[sdiy] OT - stubborn residual Velcro adhesive on front panels.

[Pete Hartman]

Goo Gone is a slightly friendlier cleaner I usually try before
resorting to Goof Off.


Pete

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 11:32 AM, John Speth <jspeth at avnera.com> wrote:
>> Am fixing up a Kurzweil K2600 which had very strong velcro attached to
> the
>> front panel in several places in long, 1 1/2 "  wide strips. It
> eventually
>> came off after putting up quite a fight, leaving behind a nasty thick
>> adhesive residue.  Isopropyl hardly  touches it,  and I don't want to
> risk
>> removing or damaging the black paint on the Kurz's steel panel.
>>
>> Anyone hit this problem before, or got any tips on a solvent that might
> do
>> the job?
>
> I've used Goof Off with good success.  It can be hell on some (most?)
> plastics.  But I've found it worked on painted metal.  YOU MUST TEST
> FIRST, if that's even possible.  When in doubt, don't use it.  I recently
> used it to remove 20 year old hardened duct tape from a guitar pedal.  The
> paint survived but I think I scrubbed too hard and took a little paint
> off.  The rag didn't contain any color from the paint.  It was very hard.
>
> JJS
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