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BMckay
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posted 12-01-2015 05:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BMckay   Click Here to Email BMckay     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What is the best way to get a small amount of tape residue off a glossy photo?

Go4Launch
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posted 12-01-2015 05:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Go4Launch   Click Here to Email Go4Launch     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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
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posted 12-01-2015 07:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Zarelli   Click Here to Email Steve Zarelli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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
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posted 12-02-2015 05:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Chuckster01   Click Here to Email Chuckster01     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Steve, that is information we can all use. Thank you.

vamanboatin
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posted 12-03-2015 05:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for vamanboatin   Click Here to Email vamanboatin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow, I tried this today and it works great! Thanks for a great tip.

Steve Zarelli
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posted 12-03-2015 09:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Zarelli   Click Here to Email Steve Zarelli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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
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posted 06-10-2016 05:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for BMckay   Click Here to Email BMckay     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just ruined a signed STS-131 photo. I thought it was a glossy. So beware!!

Steve Zarelli
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posted 06-12-2016 04:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Zarelli   Click Here to Email Steve Zarelli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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
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posted 06-14-2016 02:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for NovaRob   Click Here to Email NovaRob     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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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