Old Labels

[Chris Trask]

On Sat, 13 Dec 1997, Gary D Elliott wrote:

> Greetings
>
> I am trying to figure out the best way to remove the residue of a old
> "Gummy" label from the front panel of a piece of equipment.  The front panel
> is hammertone grey, smooth finish.  Some one years ago put a label that read
> High Voltage.  I tried lighter fluid and that removed part of the label.
> What I have now is a dried hard gob of glue from the label left.  What is
> the best way to remove this without damage to the paint on the panel.
> Suggestions Please.  Thanks
>
        Go to your local grocery store and pick up a bottle of
"De-Solv-It".  This is a wonderful cleaning fluid that will soften that
hardened adhesive and then let you wipe it off.  You may have to take a
cotton ball, saturate it with the liquid, and let it sit on the area
overnight.  I have cleaned up equipment that was close to refinishing
with this stuff.


     ,----------------------.       Circuit Design for the
    /    What's all this     \            RF Impaired
   / extinct stuff, anyhow?  /
   \  _______,--------------'        Chris Trask / N7ZWY
  _ |/                               Principal Engineer
 oo\                                 ATG Design Services
(__)\       _                          P.O. Box 25240
  \  \    .'  `.                  Tempe, Arizona 85285-5240
   \  \  /      \
    \  '"        \                     Technical Editor,
     .       (  ) \                      QRP Quarterly
      '-| )__| :.  \                     QRP ARCI 9464
        | |  | | \  '.
       c__; c__;  '-..'>.__      Email:  ctrask at primenet.com
                               http://www.primenet.com/~ctrask

                    Graphics by Loek Frederiks

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --
To subscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: subscribe BOATANCHORS yourfirstname yourlastname
To unsubscribe:  listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: signoff BOATANCHORS
Archives for BOATANCHORS: http://www.tempe.gov/archives
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --