Removing Old Blue Tape.

Teetorbilt

Another personal project (painting the house) that was side-lined for too long (about 3 mos.) has resulted in blue tape that is stuck like a barnacle to the drip-edge flashing.

Any ideas on how to remove it?

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Tom R

Heat-gun??

paint_booger

Denatured Alchohol

Steve Richards

What's the difference between denatured alcohol and rubbing alcohol?
I use denatured all the time for cleaning up my paint messes.
I've had people ask me what the difference is, and I have to either make stuff up like I know what I'm talking about, or pretend to pass out... (like John Cleese in Faulty Towers)

mikenewman@fron

Try xylene. It's a slow drying solvent that will give you more soak time. Mike

Dustball

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc.../chem00102.htm

paint_booger

Hmmmm

I'm thinking passing out is the best option.

If rubbing Alch is 70% ... and Bacardi is 151 proof ... wouldn't Bacardi be stronger (75.5%)?

I'll go with Flaming shots of 151 with the home owner as the answer here.

ModernStyle

Ok ....... so other then going blind and tasting bad, is there any reason why i couldnt make Hairy Buffalos with my denatured alcohol, I mean everything has its price right.
If you get that tape off you can come try to get the tape off of my sons bedroom window, it has been on there 3 years. My wife has been nagging me lately to get it off, I told her you cant even see it from the street.
Maybe I will just save myself some hassle and break the glass ...... but then again I do hate glazing windows ........... maybe I will just move instead.

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Steve Richards

Now I get it...

"de -natured" meaning if it was "natural" I could drink it!

Not that I would...

probably

Man I learn a lot here