Cleaning Wires

[voyager2]

Hi All,
I have these wires that are supper sticky and dirty from being wrapped in sticky tape...
I have no idea how to clean them without making the copper muticore corroding, and making them useless...
How would I go about cleaning them?
There for a super secret project!

Thanks
Voyager

[chelmi]

99% isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol)

You can find it in any decent pharmacy.

[voyager2]

99% isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol)

You can find it in any decent pharmacy.

I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy anything  but I'll give it a try...

[z.s.tar.gz]

rubbing alcohol is super cheap and will do pretty much anything with goo.
If that doesn't work find some 'goo-gone' or equivalent. that will take the goo off (as well as a layer of skin if you use too much)

seriously they sell alcohol at the dollar store.

[Soeren]

Hi,

For sticky tape residues, benzine is good (far better than Isoprop.).

Lamp oil is not bad either, but it's slower and it stinks (can be cleaned with a strong detergent afterward, but that's double the work) - it's good for soaking prize tags and other sticky tags though and they will nearly fall off after a while, with a minimum of physical work (just make sure the thing it's on is not damaged by the lamp oil).

[z.s.tar.gz]

You can always just put more tape over the sticky part. 

[Ro-Bot-X]

Use a blow torch. Watch for flies around, we don't want to kill the poor little things...

[voyager2]

You can always just put more tape over the sticky part. 

Interesting...
But no, these wires have to be flexible...

Use a blow torch. Watch for flies around, we don't want to kill the poor little things...

lol
I must agree...

[Gertlex]

Use rabbits.
http://slashdot.org/story/10/10/14/1425219/Denver-Airport-Overrun-by-Car-Eating-Rabbits