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Removing Camo Tape Residue

Camo tape and sight-window pads have dozens of uses but when it comes time to remove the stuff, usually after quite a few years of use, even the best can leave a sticky messy residue that can be very difficult to remove. Scraping the stuff off doesn't work and can seriously damage the surface of our valuable gear. Meths often causes the goo to go hard and can make a bad deal even worse. Stronger solvents will remove the goo but will often take the finish of your equipment along with it.

The answer is to spray the residue with a little WD-40 (that's right, the spray lube you use on squeaky door hinges and stuck padlocks) Let it set for a few minutes and the mess will wipe right off without any fuss or bother. For some reason CRC spray (which works just dandy on hinges and locks) doesn't do the job on left-over camo-tape goo. Do be careful not to get the WD-40 on your bowstring as it can react with some types of serving materials and turn them into the same sort of goo you are trying to get rid of.