)uiuc.edu)
(http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright)
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``Weave a circle round him thrice, / And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honeydew hath fed, / and drunk the milk of Paradise.''
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan
10:30 a.m.
Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
OT: Another thing WD-40 is good at is killing bugs.
It's not *the*
fastest insecticide I've used, but it is certainly fast. It works
great if it's all you have and the wasp is between you and the Raid.
Hmm...
I'll remember that trick. Especially seeing as there was a health
scare w.r.t. fly spray not too long ago. According to Talksport, Boots and
Superdrug were recalling fly spray due to cancer fears. Strange. I never saw
any "URGENT PRODUCT RECALL" notices in any Boots or Superdrug stores. Bet
some 13-year-old called the newsdesk 'cos he had nothing better to do than
cause a bit of panic...
I've actually been in that situation three or four
times. I fear and
HATE bugs. The last time I used WD-40 on a wasp, I also emptied an
upside-down can of air on it as it was dying. The bug had spent the
previous *hour* terrifying me.
OMG... You emptied an aerosol "Can O'
Air" on it? Considering those things
usually contain Freon, that must have frozen it solid. Personally, I think
liquid nitrogen would have worked better. *drip* *drip* *HISSSSS* <frozen
bug drops to the floor and shatters into a million pieces>.
And you're not the only one who "fears and hates" wasps, either...
Later.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
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