Tape removal

frank1, Sep 27, 12:50pm
trying to remove remains of double sided tape,where monsoon was.
Have tried meths,turps,dulon thinners,but not that successful.
Anyone got any suggestions!-tia

cjohnw, Sep 27, 12:56pm
I used Dissolvit, but it took a lot of time and about a dozen applications of it and a plastic scraper thing. Was 3M automotive double sided - man that stuff sticks big time.

kazbanz, Sep 27, 12:56pm
Get or borrow a caramel wheel -Paint supply shops sell them
They are about 75mm and mount in your electric drill like a grinding stone. they are a light brown color and smell almost like well caramel The material is "kind of" like rubber/erasor but it takes all malnnner of sticky tapes off of paint without damaging the paint underneath.
Sorry cjohn but I DONT reccomend your method. Sure as eggs somewhere the paint ends up with a scratch

saki, Sep 27, 2:31pm
Simple solution just get some tee tree oil use it for removing the sticky crud off jars works a treat.

grangies, Sep 27, 3:44pm

cjohnw, Sep 27, 4:34pm
[quote=kazbanz
Sorry cjohn but I DONT reccomend your method. Sure as eggs somewhere the paint ends up with a scratch[/quote]

Yeah, possibly. But I was taking it off glass - so no damage. But paint would be different undoubtedly.

m16d, Sep 27, 5:37pm
WD40. It has a thousand uses and that could be one of them.

philltauranga, Sep 27, 5:55pm
Acetone from hardware or auto store type, also its in your missus nail polish remover

frank1, Sep 27, 7:29pm
kazbanz--thanks for that--shit I have one of those-used it for taking pinstripe off car I was painting--duuh--will keep taking my memory pill now.ffs

mrfxit, Sep 27, 7:59pm
Been cleaning a lot of those super sticky glues they use on computer labels that totally resist most solvents including acetone & abrasives like jiff/ meths/ turps/ crc etc etc.
Have now gone over to using plain old simple PETROL.
Works well on most glues, but yea can bite a little on some plastics but only 1 or 2 plastics so far & even then I have had plenty of warning.

travis47, Nov 29, 3:03am
I used to use Prepsol to remove the residue from sign writing vinyl. That may work.