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Old 04-28-2017, 12:58 PM   #1
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What Cleans Butyl Tape

Person who owned my Crusader redid his sink drains in kitchen using Butyl tape instead of Plumbers putty? What a disaster but I have to clean the drains and the sink, tried Alcohol, Dawn but still sticky. I was going to try Mineral Spirits unless someone knows something better? It is all over the sink.
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Old 04-28-2017, 01:19 PM   #2
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mineral spirits X2 . A sharp plastic scraper or old toothbrush ground to a chisel point may help you get the thick stuff off and not damage anything
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Old 04-28-2017, 01:29 PM   #3
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I bought a pkg of plastic razor blades at Ace hardware, great for scraping and not damaging, then I used isopropyl alcohol
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Old 04-28-2017, 02:46 PM   #4
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Problem is I got all 3 lbs of tape he used off [emoji15] but now I have to get rid of the sticky residue all over the sink, and drains, pipes etc
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Old 04-28-2017, 08:10 PM   #5
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brake cleaner, if it does not melt the plastic or mineral spirits. WD40 does pretty good for glue removal or even goof off.
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Old 04-28-2017, 08:35 PM   #6
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Goo Gone works very well and will not hurt the sink at all. cheap as well here is a link to it at wallmart

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Goo-Gone-...&wl13=&veh=sem
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Old 04-28-2017, 08:55 PM   #7
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Thanks all used Minersl Spirits on the sink and drains, cleaned them well, needed more so I can install my Maxxair 4500 Sunday anyway. Wife just wants to run Bleach thru each sink and down the drains to get rid of the Mineral Spirits smell, Blahk
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Surprised no one mentioned it but Butyl alcohol and it will wipe/rinse off like a hot knife in butter.
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Old 04-29-2017, 02:12 PM   #9
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Acetone would do the trick and evaporates quickly
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Before mineral spirits, I'd try cooking oil. That works on bottle labels where WD-40 doesn't cut it. Might have to go with the mineral spirits but go with something less toxic and flammable first.
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Old 04-29-2017, 02:38 PM   #11
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3 m general purpose adhesive remover works great about $20 a qt - which lasts forever
can be used on almost any surface - have found a hundred things it cleans around the house also- was recommended by our local rv repair center
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Old 04-29-2017, 04:08 PM   #12
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Acetone, works on duct tape goo as well
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X2 on the acetone.
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Watch out for the acetone since it melts a lot of plastics. One thing you can try that we use all the time to remove stickiness of tape glue is Rubber Cement Thinner. It is available at places like Staples, etc. Expensive, but, a small can lasts for years. Use a cotton cloth wet with a small amount (like old underwear or dish towel) and wipe it on. Takes just a couple of seconds for it to loosen the glue and it wipes right off. Just be careful because it is very flammable since it is essentially naphtha, which is the main ingredient in white gas. If you are old enough to remember white gas, then you know it is also the main ingredient in Coleman camping fuel. That also works pretty well as a substitute for the Rubber Cement Thinner, but, it is slightly different. Probably not enough difference to keep it from working for your purpose. Best part, is rubber cement thinner doesn't melt the plastic in your sink. We used it for graphic arts cells for many years (before computer typesetting).
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Old 05-03-2017, 12:26 PM   #15
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Mineral Spirits worked well but even though it says odorless don't work with this stuff in closed spaces wow, real stinky stuff.
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