I just had this problem with a 1963 Corvette
restoration project in my shop. Sat for too long.
Finishing up now and tape crud is a problem.
I tried all the various brews previously
suggested. I recalled that there is a 3 M tape crud
removal product, but could not find it. So I
experimented and found that a product called "Goo
Gone" with some orange smelling oils in it did the
job if one was patient. Apply, spread over area,
let sit for a few minutes (maybe more than that for
stubborn areas), then use small cloth pad (old T
shirt strips work well) soaked in the stuff and rub
the crud off.
Worked fine on door weather stripping with no
damage, and the shop was aromatic for a couple days
heavy with the smell of citrus. Caution: I did to
test against Plexiglas, but only against rubber and
Corvette fiberglass.
Windshields windows are Plexiglas which is a
trade name for acrylic, a generic name for a
particular brew of plastic. See Google for more.
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Date:
14/02/2012 8:51:26 PM
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