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Modelling => Tips, Tools & Techniques => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on March 12, 2013, 09:38:53 PM

Title: How to remove Tamiya tape glue residue
Post by: The Big Gimper on March 12, 2013, 09:38:53 PM

I masked my Kopro canopy with Tamiya masking tape which left some glue residue.

Do you know of a safe method / formula to remove the glue but not the paint or the fog the canopy.

Carl

Title: Re: How to remove Tamiya tape glue residue
Post by: Frank3k on March 12, 2013, 11:09:19 PM

Quote from: The Big Gimper on March 12, 2013, 09:38:53 PM

I masked my Kopro canopy with Tamiya masking tape which left some glue residue.

Do you know of a safe method / formula to remove the glue but not the paint or the fog the canopy.

Carl

I've never heard of Tamiya tape leaving a residue. IF you didn't use acrylics on the canopy frame (or Future on the clear part) try dabbing with denatured alcohol or isopropyl. If that doesn't work, try either another piece of tape or some blu-tack to remove the bits.

Title: Re: How to remove Tamiya tape glue residue
Post by: father ennis on March 13, 2013, 05:51:58 AM

You can use lighter fluid to remove most anykind of tape residue. It will damage paint but if you are careful you should not have any problems. I've used this since I was a fraterny pledge back in the early 1970's.   Just put it on a cloth and wipe carefully all there is to it...




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