A dirty question for the forum

HxC · Post by **HxC** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:50 pm

What do you think is the best way to clean "tape goop" of audio cables & gear? You know.The schmeg that's left after removing ancient stickers, masking, gaff, or duct tape- off especially chords.

I know goof off takes everything off- just wondering what the think tank knows.
http://www.goof-off.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:08 pm

i use goof off too, the "orangey scent," works for that, there might be others...

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:26 pm

Goof Off is what you want. It's magic

MusicFiend · Post by **MusicFiend** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:27 pm

Goo-Gone is the one I've used and it works great. I picked it up at Ace Hardware. I think it's pretty much exactly the same as goof off though...

http://googone.com/googone/product/1448 ... 1275b.aspx

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:32 pm

Yeah, most likely the same active ingredient.

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:39 pm

depending on how much gack you gotta get rid of, tape can actually pull that stuff up.

you just use the sticky side, press it against the schmeg, and peel back. gotta do it a few times, but i've done this to get rid of duck tape gack, price tags, etc.

packing tape works best.

tape smoke · Post by **tape smoke** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:29 am

acetone . nail polish remover, or lighter fluid will work good too

one time i dumped goof off on Styrofoam and it disolved it all .

JayLost · Post by **JayLost** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:06 am

"dope cuts"]acetone . nail polish remover, or lighter fluid will work good too

yup