[QuadList] Sugestions on how to clean sappers.

[chill315 at aol.com]

I would not use xzylene.  I have used it to remove oxide from tape.  You might do more damage then good.

Chris Hill

On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Glenn Gundlach <stratus46 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I will be labeled a heretic. I used a Q-tip and (gasp) Xylene. Dave K  mentioned naptha which I haven't tried. Would Acetone do the trick? The Xylene has the virtue of leaving no residue of its own but I don't know about the other solvents. I don't think you'd want anything oily though it would loosen the sticky stuff.
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> --- On Mon, 12/19/11, lee williams <lasvegastvengineer at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: lee williams <lasvegastvengineer at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [QuadList] Sugestions on how to clean sappers.
> To: "Quad List" <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>
> Date: Monday, December 19, 2011, 11:48 AM
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> Hay Everybody,
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> Does anybody have any suggestions on cleaning sappy 2" Scotch tapes?
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> Got several hundred tapes that were stored in a storage locker for several years without air conditioning.
> A lot of tapes were stored on there sides and the glue has seeped through to the back reels of the tape. 
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> Any suggestions as to what will cut through the sap without destroying the tape? 
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