Wow, thanks, I'll keep this bit of info. That was one issue with Goof Off is the smell hung around for a bit. Was quite a nasty smell. grin On Jun 19, 2009, at 5:41 AM, Bob Kennedy wrote:
> I've had some success with mineral spirits but it is limited. The > best > stuff I've ever used is from the automotive paint line. Call around > to your > local parts stores and see if they carry Prep-sol by DuPont. It > smells like > lighter fluid but it's a lot more economical than a small can of > fluid. > However, if it's only a small area, it might pay you to buy a small > can of > say Zippo refill fluid. It's the naphtha that does the trick. I've > used > Zippo fluid in a pinch and it will do a good job. I used to buy the > Prep-sol by the gallon and I know it's a bit pricey but it was a > life saver > for me. A little on a clean rag and you can wipe grease off > upholstery, > stickers off glass and the list goes on. And no harm to the > upholstery, and > no stink for weeks while it evaporates. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> > To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:01 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] removing glue > > >> A few weeks ago my son-in-law did some outside touch up painting >> for me. He >> could not find enough masking tape so he used duct tape on some white >> aluminum. This would have been ok if he would have immediately >> removed it. >> It started to rain so he left it on for about two weeks. Now when >> the tape >> was removed, it came off in thin strips leaving a lot of glue and >> some >> tape. >> I don't want to mess up the new aluminum trying to remove the glue. I >> tried >> some mild soap with no luck. Paint thinner did nothing to the >> glue. Any >> suggestions of a product that I can use to remove the tape residue >> and not >> mess up the aluminum? >> --- >> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and >> humorous >> with many resources for the blind. >> http://www.LennyMcHugh.com >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Send any questions regarding list management to: >> [email protected] >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >> Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the >> following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy >> Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [email protected]! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy > Man list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > >
