Removing Duct Tape Goo

[Charlie S.]

Trying to remove duct tape residue from the Formica trim and metal around
the sink. It doesn't come off easy. Is there a solvent that removes this
stuff easily? Also, would like to be able to live in the house afterwards.
So, I don't want anything too strong smelling, if at all possible. Been
trying to scrape it off. It's a frustrating process.

I am planning to repair the sink once I get this gunk off. There are a few
drip points where the metal meets the counter. I am going to use some sort
of sealant between the seams to eliminate the dripping problem beneath.
There is quite a gap between the metal and sink. The sink is sagging in the
middle somewhat.... it's old. Ideally, it should be replaced. But, I would
imagine a new counter and sink get-up must run a grand or better.

Also, will be cutting a narrow piece of Formica to replace the piece I
damaged scrapping some of this stuff off. Someone told me to use a utility
knife to cut the Formica. Any tricks to cutting it? I was thinking of
marking it with a pen or pencil. Lying it down on a wooden board. Then,
scoring it before I applied heavy pressure to cut. This thin strip of
Formica will lie on metal. Any special glue I should use? I have
"Wilsonart International H20" It says not to use it with copper. Normally,
I guess this product is primarily used with non-metal surfaces. I'm
thinking with such a small section it should be fine.

 

[Charlie S.]

Sorry, sent this to the wrong Usenet group

 

[Bill]

Trying to remove duct tape residue from the Formica trim and metal around
the sink. It doesn't come off easy. Is there a solvent that removes this
stuff easily? Also, would like to be able to live in the house afterwards.
So, I don't want anything too strong smelling, if at all possible. Been
trying to scrape it off. It's a frustrating process.

<snip>

Try rubbing some cooking oil on the adhesive.

Bill

 

[First of One]

Acetone or nail polish remover on the adhesive... though try it on a
inconspicuous spot first to make sure it doesn't eat away the countertop.
The stuff evaporates very quickly, so give the kitchen ventilation and it
won't smell for long.

As for the sink, do what everyone else does and use good silicone caulking
compound.

 

[reggie white]

Try rubbing scotch tape on the goo then ripping off the scotch tape. repeat.

 

[Mark]

the best is WD40

 

[HockeyTownUSA]

Trying to remove duct tape residue from the Formica trim and metal around
the sink. It doesn't come off easy. Is there a solvent that removes this
stuff easily? Also, would like to be able to live in the house
afterwards. So, I don't want anything too strong smelling, if at all
possible. Been trying to scrape it off. It's a frustrating process.

I am planning to repair the sink once I get this gunk off. There are a
few drip points where the metal meets the counter. I am going to use some
sort of sealant between the seams to eliminate the dripping problem
beneath. There is quite a gap between the metal and sink. The sink is
sagging in the middle somewhat.... it's old. Ideally, it should be
replaced. But, I would imagine a new counter and sink get-up must run a
grand or better.

Also, will be cutting a narrow piece of Formica to replace the piece I
damaged scrapping some of this stuff off. Someone told me to use a
utility knife to cut the Formica. Any tricks to cutting it? I was
thinking of marking it with a pen or pencil. Lying it down on a wooden
board. Then, scoring it before I applied heavy pressure to cut. This
thin strip of Formica will lie on metal. Any special glue I should use?
I have "Wilsonart International H20" It says not to use it with copper.
Normally, I guess this product is primarily used with non-metal surfaces.
I'm thinking with such a small section it should be fine.

Goof-off (or goof-off 2) work great for this kind of stuff.

 

[Luc Monod]

Dangerous but works: nail polish remover/acetone (don't touch ANY
plastic!!!)
safer: lighter fuel (for your Zippo etc.)
citrus base wax solvent

 

[Ed Forsythe]

There is no *easy* way or a "no odor" application that works. I use
GooGone and Goof Off. One works better than the other on different sticky
stuff. Acetone and MEK will also work. All my be purchased at Home Depot,
Lowes, and most hardware stores.

 

[DaveW]

Charlie, time to take yor medications. You wandered into the WRONG
Newsgroup...

 

[Charlie S.]

I ended up using WD-40. It worked great! Saved me a trip to the store.
Although, I realized I am low on the stuff. May buy some in the future.

Thanks again for all your help. You people are so good, I may post all my
repair questions here from now on

Interesting I came to your Usenet group by accident because a number of
months ago I was in the market for new Flat panel monitor. Was also looking
to buy a video card to make the screen look better. So, I logged on to your
site for possible assistance. I kept it in my active Outlook folder even
though I seldom visited. It was next to the repair group in my folder.
And, I accidently sent it to the wrong group.

At first I bought a Samsung. I think the model number was 23T. I tried it
in its native resolution. But, the font was too small for my eyes. I even
bought a Radeon videocard. It still bothered my eyes. Ended up using it at
a much lower resolution. Unfortunately, the fonts were fuzzy. The good news
is my eyes didn't bother me. I returned both the video card and monitor and
bought an HP1955. It's a nice monitor. However, I had the same problem at
high resolutions....too much eye strain looking at the fonts. Would have
returned it, but had some personal issues to take care of. And, didn't have
time to deal with it.

I tried toning down the resolution to 1024x768. Still my eyes bothered me
when I woke in the morning. Now, I have it set at 800x600. Not the
greatest for viewing... that's for sure. The good news is I have no eye
strain. The bad news is wasted hundreds of dollars on this high resolution
monitor. When, I could have bought something a lot cheaper and got the same
results.

 

[Bill]

At first I bought a Samsung. I think the model number was 23T. I tried it
in its native resolution. But, the font was too small for my eyes. I even
bought a Radeon videocard. It still bothered my eyes. Ended up using it at
a much lower resolution. Unfortunately, the fonts were fuzzy. The good news
is my eyes didn't bother me. I returned both the video card and monitor and
bought an HP1955. It's a nice monitor. However, I had the same problem at
high resolutions....too much eye strain looking at the fonts. Would have
returned it, but had some personal issues to take care of. And, didn't have
time to deal with it.

I tried toning down the resolution to 1024x768. Still my eyes bothered me
when I woke in the morning. Now, I have it set at 800x600. Not the
greatest for viewing... that's for sure. The good news is I have no eye
strain. The bad news is wasted hundreds of dollars on this high resolution
monitor. When, I could have bought something a lot cheaper and got the same
results.

Why not just use larger fonts?

Bill

 

[Jerome]

Why not just use larger fonts?

Bill

By coincidence I ran across this article a few days ago, which described an
obvious Windows feature which I'd never bothered to investigate:

http://www.wordstar.org/computing/pages/monitor_cal.htm

 

[Charlie S.]

By coincidence I ran across this article a few days ago, which described
an obvious Windows feature which I'd never bothered to investigate:

http://www.wordstar.org/computing/pages/monitor_cal.htm

I only had a chance to glance at it briely. It looks like it could be
helpful. Thanks!
Will look at it better tomorrow.