budhatrain wrote:denatured alcohol- I picked it up from the local hardware shop. I have been using it for nitro stuff. found out it takes tree sap off of real cars without damaging paint etc. use it around the house for sticky residue from stickers and such. Safest, cleanest and cheapest stuff out there. I used in a hand spray bottle.
Plus I used to to clean all my M.A.S.K. stuff I bought on ebay
I have been looking for something to peel the paper-based stickers off some plastic RC bodies, I will have to give denatured alcohol a try. 91% isopropyl alcohol does nothing, and I'm hesitant to try anything harsh on them unless it's a last resort.
A columnist in RCCA talked about using lighter fluid as cleaner for years, and then a reader wrote a letter telling him what an idiot he was and how dangerous the stuff can be. Whatever you use, wear gloves and do it someplace very well ventilated. A cartridge respirator is a good idea as well.