How to get leftover tape stickiness off of plastic surfaces

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Okay…there's kind of a long story behind it, but I have left-over stickiness on the front of my alarm clock because it was bright, and I didn't notice a switch on it. It's from scotch tape that's been removed, and it's making the alarm clock rather hard to read.

I've tried cleaning it with a wet cloth, but it wouldn't get it off. I also tried scrapping it off with various things, but I couldn't get stuff flat enough so it only took off little strips. (Some things took off some of the alarm clock's plastic too…)

Any tips would be appreciated, and the easier/cheaper, the better.
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Best Answer

Goo Gone! - they claim that it's safe on any surface, and I haven't used it anywhere that it's caused damage, but check a small spot first just to be safe.

If you want to try something cheap, you could always simply get the stickiness off with more tape, but that probably won't work with old grungy remains.