What is your way to remove tape residue?

wuyeah

wuyeah

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Here I want to discuss, what is your way to remove tape residue that remain on your blade after cutting open boxes?
I know there are sticker remove solution but I am not sure if those will cause chemical reaction the the steel or might be harmful to human health if they remain on the blade. or you just simply use your finger slowly wipe everything off....etc. It can be annoying sometimes.

How do you do it :confused:
 
rubbing alcohol, goo gone (which I think is pretty much kerosene or something?) usually work the best. Soap water and a sponge otherwise.
 
DylanMW said:
Carefully with the rubbing alcohol. It makes the blades rust very easily.
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:confused:

Where do you get this stuff?

Sure, alcohol may contain a % of water, but all it'll do is remove all the surface oils and crud to leave bare metal. Nothing about alcohol causes rust on carbon (or any other kind of) steel. I use it all the time to clean my knives. We aren't talking about leaving your blade in the containter of alcohol to soak, just wipe with a cotton ball and let air dry.

You really think that denatured alcohol is some sort of super corrosive?
 
Remoil works too.
It has cleaning properties and is a light lube too
 
wuyeah said:
Here I want to discuss, what is your way to remove tape residue that remain on your blade after cutting open boxes?
I know there are sticker remove solution but I am not sure if those will cause chemical reaction the the steel or might be harmful to human health if they remain on the blade. or you just simply use your finger slowly wipe everything off....etc. It can be annoying sometimes.

How do you do it :confused:
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It may sound strange, but I use peanut butter to remove pine sap. It works really well and obviously is safe. I imagine it would work with tape residue.
 
Wait for it... Nose oil.

Yes oil from your nose. Everything mentioned here works well of course but in a pinch, any oil will do and body oils rubbed on the blade with your fingers will do the trick.

It will work well after opening a package or a few... I've had my blades totally gunked up after a days work and I use dish soap and hot water if its too much.
 
Lighter fluid works for me. I then rinse the blade, shake it dry, and give it a light oil coat. Hopefully a food safe approach, though I don't know that I'd be cutting tape and food with the same blade, with so many to choose from.

CWL said:
:confused:

Where do you get this stuff?

Sure, alcohol may contain a % of water, but all it'll do is remove all the surface oils and crud to leave bare metal. Nothing about alcohol causes rust on carbon (or any other kind of) steel. I use it all the time to clean my knives. We aren't talking about leaving your blade in the containter of alcohol to soak, just wipe with a cotton ball and let air dry.

You really think that denatured alcohol is some sort of super corrosive?
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For those of us who use non-stainless steels regularly, any water left behind when the alcohol evaporates and the oil has been washed away can be an issue. I've had my Opinels rust in the space of a half hour when I neglected to wipe them down after sharpening, attending to other blades in the meantime. I've had my axe heads do the same in ten or fifteen minutes. CPM M4 seems to be less prone to this, but 1095 is especially susceptible in my experience.

Denatured alcohol is 5-8% water, some of which evaporates along with the alcohol. If your environment is humid, some of this may remain, and cause micro-pitting. Oil your steel regularly, and no issues should present themselves.
 
I randomly strop my 'knife of the day' on cardboard and the glue comes off then.

JPD1998 said:
Remoil works too.
It has cleaning properties and is a light lube too
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It also leaves a rust resistant coating after the rest evaporates or runs off.

Someone did a test a while back where they took different oils and pieces of carbon steel and the Remoil lasted a really long time before showing any rust.
 
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