What solvent? can I use to remove the residue from butyl tape? I tried acetone and denatured alcohol, didn't work well. Googled recommendation is adhesive remover that I'm reluctant to use. FWIW Mainsails butyl tape works very well, I just want to clean the old off before new and I'm messy.
Jim
Quote from: Jim Hardesty on May 07, 2019, 03:19:06 PM
What solvent? can I use to remove the residue from butyl tape? I tried acetone and denatured alcohol, didn't work well. Googled recommendation is adhesive remover that I'm reluctant to use. FWIW Mainsails butyl tape works very well, I just want to clean the old off before new and I'm messy.
Jim
Mineral spirits
Main Sail,
Thanks for the quick reply.
Jim
mineral spirits does work, but i've found naptha (bought mine a lowes) seems to work better. i couldn't tell you the difference between all the spirits, but i went can by can in lowes till i found something that works great. i used butyl to seal up many holes while fixing leaks in my deck, getting butyl out of non-skid is a pain. mineral spirits worked well, but naptha seemed to dissolve it much more quickly.
Jim : Try WD40!!
A thought
Used mineral sprits. Worked great. Did wipe with denatured alcohol before rebeding.
Jim
Guys,
If this is for Bed-It Tape, and you're working around the bedded fitting, we only recommend using mineral spirits.