Kerosene
I haven't had to remove really old plastic from any parts (I removed all the plastic on my RV-8A project early in the build, no regrets, doing the same on my 14). That said, if you need to remove any old, dried out adhesive, kerosene-based products work pretty well. Open a bottle of adhesive remover and take a whiff. It's basically kerosene... Jet A...Coleman lantern fuel...diesel...they all have similar basic ingredients. Let it soak in a bit and it will loosen up old duct tape, masking tape, or the residue left after removing the blue plastic.
FWIW I find the Coleman fuel to be great for a final cleaning before applying primer. It has been used by RVers for decades. It's much less volatile than thinner or acetone. The one thing it won't do is remove Sharpie permanent marker. For that, use thinner or acetone.
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Mark Navratil
Spring Hill, KS
RV-8A N2D #80583 - built/flew/sold
RV-14A #140017 - wings complete, empacone in progress...
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