Quick way to remove Velox tape goo?
02-07-13, 12:20 PM
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IME- acetone does the best job. Not the drugstore nail polish remover, but pure acetone you buy at the hardware store.
Other have had good results with some citrus based products like Goo Gone, but citrus solvent (D-limonene) is expensive and everybody adulterates it to reduce cost, so it really depends on getting a good, nearly pure product. FYI pure D-limonene is orange colored but transparent like orange soda or colored water. If the product is at all milky or cloudy, it won't be as effective.
Other have had good results with some citrus based products like Goo Gone, but citrus solvent (D-limonene) is expensive and everybody adulterates it to reduce cost, so it really depends on getting a good, nearly pure product. FYI pure D-limonene is orange colored but transparent like orange soda or colored water. If the product is at all milky or cloudy, it won't be as effective.
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Why do you need to remove it? Aren't you going to put more Velox on anyway?
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Try some waterless hand cleaner on a paper towel. Or "GooGone" comes in an aerosol and liquid form. Chris
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Ketones and alcohols are too polar for adhesive removal. Mineral spirits work better and quicker.
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02-07-13, 02:11 PM
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I think I'd go for the odorless mineral spirit paint thinner first. I'm sure acetone would work great, but it evaporates so fast its hard to use.
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On the other hand, I agree with Bianchigirl. Velox isn't all that sticky anyway and you'll have to put something back in its place. Just leave it and stick the new rim tape over the old glue.
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02-07-13, 05:37 PM
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Trust a chemist. The compounds that are used for adhesive are nonpolar...I've taken IR spectra of them and they only have a big C-H peak. Nonpolar and polar solvents don't mix well. In this case, they just smear them around. Mineral spirits are nonpolar and actually dissolve the adhesive. That's why mineral spirits, GooGone and peanut butter (crunchy or smooth) work.
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OK,
I'll just retape.
The tape did wander up the edge too far in one area, so I will just use something to clean that area off with some mineral spirits or alcohol.
I am just trying to avoid using elbow grease.
I'll just retape.
The tape did wander up the edge too far in one area, so I will just use something to clean that area off with some mineral spirits or alcohol.
I am just trying to avoid using elbow grease.
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If you use the water soluble solvents, you'll need a lot of elbow grease...which may be effect but doesn't 'dissolve' adhesives either.
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Not true. Pure d-limonene is colourless, it's a cyclic terpene (c10) so it doesn't have any molecular structures complex enough to resonate at light frequencies (chromophores). The colour is probably beta carotene, either co-extracted with the terpene or added to convince you it's derived from oranges.
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02-08-13, 05:12 PM
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Thanks for the tips. Scratching off the unwanted goo with my fingernail worked followed by an alcohol rubdown.
I just scratched off the areas of unwanted adhesive where the tape had wandered.
I retaped over the old goo in the central channel.
It is a single wall rim.
I just scratched off the areas of unwanted adhesive where the tape had wandered.
I retaped over the old goo in the central channel.
It is a single wall rim.
