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Title: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: J. Cook on July 25, 2015, 09:28:00 PM
How do you guys remove sticky residue from your limbs or riser - like after tape or something has been peeled off?  I didn't want to experiment with rubbing alcohol as I didn't want to mess with the finish without asking first.
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: meatCKR on July 25, 2015, 09:35:00 PM
Goo gone.  It's citrus based and you can get it at Home Depot or Lowes.  Just squirt it on an old t-shirt or other clean cotton cloth and wipe off the sticky residue with it.  Then rinse with soap and water.

Steve
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: Orion on July 25, 2015, 09:57:00 PM
I use denatured alcohol.  Not the same as rubbing alcohol.  Regardless, a little on a cloth and rub the residue off.  Continuous, repeated rubbing might soften the finish a bit, but the gunk is usually long gone before you reach that stage.
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: stagetek on July 25, 2015, 10:20:00 PM
Goo Gone, or Goof Off. But, WD40 will probably work just as good.
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: Bladepeek on July 26, 2015, 09:38:00 AM
I use the Goo Gone. Works great for getting old, dried scotch tape off refrigerator doors and tape residue from bows. Like meatCKR, I follow with soap and water just to make sure I don't leave any on the bow. Probably wouldn't hurt, but then......

I also use a pad and cup bow stringer on my recurves and don't like the idea of leaving anything on the limbs that might be slippery.
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: iohkus on July 26, 2015, 03:43:00 PM
Ronson lighter fluid will work also ....... but check an inconspicuous spot first. I've used it before without problems.
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: TxAg on July 26, 2015, 04:09:00 PM
Another Goo Gone user here
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: Red Beastmaster on July 26, 2015, 08:12:00 PM
WD40
Title: Re: Removing sticky residue?
Post by: pockets on July 27, 2015, 07:46:00 AM
GooGone or other citrus based products like it.