Masking tape residue

This is regular masking tape I was using.

I use isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to remove the gunk.  Works with any masking tape I have used.

Thanks, Don.

Did you try pressing another piece of tape on top of the residue, then pulling it up?  Sometimes that removes the sticky left-overs.

Of course, sometimes it doesn't--an event that happened to me just last week.  In which case, Don's idea is something to try.

Good luck.  I hate when this happens.

Hi :

    What I do in a situation like this is simple .I get some of the same tape and then Gently burnish it over the spot and folding the tape over itself non-sticky sides together and gently pull the stuff up

Stick with Tamiya masking tape, problem avoided. I like to mask wheel wells by filling them with dampened toilet paper.

stikpusher

Stick with Tamiya masking tape, problem avoided. I like to mask wheel wells by filling them with dampened toilet paper.

Me too stik.

I should have mentioned when I recommended alcohol that I use primarily enamels and lacquers on my models. Alcohol may be hard on some acrylics, so one should try a sample before using alcohol on acrylic paints.

I've had good luck with a product called Goo  Gone.  It's a citrus based liquid that comes in a plastic bottle and is sold in lumber yards and hardware stores.  just apply it with a cloth and it will usually lift the tape residue off (sometimes you will need to rub a little).

A word of warning - there is a product out there called Goo Off which comes in a small metal tin - Don't, I say again - Don't try to use that stuff on your model - it immediately removes the paint and than eats the styrene!