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                        masking adhesive removal

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        masking adhesive removal
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 5:01 AM
                        Hi, I just mask and paint the canopy of the Finemold tie fighter. After painting and the removal of the kits supplied mask, I've noticed that some of the masking adhesivestick on the future'd dip canopy. Does anyone have a tip on how to take the adhesive of? The adhesive that adhere to the canopy is like a speck of bigger grain of dust. Thanks for any tip.
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                        MusicCity
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, July 3, 2004 6:52 AM
                        There is a product here called "Goo Gone" that will take it right off. I don't know if you have it there though.

                        You can also use the sticky side of the same tape that caused the blob to pull it off. Just take a piece of tape and stick it to the blob and pull it back off. It will usually pull part (or sometimes all) of the adhesive with it.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        qmiester
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:18 AM
                        Goo Gon works really great if you have access to it.

                        For years one of the recommended methods of removing tape residue from a model was to stick it in the freezer portion of your fridge overnight. Then remove it the next day and wiping the area with a soft cloth. In theory the residue would pop right off.
                        Quincy
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 9:55 AM
                        Thanks for the tip guys, will try using the tape idea since we don't have "Goo Gone" here.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:45 PM
                        Sometimes good ol' WD-40 works great on tape residue.
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                        MikeV
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                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Saturday, July 3, 2004 3:48 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by StevenQ

                        Sometimes good ol' WD-40 works great on tape residue.


                        I was going to mention that also but I was unsure if it would affect the clear plastic.

                        Mike

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        MusicCity
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, July 3, 2004 5:51 PM
                        Ditto for lighter fluid. I know it will remove the glue but I'm not sure what it will do to clear plastic so I didn't mention it.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 6:01 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by MusicCity

                        There is a product here called "Goo Gone" that will take it right off. I don't know if you have it there though.

                        You can also use the sticky side of the same tape that caused the blob to pull it off. Just take a piece of tape and stick it to the blob and pull it back off. It will usually pull part (or sometimes all) of the adhesive with it.


                        yes go for the goo gone i love that stuff
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:49 PM
                        Lighter fluid will work & I've never had it craze the clear plastic, but be careful cause it will also remove enamel paint. Doesn't seem to affect Future, so it might not affect acrylic paints, but I've never tried it.
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        MusicCity
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, July 3, 2004 8:04 PM
                        Thanks, Rick. That's good to know. Lighter fluid is strange stuff. Some things that you think it will affect it doesn't, and some that it should leave alone it will eat up.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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