On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:09:17 +0000, Chris French wrote:

As a last resort, on trying more of the assorted fluids in the
garage,
brake fluid seems to work well.kings.

Anyone else tried this?

One for the FAQ perhaps?

ISTR a thread on this a little while back

ISTR writing an page for the FAQ.

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?..._Touch_Removal

I have a laser pointer with a "soft touch" coating and I think there
is an bottle of brake fluid in the garage that has been open a year
or so. As I don't like soft touch coatings, sticky or not....

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Cheers
Dave.