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Removing duct tape residue off a down jacket.

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Alex Guzman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 0

Any advice? I’ve tried rubbing alcohol and it’s very slow. 

Paul Morrison · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 55

Naphtha/white gas/stove fuel works on many adhesive residues. Try to fold the baffle wall so the solvent doesn't contact the down. You could try a citrus-based cleaner, but then you'll probably never get rid of the odor.

nathanael · · San Diego · Joined May 2011 · Points: 525

Cover it with more duct tape.

Marco Velo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2017 · Points: 0

I have had good luck with citrus zest on other adhesives. (Just scrape it off an orange or lemon and make a paste.) Seems unlikely to harm the nylon. Never tried it on duct tape, so no idea how fast it will be. 

Greg R · · Durango CO · Joined Jan 2013 · Points: 10

“Goo Gone” citrus based cleaner

Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,516

You might also try nail polish remover (acetone) as it smells pretty good. Fresh.

Anna Brown · · New Mexico · Joined Mar 2015 · Points: 6,023

Goo Gone or WD-40 with a toothbrush and water after to rinse off.

Coty L · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 95

Try steam, and scrubbing

Gunkiemike · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 3,687
Allen Sanderson wrote:

Acetone will damage nylon.

No, it won't. It WILL however destroy acetate fabric (not used AFAIK in outdoor gear).

Ackley The Improved · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 0

Heat removes it. But to much heat melts nylon. Maybe an iron on synthetic setting on a piece of paper bag for absorption, like taking old glue off climbing skins?

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100
Gunkiemike wrote:

No, it won't. It WILL however destroy acetate fabric (not used AFAIK in outdoor gear).

Yer right, not sure why I was thinking that. As such, I deleted my post.

Justin Brown · · Bend, OR · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 120

Rhino Skin Solutions Repair should do the trick.  

hikingdrew · · Los Angeles, CA · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 38

If not white gas, ronsonol lighter fluid is clean and dissolves a lot of residues. Just keep away from flame, spark, else YGD, YMMV etc...

Paul Morrison · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 55

WD-40 will work, as long as you enjoy wearing clothes that stink of WD-40. For whatever it may be worth, I was pawing through my flammables cabinet this morning looking for something else when I came across a can of "3M Adhesive Remover. Citrus based. Solvent-free."

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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