I need ideas on how to get the goo off

My apologies, youdontsay, if any of this is repeat. I'm responding directly from my email, so I haven't read other responses yet. :) There is stuff on the market called "Goo Gone" Let me tell you, it works wonders! We were trying to sell a house that had tape on all the doors and windows. I took a razor blade to scrape the tape off, then the goo gone to get the gum off. Clean as a whistle, and no damage to the wood! This stuff is like a miracle sticky stuff remover! You could also try the Magic Erasers by Mr. Clean. I'm not sure how they would work with tape gunk, but they do miracles on pencil and crayons! (don't ask!) There is some other stuff called "oops" that may work as well. It's really stinky and needs to be in a ventilated area to work with (It's like turpentine.) It doesn't damage the wood, though. I don't know what it would do to the varnish. (I used it to take paint off wood work and it worked great!) Finally, you could just refinish the door. A rotary sander with 220 grit sandpaper should do the trick. Nah... that's isn't too much work, is it?? LOL!!!

I have found that Windex usually does the trick. Just spray it on and let it set for a minute or two (don't let it dry) and then the sticky stuff should come off with no problem.

If the door is painted or varnished (as opposed to raw unfinished wood surface) you can use WD-40 and it will take off every trace of the goo that the tape left behind. I found this out when I used that plastic mailing tape to seal the doors of my washer, dryer, fridge and all when we moved. The stuff sat in storage for a month before I could get into the new house, and by then it was on there so good I couldn't get the tape off at all! I didn't want to scrape with something sharp and ruin the finish, so, I flooded the area with the WD and within a short time the tape itself completely dissolved, then I just washed the WD off and it looked like brand new again. I use this stuff to get goo off of almost everything, especially handy when you buy something plastic, metal, or painted, that has a price sticker that is stubborn and won't come completely off.

Try several applications of eucalyptus oil and if that doesn't work try WD40. I know it sounds bizzare but it will probably do the trick. Leave it on for a little while then use a paint scraper to gently take it off.

Goo Gone might do it.