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| Thread ID: 70295 | 2006-06-28 05:42:00 | I'm Stuck! | B.M. (505) | PC World Chat |
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| 466843 | 2006-06-28 05:42:00 | I know this will be off topic for some, but very much on topic for others . The question is: What is the best way to remove Sellotape and its many variants from a computer case and monitor? (without removing paint and decals that are supposed to be there) Quite why these items get mistaken for a notice board eludes me but they all seem to . :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 466844 | 2006-06-28 05:46:00 | If you don't tape the piece of paper with your password it blows away. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 466845 | 2006-06-28 06:53:00 | Password, Password, I must be looking a very important computer because they obviously used Pi for their password. :lol: | B.M. (505) | ||
| 466846 | 2006-06-28 06:55:00 | Isopropyl Alcohol, available from your local Chemist. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 466847 | 2006-06-28 07:51:00 | For those tags where the top peels off and leaves a sticky residue, I have found eucalyptus oil to be a wonderful thing. It will smell for a while but the smell gradually goes. Just apply a few drops to a teatowel (or similar). If unsure whether it will affect the paintwork, try on a small discrete area first. With old sellotape where the stickyness is no longer sticky and has gone yellow in colour, I have found that a light rub with a slightly moist (not dripping) scotchbrite (I have only done this with older steel cases, but also on the plastic surrounds of CRT monitors - all beige/white. So long as you don't rub one area for an excessive period, you should be fine. Again try on a small discrete area first. Although if you have a darker coloured tower/case/monitor surround I wouldnt use the scotchbrite |
Myth (110) | ||
| 466848 | 2006-06-28 07:59:00 | Mitre 10 sells a wonderful product called, De Solv It. Smells like citrus, feels like oil and removes the adhesive residue. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 466849 | 2006-06-28 08:56:00 | There was a post here recently by SurferJoe about WD40 and its uses, FoxyMX seemed to fancy WD40 as purfume from memory, but I have used it and similar (Selleys RP7) aerosol lubricant sprays to soften the gum residue . But there are different types of gum, so may need different approaches . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 466850 | 2006-06-28 12:55:00 | To get rid of adhesive residue try marking over it with a non-permanent whiteboard marker, then use whiteboard cleaner on a tissue or cloth to clean it off. | Greg (193) | ||
| 466851 | 2006-06-28 22:35:00 | Meths. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 466852 | 2006-06-28 23:21:00 | WD40 worked for me in the past . | SKT174 (1319) | ||
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