Gunk on scissors.

Uncle Sumo · Post by **Uncle Sumo** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 1:47 pm

Anybody got any tips on removing tape adhesive from scissors? Tried scraping with metallic edge, tried nail polish remover, tried swearing.

IFGL · Post by **IFGL** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 1:50 pm

zest it should work

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 1:55 pm

Lighter fluid.

Framemaker Richard · Post by **Framemaker Richard** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 2:14 pm

IPA (isopropyl alcohol)

easypopsgcf · Post by **easypopsgcf** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 4:43 pm

Napalm

Uncle Sumo · Post by **Uncle Sumo** » Fri 06 Mar, 2015 9:59 pm

Sniff one, drink one, burn down the workshop.
" I was just cleaning my scissors, your honour."

pramsay13 · Post by **pramsay13** » Sat 07 Mar, 2015 12:26 am

I scraped most with a blade, then clean with white spirits.
It works for me, but if it didn't I would just get new scissors.

hyperfocal · Post by **hyperfocal** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 2:07 am

Eucalyptus Oil, works a treat and clears your sinuses at the same time.

Steve Goodall · Post by **Steve Goodall** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 10:22 am

teflon coated scissors - "it's the future"

Uncle Sumo · Post by **Uncle Sumo** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 11:44 am

My teflon coated scissors are covered in gunk. Gunk loves teflon.

Jamesnkr · Post by **Jamesnkr** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 12:24 pm

Lighter fluid, as above. Unsticks Sellotape from paper too - without damaging the paper at all.

caro · Post by **caro** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 6:18 pm

another vote for lighter fluid, or white spirit. Lighter fluid is also a solvent for masking tape and can sometimes remove marks from paper including photographs but test a small area at the edge first!

misterdiy · Post by **misterdiy** » Mon 09 Mar, 2015 7:54 pm

Framemaker Richard wrote:IPA (isopropyl alcohol

I thought for one terrible minute you were on about the Greene King version..

We use lighter fluid which is good - and of course can be converted to a napalm gun very easily

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Tue 10 Mar, 2015 6:15 pm

Greene King's abomination of an IPA certainly wouldn't strip gunk, sad really as I can't see much use for it.

Modern breweries using the name IPA on an ale un befitting the style is a pet hate of mine. Sorry wrong forum again

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Tue 10 Mar, 2015 6:17 pm

Oh and don't get me started on American ipa's or black ipa's. Abominations of a historic beer style of national importance.

Jamesnkr · Post by **Jamesnkr** » Wed 11 Mar, 2015 11:08 am

Graysalchemy wrote:Greene King's abomination of an IPA certainly wouldn't strip gunk, sad really as I can't see much use for it.

Modern breweries using the name IPA on an ale un befitting the style is a pet hate of mine. Sorry wrong forum again

You need to go to Cambridge to drink Greene King's IPA. It doesn't seem to travel well and is difficult to keep.

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Wed 11 Mar, 2015 11:23 am

Its not the case that it doesn't travel it is that it is completely out of style of an IPA. Its abv is so low compared to a true IPA and they could have chosen some more traditional hops. Unfortunately coming out of large commercial brewery it is brewed by accountants and admen.

Probably nothing wrong with the beer it just doesn't deserve to be called an India Pale Ale.

Rant over

Smithy · Post by **Smithy** » Wed 11 Mar, 2015 3:27 pm

Those cheap plastic window scrapers are good, and of course they take Stanley blades.

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