Solvent suggestion for removing foam?

I've just unearthed some 20 year old audio CDs in boxed sets that use a thin sheet of foam to separate them. Over the years the foam has deterioated and unfortunately stuck gooey mess all over the label side of the CD.

What can I use to get this foam off - that doesn't also remove the printed label information? Isopropanol (IPA) wipes the info clean off! :-(

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Adrian C
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If you have unlabelled CDs put them in the computer drive and it *might* download the artist/track info automatically.

Owain

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Owain

Thanks, but with the IPA I stopped before doing any serious label info damage. So just need something gentle - somewhere I found a mention to use baby shampoo....

These are CDs from an expensive classical collection. I might consider approaching Deutsche Gramophone and ask them if there is a disc replacement policy like PDO had with their rotting CD's issue.

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Adrian C

IPA is about as gentle a solvent as you are likely to get

You could try foam cleaner, but without actually dissolving the goo, you probably won't get what you're after

You could try label remover on a small area

One would have expected quality CDs to have better printing on them

Reply to
geoff

Google the CD titles, there are plenty of sites where you can download the labels & track information from. Then it's just a matter of printing them off.

Don

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Cerberus .

And whatever you do, don't take off any of the CD's backing label, as that is where the tracks are. I bought a CD / DVD labelling kit some time ago and got one label a bit off centre. When I tried to remove it, I could see right through the CD. This might not be the same for pressed disks though.

Dave

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Dave

How about vegetable oil? That'l lift self adhesive labels. Once you have the goop off wash with detergent and warm water.

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

paraffin and an angle grinder

You could always ask DG what they suggest

Reply to
geoff

Many years, more than I care to remember, I used to do maintenance work on textile spinning machines that had cast iron gears in them. My hands used to be black from the cast iron dust and grease. I discovered that the oil for the spindles did much the same. Wash hands in light oil and go and was them with soap and water.

Dave

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Dave

Cigarette lighter fluid is worth a try, as might be Turpentine - usual caveats apply.

Regards,

Reply to
Stephen Howard

In a similar situation, I had to do am emergency repair on something wrapped in Denso tape. I discovered afterwards we had no swarfwega, and soap/washing up liquid wouldn't touch Denso. We did have engine oil available there, and that dissolved the denso enough to clean up with what was available, at least clean enough to drive home.

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<me9

Denso is a bit of a bu66er to remove (which is probably a credit to Messrs Winn & Coales), but Screwfix Heavy Duty hand cleaner does help a lot. .

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Frank Erskine

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