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Topic: Removing tape residue from glossy photo
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BMckay
Member Posts: 3218
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 12-01-2015 05:56 AM
   
What is the best way to get a small amount of tape residue off a glossy photo? |
Go4Launch
Member Posts: 542
From: Seminole, Fla.
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 12-01-2015 05:18 PM
I have had some success with lighter fluid and a cotton swab, but be careful as it can also remove signatures! Best to try to duplicate the residue on a photo you don't care about and experiment first. |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-01-2015 07:15 PM
Goo Gone is excellent for removing sticky residue and will not harm a glossy pic. It's basically some kind of citrus liquid that dissolves the sticky residue and you just wipe it away. I have used it many times to remove stickers and/or tape from the front and back of photos. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-02-2015 05:01 AM
Steve, that is information we can all use. Thank you. |
vamanboatin
Member Posts: 214
From: Vienna, VA
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 12-03-2015 05:25 PM
Wow, I tried this today and it works great! Thanks for a great tip. |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-03-2015 09:07 PM
My pleasure. Just to reiterate that it is safest on a glossy photo or item with a non porous surface, from which it can be wiped off. I have also used it to get sticker residue off a baseball. After the goo gone evaporated, there was no stain left on the ball. I would be careful using it on a litho... It may evaporate leaving no mark, but the possibility exists it could leave a faint oily stain. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3218
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 06-10-2016 05:45 PM
I just ruined a signed STS-131 photo. I thought it was a glossy. So beware!! |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 06-12-2016 04:00 PM
What were you using? Goo Gone?I recently used Goo Gone on a vintage litho that had a small piece of scotch tape on it. It quickly removed the tape and cleaned up nicely with no damage to the litho. Perhaps the 131 photo was not a litho or glossy, but rather a laser or inkjet print? If I am not mistaken, NASA did send out some crew photos that appeared to be printed on laser or inkjet. I would definitely not use any sort of solvent on a computer made "print." |
NovaRob
Member Posts: 242
From: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted 06-14-2016 02:15 AM
Steve, those were my thoughts exactly. Any sort of chemical or water will damage many inkjet or "giclee" prints. As an aside, a lot of places like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, etc. have switched to inkjet prints, rather than wet-process photographic print. |
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