Topic: Please advise how to clean DPA 4022 mic cable from tape residue

[bluntforcetrauma]

Hello i was wondering how to clean mic cables from tape residue? some say to use olive oil?  what about goo be gone?

please advise

thank you

[boojum]

I would say that any non-petroleum based solvent would work.  Best bet: write or call DPA in Colorado.  The manufacturer is always a good place to start.   

Cheers

[absnj]

Watch out with Goop Off and similar solvents, they dissolve some plastics.  If you don't get good information from the manufacturer WD40 is a pretty safe bet, maybe even denatured alcohol.

[OFOTD]

Olive oil works just fine in most cases.  Gaffers tape, duct tape and even cheap masking tape residue come of with some olive oil.

[OOK]

try Ammonia.  Ammonia breaks down adhesives.  shouldn't do anything to the wire...   I use Ammonia/hot water  to breakdown the adhesives on labels of wine wine bottles.  it works great.....