For tape gum residue on PVC, styrene, record jackets and labels my first line of attack is usually lighter fluid.  It usually works for most goo removal and has never caused a problem YET but I always try to experiment in an inconspicuous spot first, especially with paper based surfaces.  

Martin

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One more chemical to throw into the mix as far as removing sticky adhesive type items...

My past wife was Australian. She always kept a bottle of eucalyptus oil in the pantry. It worked great to remove adhesives and labels from items and seemed to me to be less invasive than chemicals like goo-gone. 
lighter fluid, etc. I don't ever recall any item we used the oil on melting or changing from the application. I doubt a Koala Bear would still be standing after ingesting goo-gone or lighter fluid but they live exclusively off of eucalyptus leaves.

Just a thought....

John Schroth

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On 10/13/2020 11:11 PM, Corey Bailey wrote:
> Most lighter fluid is naphtha based. Go from there (more tech jargon).
>
> Be careful out there,
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> Corey
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> On 10/13/2020 12:38 PM, Howard Sanner wrote:
>> Lighter fluid is a good solvent for many kinds of "goo" (I figure in 
>> this forum everyone will understand technical language like that), 
>> including most adhesives. It seems benign to most things you don't 
>> want damaged.
>>
>> **I haven't tried it on vinyl records.** Experiment on a junk disc 
>> first, and please report your results.
>>
>> Though I know one well-known transfer engineer who uses white vinegar 
>> to clean discs, I have the same concerns as Rodger Holtin about its 
>> long term effects, for the same reasons. I would no longer permit any 
>> of my records to be cleaned that way. (Yes, that means that I once 
>> did--and, on reflection, I washed them thoroughly with soap and water 
>> when they came home.)
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>> HTH.
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>> Howard Sanner
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