•Mike Blackwell asked how to remove masking tape residue from piano keys -- under no circumstances use cellulose paint thinners. (I did once to remove a label on an audio cassette and the casing dissolved!) My wife uses spray can furniture polish to get the sticky labels off her auction successes. S...

•Mike Blackwell asked about removing the goo from piano keys left behind by masking tape. My suggestion is to try Eucalyptus Oil. You only need to use a small amount and as far as I know never harms any surface. My wife has used it many times on all types of surfaces. It is great for removing sticke...

•When removing tape I always warm it with a hair dryer. This softens the adhesive to lift without removing finish or leaving behind too much residue. To remove adhesive residue: naptha or turpentine. Another product which you may find at a hardware store is 'Goo Gone'. Jon Page Harwich Port, Cape Co...

•Here in the audio-visual center where I work, we have always had one-gallon sized cans of film cleaner for cleaning the 16 mm films. Since we quit using films several years ago, I have tried the film cleaner on lots of other little cleaning projects. It works great for cleaning the sticky residue l...

•The question was: "Does anyone know a good solvent for masking tape adhesive, that won't eat plastic keys?" Try a product called "Goo Gone". Grocery and hardware stores have it. It's a scented liquid hydrocarbon-based solvent for removing label adhesive. I have even used it to remove chewing gum re...

•There's a product I use called "DeSolve-it"; I bought it at Home Depot. It's basically mineral oil (which by itself should remove your goo too). Rick Inzero - Rochester, NY, rdi@cci.com

•I've heard that good old WD-40 will remove most types of tape residue, and it won't hurt most plastics. Mike, you'll be relieved to hear I haven't taped any of the Orgatron's keys! :-) Mike Knudsen

•Mike, Try using WD-40 on the adhesive. It worked great for me when I needed to remove some masking tape from a plastic radio dial. Al Robetoy

•You might try lighter fluid (naphtha) to get the gooey stuff off, even if hardened gooey stuff is there. Try a little on the plastic in an area that can't be seen. There is also a commercial product called " Goof Off " that would probably work too... Scott Olson Missoula Montana [ I preserved your ...

•There's a very pleasant-smelling solvent called "Goo-Gone" that removes chewing gum, asphalt, tar, masking tape, lipstick, shoe polish, and bumper stickers. You'd need to test it for safety on plastic, but I've used it on various surfaces without problem. It smells like orange peel (and in fact may...

•Mike Blackwell asked about something that would clean up an old masking tape goo mess. Might try WD-40 which is more of a solvent than a lub- ricant. It works well getting the goo off of things you buy at the hardware store that is left by those little stick-on price stickers quite well. I've never...

•Hi, One other suggestion regarding removal of masking tape residue. At any automotive paint store, they should sell a product by 3M which is made just for this purpose. Bruce Miller Issaquah, WA

•In Digest 980611 Tom Steuer mentioned problems with a Pianocorder. I have repaired many such units, as well as owning one of the Vorsetzer units sitting in front of my 1919 6'1" Stoddard-Ampico Knabe. (The piano and cabinet have been redone, but, sadly, the player mechanism sits idly by in boxes, d...

•Here's my comments on Goof Off. If you read the side of the little 5 oz. can, it says, "Contains Xylene". I'll bet that is all that's in the can, just Xylene. Just go to your local hardware store and buy yourself a quart can of Xylene. It sells for around $5. This is a much better bargain and it re...

•FGA means "For Giving Away." I have 3 (count them) _three_ Ampex series 350 tape decks in consoles, along with tape, both with junk on it and blank pancakes. They are all tube operated. At the time (mid-late 50's) they were the tippy-top state of the art machines. Last time I fired up the Stereo ma...

•--- non-subscriber, please reply to MMD and sender --- Hi, I have 20 complete albums, ten of which are in their original portfolios complete with programs. There are 181 tapes in the collection including the alignment test tape. I want to sell them. Any ideas on what I should charge and who might b...

•To remove tape from fragile music rolls is quite a task, especially if the roll is very old and the paper is beginning to deteriorate. I have had success using kerosene. Brush it on with a small brush, and let it soak in for about 15 minutes. Usually this will soften the adhesive. Slowly peel back ...

•Isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol) is usually good for removing adhesive tape of the usual plastic type. It is also harmless to most plastics and not so inflammable as some solvents. I haven't tried it on rolls but it should work. Regards Don Cox doncox@enterprise.net

•I remember reading that Coleman fuel has additives that might leave a residue. They are added to protect the appliances and are not volatile. It might be better to use pure naphthalene to remove adhesives. This is the base for the Coleman fuel and can be gotten as a purer product. I have had good b...

•Hi everybody; I'd like to add a couple of comments to Bruce Clarks posting in yesterday's MMD (990215). Maybe the first solvent to try is alcohol. If it doesn't work then at least it evaporates very quickly and you can move on to kerosene. (Here in Australia I would use white spirit rather than ker...