FWIW....I used denatured alcohol and acetone. Just be sure to wear chemical safe gloves and plenty of shop rags. But it comes right off. Fumes are bad too.
Let the rags dry out before you put them in the trash. -Brian, WA1ZMS -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Graham / KE9H Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:11 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Removing thermal tape residue? John: If it is an adhesive tape residue or just an adhesive residue, the best, paint safe, and non-toxic remover I am aware of is "Goo-Gone." It is some kind mild solvent with a lot of citrus oil in it. Sold at grocery stores. Since you own a house, I would be surprised if your wife does not already have a bottle. It is impossible to operate a house without it. Works extremely well on adhesive tape residue, stick-on label residue, and windshield sticker residue. If that doesn't work then try iso-propyl alcohol, acetone, tri-chlor, etc. Those are more toxic, will attack plastic and paint, etc. --- Graham / KE9H == On 2/11/2012 10:56 AM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > I wasn't clear below -- the residue is on the Rb exterior surface that attached to the heatsink. > > On Feb 11, 2012, at 11:52 AM, John Ackermann N8UR<j...@febo.com> wrote: > >> Is there a recommended way to remove the residue of what I presume was thermal tape on the heatsinks of my various telco Rb units? It's a slightly tacky light greenish layer. I'm guessing that for a permanent installation one would want to remove that residue, smooth the surface, and replace with new material for best thermal transfer to the heatsink. >> >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
