A Philco I couldn't resist

[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