On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 11:05 PM, David Ryskalczyk via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Some of you may know this already but please be careful with Goof Off, it’s significantly more harsh than Goo Gone and I’ve had it unintentionally remove paint.
Goof Off is NOT the same thing as Goo Gone. Use Goo Gone. Goof Off is mostly Xylene - a paint thinner. It will dissolve many plastics, and it will damage or remove many paints. Goo Gone is a citrus based cleaner that is safe for plastics. It can still damage paint, but it's considerably safer and is generally better at de-gooing things than Goof Off (in my experience). Test in a small area, of course, but I've yet to have it remove paint from metal. Standard procedure when using Goo Gone is to saturate with enough Goo Gone to dissolve the goo and wipe it up - then clean with alcohol to remove the Goo Gone, as it leaves an oily residue. -Ian