removing sticky tape stuff - revisited

[Jon Page]

Ok, so the first question_should_be
" How sticky is it "    ?????

Speculation aside, how sticky is it?

Or asked another way, "What have you tried, that didn't work".

Jeepers Creepers,  :-)

Jon Page


At 03:05 PM 9/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear List,
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>I got the impulse to make a list of all the substances recommended on
>Pianotech for this activity and was going to try each and every one to find
>out the truth as to which one was best for myself.  The guinea pig was a
>Cable-Nelson spinet with ivories and plenty of sticky tape stuff.
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>>Varsol
>>Naptha (Varnish Makers and Painters)
>>Imperial Cleaner
>>Lighter fluid (Ronson)
>>Kerosene
>>Goo Gone
>>Citrus solvent (non-toxic)
>>Benzine
>>Rubber Cement Thinner
>>WD-40
>>Mineral spirits
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>I started off with Goo Gone, then one not listed called Oops.  They worked
>okay after soaking for about a minute or so, then proceeded to hand the
>project over to my wife, Carol, as I was going to the store to buy some
>lighter fluid.
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>While I was gone and during the key cleaning process, she decided to get
>the Fantastik bottle from under the kitchen sink to clean the hammer rest
>rail.  When she was done, she thought, "Why not try this on the sticky tape
>stuff?"  She did, and let me share with you that it works beyond belief
>compared to the Oops & Goo Gone, doesn't stink, and only has to soak for a
>few seconds at the most.
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>This *was* on ivories only, so I will be cautious when I encounter plastics
>with the same problem, however, Fantastik will be the first product I'll
>try.
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>Keith McGavern
>kam544@earthlink.net
>Registered Piano Technician
>Oklahoma Chapter 731
>Piano Technicians Guild
>USA
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