A Philco I couldn't resist

[Old1625]

Originally Posted by refill233

The best thing i use to remove tape,gum,tar,and anything else that may be stuck to the finish of the set is GOO GONE. You can get it at Walmart or at least local here i can. It works very fast and it doesn't hurt the finish at all. If you can't find it let me know and i'll ship you a bottle. Yellow color in the bottle makes it hard to miss on the shelf. Thats a very nice set. GOOD SAVE.


Don

I haven't tried that product--although I've seen it displayed....I'll keep it in mind...

In my experience good ol' mineral spirits will do the same job, and may be even more gentle to the finish on an old set. Might one be exactly the other....

[M3-SRT8]

For Scotch Tape? Any Tape? WD-40.

It's not agressive. Goo Gone CAN be too aggressive. I've seen it mar an old lacquer finish.

Try WD-40 First. Goo Gone if not successful.

Let the WD-40 wet the surface for a bit, then remove with a PLASTIC spatula.

LJB

PS: Good catch!

[Eric H]

Good old Ronsonol Lighter Fluid works great on most sticky things, it's very light Naptha solvent and leaves no residue, I use it to clean price sticker goo off record labels and it doesn't hurt them at all.

[Old1625]

I guess there are a lot of solvents of different forms that will solve the problem, but the key thing is to be quick about it, and get all of the solvent off after it has done its job. This will minimize the damage to the original finish.

Again: In my experience mineral spirits is #1 at the task over all. It will slowly and safely do the trick, and generally leave the old finish unharmed.

I worked for many years in a retail music store where we refurbished and resold used organs, pianos, and other wooden cabinet instruments, and this was always the standard drill for all the trade-ins we received that we had to make presentable to new owners. Mineral spirits always worked well in cleaning up woodwork of the residues of Scotch tape, decals and other abuses of the finish. And the finish was always left unharmed.

[jeyurkon]

I guess I have to somehow peel off the plastic part of the tape so the solvent can get to the adhesive.

John

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

I guess I have to somehow peel off the plastic part of the tape so the solvent can get to the adhesive.

John

That is the problem with "Scotch Tape", you have to get through the base in order to soften the adhesive. I also use lighter fluid. One benefit is that lighter fluid comes in a very handy container. Just yesterday, I used it to remove some gum labels that were attached to some plastic parts cabinet drawers. It turned the adhesive to a sticky mess and then easily removed the residue.

Now I have found that the white adhesive tape residue from medical tape will come off with alcohol, not lighter fluid. Acetone works well but it will destroy most paint finishes and plastic. It is good to remove tar from an overheated transformer when it leaves "smoke marks" under the chassis on its way out....

[jeyurkon]

This is straying off topic, but since you mentioned alcohol... I had my car parked under pine trees and it got covered with pitch. I tried everything, WD-40, commercial bug/tar remover... Then I tried 200 proof ethanol. It worked great!

John