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Misskittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:14 PM
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How do you remove old scotch tape from a painted wall?
It won't pull off easily.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:18 PM
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1. razor and flat edge screwdriver
cut around it and dig that puppy out. then spackle, sand, and paint.

I'm kidding. Sorry. ;)

I don't know. Good luck.
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Misskittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:20 PM
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2. I believed you for about 2 seconds. Anybody else? n/t
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:21 PM
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3. I do apologize.
I really wish I had a solution for you.
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:22 PM
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4. Goo Gone...
http://www.magicamerican.com/googone.shtml
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:23 PM
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5. You can try something to dissolve the adhesive, like Goo-Gone.
I'm sure there are other products for that purpose.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:29 PM
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6. Goo Gone works
Also, lighter fluid works too...

RL
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:29 PM
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7. Nail polish remover?
just a guess....
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Misskittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:34 PM
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8. I have Goo Gone! It's right on the label that it removes tape. Wow.
Thanks everyone. (I was going to use Goo Gone anyway to clean up the rest of the gook on this painted windowsill,so eventually I might have figured it out - but this made it a lot quicker.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:40 PM
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9. Two options that work:
1) http://www.valspar.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp

2)
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Misskittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:13 PM
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10. I was beginning to consider option one. LOL n/t
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:21 PM
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13. Goof-Off is great!
I keep a small bottle in my glovebox. It's good for tar, bug-splat on windscreens, labels, pricetags, etc etc etc.

It's also a great neurtaliser for stuff like mild glues, walpaper paste, etc; just put a few drops on your hands anfter a project, and all the sticky washes right off.
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:14 PM
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11. Goo Gone. best solution. n/m
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:18 PM
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12. A Good Substitute...
... for goo-gone is "liquid paraffin" lamp oil. NOT kerosene... but the smokeless odorless colorless lamp oil that you use for oil-filled candles and old-fashioned lanterns.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:22 PM
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14. Good grief, what *don't* you know?!
You're a varitable Swiss Army Knife of information!
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