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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 10:01 PM
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Duct Tape??

Okay all you garage guru's. I have a guy looking to remove the remnants of duct tape on an arm rest.

So if any of you have some miracle cure, I'd appreciate it if you'd let him know. Here's the link -

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hreadid=107254

Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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If it cant be fixed with duct tape and WD 40 it cant be fixed. It's already got the duct tape so now it's time for the WD40
Seriously WD40 is a great cleaner for things like that.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:08 AM
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Duct Tape??

I agree, WD-40 works great as a cleaner. It's not worth a hoot as a penetrant or a lubricant.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 07:15 AM
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Nail Polish remover. Watched wife use it on my duct tape job after a hurricane rolled through worked well enough - desolves what ever the adhesive is in duct tape to tar *****. (I was going to scrape it off surgically with a razor blade and 6-pack - she did it before I finished 1 beer)

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Old Mar 26, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Nail polish remover is basically acetone which you can buy cheap at the hardware store. Nail polish remover has glycerin in it also, which helps with the drying (removing oils) effects of the acetone on the skin.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 12:30 AM
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Some gasoline on a rag would do the trick. Whenever gas gets in contact with the adhesive, the glue will break down and be easily removed. I learned this purely by accident and it has worked every time since.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 10:24 AM
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hehe... that's what you get for patching your gas tank with duct tape.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 11:18 AM
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WD40 works well on paint removing too
 
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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Duct Tape??

Another vote for WD40
 
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Hey Bull, You're exactly right. It was a gas tank on a weed eater.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 04:33 AM
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Why on earth would you want to remove perfectly good duct tape?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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Red Green is hanging his head in dissapointment!!!

Randy
 
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Old Apr 4, 2003 | 11:36 PM
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Duct Tape??

I heard somewhere that you can use vinegar to remove bumper stickers. ou take a rage and soak it in vinegar then place it on tje area that you want to remove for a few minutes and the sticker comes right off. I don't know if it would work on duct tape but you never know!
 
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Old Apr 15, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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The best commercial product I've used designed for this very thing
is Goo Gone. You can get it in any department store.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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I used to use WD40 until I tried Goo-Gone. WD40 leaves a oily residue, Goo-Gone evaporates away and it works faster than WD40.
 
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