Removing Dried Tape Glue

[JGLD]

Can anybody recommend a gentle way / product for removing very old and dried adhesive tape glue from the body of a telescopic sight?

 

[Klenchblaize]

White spirit and a well used one of these if the body is blued steel:

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[suburban bushwacker]

Multi-solve

 

[Zio65]

CLP or other gun oil

 

[wytonpjs]

Tried all manner of solvents with limited success trying to get some old duck tape off some Viperflex sticks - never fully managed it with anything

 

[Will the chippy]

Wd40

 

[caorach]

Get some label remover, it smells like oranges but works like magic. I believe that some orange scented air freshener type things may also contain the same chemical if you have any about.

 

[Grannysmith]

Good old wd40

 

[ogri]

Mr sheen or pledge ,spray on and leave to soften glue then wipe off

 

[VSS]

Methylated spirits.

 

[lochty]

Brake cleaner or some e10 unleaded petrol, the benzine dissolves most things.

 

[Greenmist]

Best I've found so far is called sticky stuff remover (subtle branding), in all honesty it smells like kerosene, but its certainly moved stuff better than meths

 

[enfieldspares]

Can anybody recommend a gentle way / product for removing very old and dried adhesive tape glue from the body of a telescopic sight?

There are specialist aerosol glue removal sprays.

 

[JGLD]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I’ll have a go with some of them over the weekend.

 

[JockStalk]

Put a bit of tape over it

 

[Alhamander]

Best I've found so far is called sticky stuff remover (subtle branding), in all honesty it smells like kerosene, but its certainly moved stuff better than meths

This ^

 

[NorHunt]

Acetone.

 

[Haggis Hunter]

UPVC cleaner. My go to gunk remover.
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[weblyish]

UPVC cleaner. My go to gunk remover.
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This is great stuff for all sorts of stuck on gunk

 

[Haggis Hunter]

UPVC cleaner also relative cheap from the right place, just test a wee drop on the right bit before it gets drowned in it.
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