No solvent suggestions here, but... Part number 2271K24 from McMaster-Carr is a 0.002" thick kapton film with no adhesive, $27 per square foot. They class it as "Thermally conductive" but I don't think its composition is any different than any other kapton film. On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Bob Blick wrote: > I'm trying to use Kapton tape as a transistor insulator. Normally I'd use > it as-is with some heatsink grease. But this time I want to first strip o= ff > the adhesive for better thermal transmission. > > My favorite strong solvent is acetone, and it works so-so on 3M 5419 tape= , > but the roll I have is a little narrow. The wide stuff I have is some > generic Chinese tape and its adhesive does not want to come off. I've als= o > tried lacquer thinner, brake fluid and "white gas"(camping fuel). The > camping fuel comes closest to working but not really. > > I'm trying to avoid using gasoline, but it's probably what I'll try next. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Bob > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .