Masking tape removal from plastic

[cormy]

Anybody have a method to remove masking tape adhesive from painted plastic?

[BONOVOX]

have you tried soaking it in hot water?  Or if it's a small item, running hot water from the tap?

[Ltransam]

Goo Gone

[HowDueYouDue]

Lighter fluid. Not the kind you use on the bbq but the kind you put in a zippo

[ajf5577]

There's a product called acri-sol, or goo-gone.

[Sarman47]

I spray WD40 on and let it soak for a minute or two. Then gently rub off gum with paper towel/soft rag. Works on beer signs and oil cans.

[Ltransam]

The company I work for builds and sells Labeling machine , And also we use WD-40 to clean the adhesive residue left from the Pleasure Sensitive style 

[Creighton]

Yikes, easy to damage the paint. I'd go with the hot water first. Second attack would be Goo gone or WD-40. Best to apply the solvent to a micro fiber towel and go slow.
Creighton

[BeaYoung]

I try to soften it up a bit with really hot water and then use Goo-gone too. Be patient!!  It a while sometimes to rehydrate the masking tape adhesive.

[cormy]

Afraid to do much more than I have already, hot water and rubbing with sponge. Tape was put on a clock face to cover a brand name, I think the heat from the light bulb solidified the adhesive. Any solvents will remove the thin layer of paint I'm sure.

Removed as much as I could, the haze remaining is lessened with cooking oil rubbed on it.

I have learned my lesson with being too aggressive trying to clean items and end up ruining them....