Goof Off as degreaser?

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Has anyone used goof off as a degreaser prior to welding?  I have a piece of metal that had sitickers all over it and the best product I found to remove the glue residue was goof off.  Now I am wondering if I need to use acetone or denatured alcohol to remove any thing left from the goof off or if I can start to mig?
Reply:It's been quite a while since I used either Goof off or Goo Gone on something, but I remember one or both leaving an oily like residue on the surface. I'd go a head and wipe it down with acetone myself before welding to be safe..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:I don't know what's in Goof off, but somewhere I read how a guy used brake cleaner before welding, and the toxic fumes it let off almost killed him. I got sooo sick from toxic fumes many years ago, that I wished I was dead....Be careful.
Reply:thanks, I'll wipe it down with acetone.
Reply:Goof Off is Naptha. You can use Zippo lighter fluid in place of Goof Off, but do clean it off with acetone.MillerMatic 135Handler 210 w/ DP3035 SpoolgunLincoln AC-225Primeweld TIG225xEverlast Power Arc 200Weldcraft TIG rigSmith American Classic O/AEvolution Rage 2 SawTD Cutmaster 52Miller Thunderbolt with HF Box
Reply:[QUOTE=Gobysky;1302381]I don't know what's in Goof off, but somewhere I read how a guy used brake cleaner before welding, and the toxic fumes it let off almost killed him. QUOTE]That happened to my good friend as well.  Brake cleaner is a no no...Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.