Pinch Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 There's a spot of gunk/gummy stuff/soft glue/whatever on a piece of plastic I'm looking to clean (brand new, last one. It's a long and boring story). For stuff like that - like with tape residue - what do you recommended? Lighter fluid on a piece of cloth, rub it clean? I want it off with no residue of whatever you clean plastic details with. Tips appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Naphtha is about the safest solvent around. It's not always effective (doesn't do a good job of taking tape residue off a teenager's sheetrocked walls, for example) but it should be fine on typical plastic guitar parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 yep it's been my go to cleaner since I finally got a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Naphta = lighter fluid, right? Edited June 23, 2022 by Pinch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, Pinch said: Naphta = lighter fluid, right? Yes. Thinking back on my smoking/Zippo days, I can say that Zippo fluid burns a little hotter and cleaner, while Ronson is a little more smoky and oily. I doubt that those observations will make any difference in cleaning a part, but just that different brands have different levels of refinement maybe. Like the difference between #2 and #1 Kerosene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 Thanks you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 When I worked for a GM dealership back in the 1970s, it was Naptha that we used to clean the grease off the interior of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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