On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:04:43 +0100, "Tim Smith"
wrote:

Hi

Several months ago I masked an area of the worktop in our bathroom in
preparation to cut out the whole for a sink.

For various reasons, I didnt quite finish this and have now got round to
doing it. I have tried to take off teh masking tape and it is leaving marks.

I cant tell whether this marks is adhesive or whether it has actually
damaged the surface of teh worktop but the usual bathroom cleaners and
vegetable oil havent moved it.

I would be very grateful for any suggestions.

I clean control desks and where customers have put up little reminder
notes months previous often all the solvent has long gone just left a
crust of adhesive. I find "Label cleaner" made by electrolube,
available at Maplins, applied at 20 minutes intervals a few times
softens it to the extent it can then either be scraped off with a
thumbnail or attacked by an aqueous surface cleaner.

DG