Thread: Removing the goo of duct tape

Don't Repeat DON"T use any of the strong chemicals near your scales...just a hint acetone and anything with naphtha will eat scales, trust me that's how we pop inlays to re-do them..... I just dissolved some old DD scales to pop the brass inlays this week.....

WD-40 will take the goo right off the spine and I have never had it hurt any of the scales........ Vintage or custom

sixgun,

Do you mean the vapors of those chemicals will harm the scales or is it necessary to get liquids on the scales to cause harm? And are you referring to all the chemicals I mentioned?

Acetone for sure is the worst. I would not even open that on my bench near any razor I did not want to dissolve the scales on...
The rest are also harmful but to a lesser degree, keep in mind they are your razors you can use anything you want...... My recommendation is WD-40 or a like product, that is the safest I have found that does the job quickly.... I have not tried that on a custom razor with a oil finish such as Beeswax/Linseed so be careful there it might penetrate that finish....

Eh...
Maybe a funny question,
but why not use tape that doesn't leave glue on the razor?

I never had any problem with the cheap insulation tape I use.
What little goo stays on the razor is easily wiped of with one swipe of my thumb.

Just wondering,

Bart.

Originally Posted by Bart

Eh...
Maybe a funny question,
but why not use tape that doesn't leave glue on the razor?

Hi Bart,
I don't have any other kind of tape that sticks to the blade so well, so I use electrical tape. The other tape has less glue, but after a few rounds on the hone it starts to get wet and "glueless".

Hi!

I would try a microfiber cloth dry or with alcool. WD40 works well generally, Orange Glow also.

As for acetone, it was the main ingredient in nail polish remover. The primary ingredient in nail polish is nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate) it's used to make celluloid. I would not try it.

Wikipedia : Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor,...

Good luck !

McKie

If 99% alcohol does not work then try lighter fluid (naphtha) or WD40.

Naphtha will not harm celluloid scales or any other kind of plastic scales including bakelite, or wooden scales treated with acrylic finish (CA), however it will harm wooden scales treated with oil based finish.
Acetone will destroy all of the above.

None will harm steel.

Originally Posted by Detach

Goo Gone is your best friend :-D

+1!!! Goo Gone is the best, as long as you love the fresh smell of citrus in the morning. The only thing I can not answer to is how it effects the finish of the scales.

cp

WD 40 works well, not surprising seeing it's probably 90% Mineral spirits.... great solvent, frees up stuck stuff but makes a lousy lubricant.

The weird part is that I've used the aerosol WD40 which is mostly mineral spirits but the gallon can of the stuff is more like an oil, at least the can we had back in the gunshop some 20 years ago.... then again, it might have been 20 years old by that time and most of the solvents had evaporated... I've not cracked open a new can in many many years.


Christian

OK let's try a more logical approach here guys, besides the "possible" damage to the scales. Do you really want rags or tissue soaked in highly flammable solvents, and the danger of the vapors in your house?????
Again use what ever you want!!!!!