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Subject: Re: Canopy Crud
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Try creamy peanut butter, the oilier the better.  Slather it on the old tape 
on the canopy, come back the next day and you should be able to clean it off 
now with warm soapy water.  It worked for me.  I had masking tape stickum on 
my canopy after years of storage, couldn't get it off.  The peanut butter 
thing worked.  Try it.

George Shattuck
LNC2, 1500 hrs.+/-
1989 kit


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET>
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Canopy Crud


Going back through the archives I found several entries relating to how best 
to remove tape adhesive residue along the paint line of the canopy frame. In 
this instance, the adhesive residue is from 3M Scotch Blue painter tape. If 
you look on the inside of the tape roll, it actually says in very fine print 
to remove the tape within 14 days. Of course, no-one in their right mind 
bothers to read the fine print so my tape stayed in place for about 2 years 
while I went about other construction activities. So fast forward to this 
week and I have some dry and crusty adhesive residue to deal with.

Hot soapy water and isopropyl alcohol had no effect. Acetone and Windex as 
well a lot of other stuff will damage the plexiglass surface....which brings 
me to the question...what is the material used for our canopy glass and 
windows? Is it plexiglass, Lexan, polycarbonate, etc.? Do these words all 
describe the same material that came with our kits way back when? Does 
anybody know with certainty what works and what doesn't?

Some suggest using kerosene, WD40, lighter fluid, who knows for sure? Amonia 
and water? Citrus based cleaners?

Any help would be appreciated.

Angier Ames
N4ZQ