[Jayworld]

I remember in the first issue of the Sports Americana Baseball Card Price Guide in 1979 there was a short article in the front that dealt with removing tape from a 1951 Bowman set; from the obvious peeling off (did not work, of course) to finally soaking the cards in "Toluene" solution, of which the results were hit or miss; mostly hit. Toluene is a chemical found in paint thinners, etc. Not sure I would recommend, as the "miss" results in the article back then were too much soaking removes the color of the card, etc., but it but it is a good read if you have a copy of the 1979 issue.

Also, many collectors on the board, while being okay with soaking cards in water to remove dirt, tobacco stains, etc. (see soaking threads within the forum) probably would not endorse soaking cards in chemicals (and a few in the minority deem water to be a "chemical" as well).