Removing adhesives, was Re: Reel-to-reel...

From: Scott Stevens <chenmel_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Mon Dec 6 20:24:54 2004

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:09:23 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, John Allain wrote:
>
>> >> Lighter fluid is often a good solvent for removing adhesive residue...
>>
>> > By far the best stuff I've ever used is "Goo-Gone"...
>>
>> Goo-Gone may have a limited shelf life since the two times I've
>> tried it, off of two completely independent parties shelves, I found
>> it vastly inferior to lighter fluid. From those two experiences I won't
>> buy it. Im interested on a head-to-head comparison from a person
>> on this list who has used both.
>>
>> John A.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Cheaper (and somewhat less volatile) than lighter fluid is charcoal
>starting fluid...
>
>Peter Wallace
>

Unless I'm mistaken, Lighter Fluid is just plain Naptha, which is far,
far cheaper in a pint/quart can in the Paint thinner section of the
hardware store than it is in the little squeeze bottle cans by the
cigarette/pipe lighters in the Tobacco Shop.

Scott
Received on Mon Dec 06 2004 - 20:24:54 GMT