[GreenKeys] Sticker removal from 33 cover
Charles
charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net
Fri Oct 9 20:56:27 EDT 2015
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.
Water and 91% isopropyl alcohol (and scraping carefully with the edge of a
knife) took care of the label itself, but nothing short of dynamite will
completely shift that nearly-50-year-old adhesive.
I tried Goo Gone and WD-40 with little effect. The only thing that would
really dissolve it was 3M Adhesive & Trim Remover, a very aggressive mix of
solvents which also attacks the plastic.
If you look in the right light, you can actually still read some of the
numbers from old TWX label.
This cover is not restoration-quality by any means, including a visible
glued crack, so I'm not too worried about it. I do have a much better cover
but it's missing the clear window.
Whatever they used for that adhesive, I'm impressed!
http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/DrCharlesMorris/media/PDP-8/P10-09-15_19.44_zpskr9meuec.jpg.html
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