What can I use to get rid of nasty sticker/tape goo residue without harming a nice surface? The item in question is the VAC-1 (VDA-2, VHP-2, whatever) and I'm talking about the nice smooth finish on the front plate.

Goo gone?

Lighter fluid. I'm serious, it really works. Safe for pretty much all metal surfaces and most plastics.

Thanks guys, I'll go try and find Goo Gone and a lighter tonight.

yep, lighter fluid is the safe glue residue removing master.

WD-40 does a pretty good job too.

WD40 works great as well.

WD40 is great for cleaning guns. But it's basically diesel. You definitely have to clean the residue when you're done.

WD-40 does a pretty good job too.

It does, but then you have to clean off the WD-40 residue with alcohol whereas lighter fluid evaporates away quickly and cleanly.

WD40 is great for cleaning guns. But it's basically diesel. You definitely have to clean the residue when you're done.

It does, but then you have to clean off the WD-40 residue with alcohol whereas lighter fluid evaporates away quickly and cleanly.

Yep, you have to clean the residue. But that is easy. Almost everybody has WD-40. Most people don't have lighter fluid these days. If you have it or don't mind the trip to buy it, by all means use it.

Peanut butter does a nice job, and is completely harmless.

Peanut butter does a nice job, and is completely harmless.

.. and you get to lick off the residue

I'm more likely to have lighter fluid than WD40, as I really don't like using WD40 for much.

I'm more likely to have lighter fluid than WD40, as I really don't like using WD40 for much.

So you're a squeaky pyro?

I asked my roommate to get lighter fluid and he bought me butane charcoal lighter fluid, but it worked