Dear all
I've been absent for a while; the birth of my daughter got in the way of music. However, she is now 5 and I'm at the point where I'm ready to set my system up again.
So, in my wisdom, prior to moving house and shortly after aforementioned arrival of child, I used copious amounts of masking tape to secure my tonearm in place and also the little plastic cover to protect my cartridge.
As such, after 5 years in storage, my turntable will (hopefully) shortly be back in business, however after removing the masking tape there is a lot of sticky residue on the tonearm and sides of the body of the cartridge. This is where I would be very grateful for any advice.
I presumably need some kind of very gentle solvent to remove the residue from the tonearm, but I am acutely aware that anything too strong could ruin the outer coating finish of said tonearm. I've googled extensively for 'gentle solvents' but nothing so far is filling me with confidence. The arm is a SME IV if that helps narrow down the options.
Thanks in advance for any knowledge/assistance.