What's your method for cleaning tape snot?

[Boattale]

WD 40

 

[Arathol]

Just use hot water and the blue scrubby sponge from the kitchen sink.
Peels it right off.

 

[justjed]

At work, 98% isopropyl alcohol and a piece of toilet paper. At home, honing oil, or hot water.

 

[chevyrulez1]

I use isopropyl alcohol and it works great for dissolving and removing glue. I HATE glue on my blades, which is why I have started reaching for a utility knife or Jiffy cutter when doing cardboard work. I use my knives more for food prep than anything, and the glue irritates me and the cardboard seems to dull knives quicker than anything.

 

[Another Shepherd]

Little, sterile, individually packaged alcohol wipes. Very easy to carry. Always have a few on my desk. Also useful for cleaning the wound when you cut your finger.

 

[chalby]

actually, this is a great idea. I'll try grain alcohol.

Just an FYI, isopropanol(rubbing alcohol) will work better than ethanol.

 

[EngrSorenson]

Just an FYI, isopropanol(rubbing alcohol) will work better than ethanol.

why's that? I just figured I could get in the habit of keeping a multi-functional, consumable item on hand.

ETA.... OHHHHHH... because it has rubbing in the name...

 

[chalby]

why's that? I just figured I could get in the habit of keeping a multi-functional, consumable item on hand.

ETA.... OHHHHHH... because it has rubbing in the name...

It has a different chemical structure. It will also damage things like varnish more readily than ethanol.

But you would have to weigh the pro's and con's of better cleaner but will kill you if you drink it vs if you drink enough grain alcohol you won't care as much whether there is still some crap on your knife.

 

[jacobconroy75]

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This method works best with spit. Don’t try it in front of other people though. They look at you funny. Especially if you offer to cut their food afterword.

 

[EngrSorenson]

This method works best with spit. Don’t try it in front of other people though. They look at you funny. Especially if you offer to cut their food afterword.

another recommendation for the ol' spit-n-rub?

 

[Guy McVer]

Rubbing alcohol works for me .

actually, this is a great idea. I'll try grain alcohol.

Hand sanitizer.

I carry a little pocket size bottle of Purrell on me, and it's mostly just jelled alcohol. I use a bit on a tissue or paper towel and it takes the glue right off.

Hand sanitizer. Alcohol in a gel that sticks on the blade and soaks into the gunk.

Alcohol

At work, 98% isopropyl alcohol and a piece of toilet paper.

I use isopropyl alcohol and it works great for dissolving and removing glue.

Little, sterile, individually packaged alcohol wipes.

Just an FYI, isopropanol(rubbing alcohol) will work better than ethanol.

Just remember: if you wipe your blade with alcohol, it will strip the oil from it. So if you do this a lot then you may want to consider re-oiling your knife afterwards. Not a big deal if your knife is stainless, but still a possible issue if it's a folder.

 

[jacobconroy75]

another recommendation for the ol' spit-n-rub?

Nope. Been practicin’ for a long time. My method cannot be improved.

 

[EngrSorenson]

Just remember: if you wipe your blade with alcohol, it will strip the oil from it. So if you do this a lot then you may want to consider re-oiling your knife afterwards. Not a big deal if your knife is stainless, but still a possible issue if it's a folder.

As I don’t oil the blades on my carbon steel knives to begin with, I wonder if this will matter.

 

[ebidis]

Naphtha ( Zippo lighter fluid) works great, evaporates quickly, and leaves no residue.

 

[jjg6319]

acetone, wd40, lacquer thinner, rubbing alcohol 90%

 

[Guy McVer]

As I don’t oil the blades on my carbon steel knives to begin with, I wonder if this will matter.

Depends what kinds of environments you're using them in and what kinds of things the blade comes into contact with, but the short answer is yeah, it probably does matter. Keep in mind that a knife with either a natural or a forced patina isn't completely immune to rusting.

 

[Danke42]

actually, this is a great idea. I'll try grain alcohol.

In fact forget the knife,

 

[Tjstampa]

It has a different chemical structure. It will also damage things like varnish more readily than ethanol.

But you would have to weigh the pro's and con's of better cleaner but will kill you if you drink it vs if you drink enough grain alcohol you won't care as much whether there is still some crap on your knife.

FYI rubbing alcohol is ethanol with a bittering agent added to it. Methanol which has a slightly different chemical and is poisonous to humans structure is usually part of the bittering agent

As some others have said, many of the chemicals here will strip off oil. Unless a true stainless steel or a carbon steel with a good patina, you will want to apply an oil or other rust preventative. Personally I use rubbing alcohol because I usually have it around in some form or another.

 

[chalby]

FYI rubbing alcohol is ethanol with a bittering agent added to it. Methanol which has a slightly different chemical and is poisonous to humans structure is usually part of the bittering agent

As some others have said, many of the chemicals here will strip off oil. Unless a true stainless steel or a carbon steel with a good patina, you will want to apply an oil or other rust preventative. Personally I use rubbing alcohol because I usually have it around in some form or another.

I just did a quick search and apparently rubbing alcohol can be either isopropanol or ethanol, but the ones I have seen are isopropanol. They generally add the bad tasting additive(denaturing) to most commercial grade alcohol that is not for consumption.

Ethanol is consumable to a point as we know. Isopropanol and methanol are highly toxic but probably won't kill you in very small quantities. They all have different chemical structures.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Sometimes Windex will clean it up. If not, then Goo Gone first. Let the Goo Gone soak for a few minutes before wiping off the tape glue. Then Windex the blade or wipe with dish soap & water to clean up the Goo Gone residue.

Some glues will clean up with alcohol (isopropyl) or acetone. But sometimes those methods might also just dry out the glue in place on the blade and then it becomes even more a pain to remove it.