Like most of you I rarely "read, follow, and understand" the
directions on chemicals or tools. SWMBO just bought herself a new
dining room set and piece of packing tape left behind a residue.
I bought some of this stuff to try out:
http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/product/141499_front200.jpg
When I flipped up the little dispenser I immediately caught the
distinct odor of Acetone or something similar. I figured I better do
as instructed and try it in an =93inconspicuous location=94. Good thing I
did because the rag picked up some of the stain/finish.
Went to the old standby of WD40 and removed the glue with no ill
effects. I guess sometimes it does pay to follow the manufacturer=92s
instructions.
If you are interested here is the MSDS for Oops!
http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/msds/141499.pdf
Not sure what ingredient caused the odor but it sure smelled to me
like nail polish remover.
"Limp Arbor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>Went to the old standby of WD40 and removed the glue with no ill
>effects. I guess sometimes it does pay to follow the manufacturers
>instructions.
>If you are interested here is the MSDS for Oops!
http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/msds/141499.pdf
>Not sure what ingredient caused the odor but it sure smelled to me
>like nail polish remover.
A passing vandal last year poured approx a QT of bright red gloss
paint(latex?) on my gloss shiny black car, it was well dried before
discovery....Goof Off (also a latex paint remover) with determined scrubbing
and scraping via plastic tools removed the paint with no injury to original
car paint. Don't have any experience with Oops but have never had injury to
any surface I have used Goof Off on.....Rod
J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>> Went to the old standby of WD40 and removed the glue with no ill
>> effects. I guess sometimes it does pay to follow the manufacturers
>> instructions.
>>
>> If you are interested here is the MSDS for Oops!
>> http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/msds/141499.pdf
>>
>> Not sure what ingredient caused the odor but it sure smelled to me
>> like nail polish remover.
>
> The stuff removes dried latex paint. That should tell you all that
> you need to know.
>
> If you want to remove tape residue and don't want to use mineral
> spirits (which is WD-40 without the top secret miracle ingredient)
> then try Lift-off #2 which is specifically made for that purpose.
Yeah, but does Lift-Off #2 lubricate door hinges, remove rust, cure
bee-bites, and act as an emollient in your bubble bath?
On 08/26/2009 11:43 AM, David Nebenzahl wrote:
> For 99% of these kinds of cleaning tasks, I find that plain old ordinary
> naphtha (charcoal lighter, Ronsonol, etc.) works fine and doesn't damage
> any finishes. Just used it the other day to clean hand schmutz off a
> client's kitchen cabinets (lacquer finished). It also takes off the
> gooey residue from price stickers, etc.
Agreed. Something very similar that works great is sold as "coleman
fuel", "camp fuel", or "white gas". Available cheaply in large
quantities at any camping goods store.
Chris
Limp Arbor wrote:
> Like most of you I rarely "read, follow, and understand" the
> directions on chemicals or tools. SWMBO just bought herself a new
> dining room set and piece of packing tape left behind a residue.
>
> I bought some of this stuff to try out:
> http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/product/141499_front200.jpg
>
> When I flipped up the little dispenser I immediately caught the
> distinct odor of Acetone or something similar. I figured I better do
> as instructed and try it in an inconspicuous location. Good thing I
> did because the rag picked up some of the stain/finish.
>
> Went to the old standby of WD40 and removed the glue with no ill
> effects. I guess sometimes it does pay to follow the manufacturers
> instructions.
>
> If you are interested here is the MSDS for Oops!
> http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/msds/141499.pdf
>
> Not sure what ingredient caused the odor but it sure smelled to me
> like nail polish remover.
The stuff removes dried latex paint. That should tell you all that you need
to know.
If you want to remove tape residue and don't want to use mineral spirits
(which is WD-40 without the top secret miracle ingredient) then try Lift-off
#2 which is specifically made for that purpose.
On 8/26/2009 5:55 AM Limp Arbor spake thus:
> If you are interested here is the MSDS for Oops!
> http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/msds/141499.pdf
>
> Not sure what ingredient caused the odor but it sure smelled to me
> like nail polish remover.
From the MSDS I'd say it's xylene, which is definitely not a good thing
to put on certain finishes (like lacquer). Kinda surprised to see it there.
For 99% of these kinds of cleaning tasks, I find that plain old ordinary
naphtha (charcoal lighter, Ronsonol, etc.) works fine and doesn't damage
any finishes. Just used it the other day to clean hand schmutz off a
client's kitchen cabinets (lacquer finished). It also takes off the
gooey residue from price stickers, etc.
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Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism
On 8/26/2009 10:54 AM Chris Friesen spake thus:
> On 08/26/2009 11:43 AM, David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>> For 99% of these kinds of cleaning tasks, I find that plain old ordinary
>> naphtha (charcoal lighter, Ronsonol, etc.) works fine and doesn't damage
>> any finishes. Just used it the other day to clean hand schmutz off a
>> client's kitchen cabinets (lacquer finished). It also takes off the
>> gooey residue from price stickers, etc.
>
> Agreed. Something very similar that works great is sold as "coleman
> fuel", "camp fuel", or "white gas". Available cheaply in large
> quantities at any camping goods store.
Not sure about that. I've used white gas as a solvent, and find it's
much "stronger" than naphtha, and more likely to damage some finishes.
(I wouldn't try it on lacquer, for example.)
Plus it's nasty-smelling stuff compared to naphtha.
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Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism