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Meths?
By:Simeon
Date: 5/11/2010, 9:20 pm
In Response To: Material: the tale of the tape (Paul G.)

I'd stay away from acetone - it'll soften the epoxy, and that won't help you clean up the mess.

Usually I use Methylated Spirits to clean up tape residue - it doesn't bother the epoxy at all. Mineral Turpentine also works on tape residue, but then you have to clean up the oily residue that's left, and that could prove tricky if you have any pinholes or pores in your epoxy.

Messages In This Thread

Material: the tale of the tape
Paul G. -- 5/11/2010, 8:10 pm
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/13/2010, 8:22 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Paul G. -- 5/13/2010, 10:13 am
Lacquer thinner will remove it
Brian Nystrom -- 5/12/2010, 8:16 am
Re: Lacquer thinner will remove it
Roger D -- 5/12/2010, 11:27 am
Re: Lacquer thinner will remove it
Brian Nystrom -- 5/13/2010, 9:38 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
George -- 5/12/2010, 7:08 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Wesley Ewell -- 5/12/2010, 12:54 pm
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
george -- 5/14/2010, 9:29 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Bill Hamm -- 5/14/2010, 10:11 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Mike Bielski -- 5/12/2010, 1:16 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2010, 12:51 am
Re: Material: the tale of the tape
Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2010, 12:50 am
Meths?
Simeon -- 5/11/2010, 9:20 pm