My Sticky Situation

[basslover24]

Long story short, there was duct tape on my bass and I peeled it off. Now I've got that pain in the ass residue on it. Any advice on the simplest and most effective way to get it off?

btw its got that laquer finish or whatever it is. not straight up wood

 

[bassmanrocke]

WD-40

 

[HeavyDuty]

Goo-Gone.

 

[gibsonbass76]

3M adhesive remover, and the lesson to never put duct tape on instruments again.

 

[Jim Carr]

You might find that MORE duct tape can be used to remove the residue. Make a small wad of tape with the adhesive side out. Using a dabbing motion, you might be able to use it to pick up the "goo" off the bass. This works for some tapes and some surfaces, YMMV, etc.

 

[62bass]

Paint thinner (not paint remover) like Varsol will work to soften the glue so it can be wiped off. Naptha (lighter fluid) also works but evaporates a bit too fast at times.

I've used Goo Gone and it works too but no better than paint thinner which is a lot cheaper.

None of the above will harm a lacquer, polyurethane, varnish, or oil finish.

Don't use acetone, lacquer thinner or any of these types of solvents. They can soften and remove many finishes.

 

[Jeff K]

WD-40

+1. I recently had sticker residue on my newly-acquired Peavey T-40. A little WD-40 on a rag, and the residue came right off without harming the finish.

 

[Dirty Chris]

WD-40 or my favorite, the 3M Adhesive Remover. I've found tons of uses for the latter so a small can of it lasts a while.

 

[snyderz]

40 grit sandpaper.

 

[Sufenta]

Belt sander.

 

[Stereo Joe]

PEANUT BUTTER!!


No seriously, it works great. Put a lump of PB on the sticky spot and rub in circles with a rag like you are buffing it. You may need to put some muscle into it, but the oil in the peanut butter cuts through most stickiness very well. Of course, you'll need to take the greasy oil off afterwards, so have some dish soap handy. This recently worked great for me when I had to remove old double-sided tape residue!

 

[Moving Pictures]

Goo-Gone.

Awesome stuff! (nice sig btw)

 

[Frost.Blast]

Lighter-fluid does an amazing job and it doesn't smell for more than 10 seconds.

 

[Rattman]

I've occasionally had some success with plain old kitchen variety cooking oil when I couldn't locate a can of WD-40...

 

[TeleTubby]

I've had great success with cooking oil- we always have some around, (with a bit of elbow work) it cuts through easy, and cleans up real nice.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Yep lighter fluid or Naptha no doubt.
Dirk

 

[Picolo2k]

Hey! I have the same prob but I have a polymerized oil finish( witch does not protect the wood as well as a lacquer finish) on the body, I have some lemon oil for the neck of my bass but will it be ok to use it even if it's not the same kind of oil? in fact, lemon oil is not very oily, will it remove the glue? or should I try with normal olive oil to be fancy? hehe
thanks!