Most duct tape adhesive does not get along well with petroleum products. The problem is to find one that will not also ruin the original protective finish on the arm, unless there is none.
Soaking in plain mineral oil will eventually loosen and soften the old adhesive. On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:08:01 -0400, Richard Rubin wrote: >Greetings, everyone. I just picked up a nice old Victrola, in which someone >had duct taped the tone arm down at some point to keep it (I assume) from >swinging around. They left the tape on for many years, and though it has >since been removed, there is a wide band of tape residue on the arm. >Naturally, I'm looking to remove this residue while preserving the arm's >original finish. What is the best and/or easiest way of doing so? Thanks >in adance for your ideas. >--RR >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
