Tape removal from T3 .
 

Has anyone been able to remove tape from T3 Turkey Red. ? Thanks joe

Can you post a pic?

T3 tape
 

Unfortunately framed & under glass. Tape on the left side. Border
Thanks joe. So picture not that good.

Is it hanging in a cave?

My guess is yes, a man cave.

Brian

Imo it will make it worse. It will leave the residue, or tear the paper

Not all tape is the same. Some you can get off and some forms into a super industrial strength glob that no longer resembles tape.

Is the tape yellow and brittle, or another type?

My cave , have to close all blinds to take photo, not sure why it’s sideways. Lol

Not sure, not yellow, light brown, some type of scotch tape. Had this for 25 years or so. Never tried to take tape off. Joe

I think so too, probably would leave lighter color under tape.

Usually, this type of scotch tape will flake off. Sometimes it's the tape which is badly discolored and even though the tape residue remains, it's a marked improvement.

However, if the tape is partially flaking, and you try to nudge it a bit, it starts to pull the paper. In that case, it will looks worse than before.



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If you're gonna tackle that, get some Q-tips and a nonpolar solvent. And paper towels. And patience. Then try in in a well ventilated area.

For practice, get a piece of clear shiny cellophane tape (Scotch red) and stick it on a paper label or on the outside of a cereal box. Then give a try to removing that using Q-tips and lighter fluid. You want the solvent (that's the lighter fluid in this practice run) to loosen the adhesive on the tape so that you can pull and ease the tape off of the item. In this practice run you're dealing with tape that still has a viscous adhesive, rather than dried and brittle from age. So this practice run will go easier than old tape on a T-3.

Using lighter fluid on a baseball card puts the ink at risk. A little won't affect things much, if it goes on there then you blot it off and you have good ventilation allowing the card to lay there and dry. Quickly. Lean the card against something so circulating air can get to both sides. If you use lighter fluid you'll detect the odor of it remaining on the card. For a while. A long while. Especially so unless you allow the card to air out. Most of us seal our cards up....

To be clear, I'm NOT suggesting using lighter fluid on tape on a T3. Just the opposite. Use lighter fluid for a practice run just to see if you wanna chase this. And if you do, read up on and shop for various nonpolar solvents.

Thanks everyone, probably won’t tackle this soon, maybe never. :eek: