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Removing adhesive residue from case
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:21 pm
by ozover50
I have a mo(u)ulded Rick case which has quite an amount of adhesive tape residue on it - both 'sticky' and not. Can anybody advise a method and/or product to remove it without any potential damage to the case? We have a product here called 'Cit-Sol' which is a citrus-based liquid designed to remove adhesive from skin - would that be OK?
Thanks in anticipation............
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:26 pm
by jingle_jangle
Hey, Aitch. The stuff you mention is ok, but slow. Lighter fluid is better (don't smoke one of those Montes). There's also a product here in the States caled "Goof-Off", which I'm not sure has worldwide distribution. It'd probably be called "Ffo-Foog" downundah.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:47 pm
by ozover50
Hardehar!! I was thinking of lighter fluid but was a bit concerned about what it might do to the plastic.
So they named a product after my work practices, eh? Will wonders never cease.............?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:09 pm
by aceonbass
I used WD40 on mine. Works great and makes your case quieter too!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:27 am
by oreca
I figure Goo-Gone would do the trick... Sounds quite similar in name with the product Paul recommended.
It's what CAMCO (basicly GE for Canada) recommends to remove any adhesive residu on the finish appliances.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:29 am
by ozover50
Thanks for the advice, guys. I'll attack it with one of the above tomorrow night!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:30 am
by jingle_jangle
WD40 is a great idea, too. It needs to be wiped off thoroughly, as it leaves a residue which will turn sticky if left to itself and attract dust bunnies and similarly-named underbed fauna.
CANADIAN FRIENDS TIP: WD-40 also is an excellent starter fluid for your carbureted 1963 Parisienne if you've left it out all night in a parking lot in Guelph without the block heater plugged in, eh...
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:47 am
by johnhall
WD40 is what we use here at the factory to clear crud off cases.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:56 am
by ozover50
WD40 it is, then. I've got plenty of old shirts to use, so there won't be any residue, Paul. Thanks all!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:04 am
by tony_carey
If it's good enough for Ric, then it's good enough for Aitch....
(& me, I never thought of WD40!)
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:06 am
by aceonbass
John, but will it remove crud off of a 4080 case?
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:16 am
by ozover50
If it does, Dane, you'll just need
twice as much! 
Is the 4080 case Tolex? If so, you may need something else.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:34 am
by kcole4001
WD40 isn't good for Tolex? I know mildew isn't!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:18 pm
by jingle_jangle
Tolex is vinyl...Shouldn't hurt as long as it isn't soaked.
Cases most commonly get contact cement on them, from gluing in the linings. WD-40 is really good to help to dissolve and pulls this stuff off.
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:59 pm
by melibreits
Speaking of cruddy cases, does anyone have any idea how to get a musty moldy smell out of an old case? I'm planning to send my 481 slant-fret off to Paul sometime soon for beauty treatment, and the case STINKS, literally.