Removed the rubbing strip - now in a 'sticky' situation

[Presto]

Hi All,

I'll cut to the chase - I'm looking for a magic wand to get rid of the stickiest crap I've ever come accross!

I removed the rubbing strip from my D1, and now I'm struggling to get rid of the double sided MEGA-sticky tape used to make sure it NEVER comes off!!

Does anyone have a magic method of removing it? The best method I have it to painfully remove as much as possible by rubbing my skin off, and then using acetone to remove the rest - it's taking hours! ...and the acetone isn't great for the paintwork!

HELP!!

[awabbit6]

I've been in a similar situation and found rubbing the skin off my thumbs to be the best method of removing the goo too.
Have you tried using a soft pencil eraser?

[Presto]

No, haven't tried a pencil eraser ...hmm, worth a go :)

I'm guessing the panel beaters have some magic goo they use - surely they don't spend hours picking at it?

[pop058]

I had the same issue with my RRC and the solution is a "caramel wheel". It is basically a big round soft eraser that fits in a drill. Cheap and it works. Most tool shops and auto paint places should have them.

Link to my thread about them. see post 12 (thanks Tony)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/classic-range-rover/110589-84-rrc-me-2.html

HTH

[Presto]

Great - sounds like the magic wand I was looking for, plus it sounds like I might be able to eat it afterwards by the name :p

[pop058]

Great - sounds like the magic wand I was looking for, plus it sounds like I might be able to eat it afterwards by the name :p

caramel in colour. About 125mm in dia with a small spigot for mounting in a drill.

[jc109]

Have you tried eucalyptus oil?

[Presto]

I've only tried acetone, which I did reluctantly.... :S

A Caramel Wheel sounds like the the go :) ...can't beat something you can put into a power tool :p

[jc109]

By all means. Any excuse to wield a power tool. However, eucalyptus oil and a rag, or just bare fingers, is easy, cheap, and won't be likely to damage paintwork. Dissolves glue really easily. Mind you, I've never tried it on your application, so you might find it does absolutely nothing except smell good! Worth keeping in mind though for other things like rego stickers, price tags, etc.

[dmdigital]

citronelena oil will also work very well.

[PhilipA]

X2
I pulled off a sticker on the top of my laptop last night , then rubbed with Citrus Air Freshener.
It takes a lot of rubbing with fresh cloth surfaces as it thins the glue out, but it is the only thing I know of that gets it all off.
Regards Philip A
And my laptop now smells lemon fresh.

[pando]

I've found that aerogard works well on most inks (including permanent) and some sticky stuff, like residue after removing stickers.

Not sure what the magic ingredient is but needless to say I stopped spraying it on me and the nippers once I found this out.

[Tote]

Aeroguard is also good for making your dot matrix printer head work again. It both dissolves the ink and lubricates the head. No good if the ribbon has worn and a pin has gone through it and bent though.
(ahh, the crap that sticks in your mind when you fix stuff for a living)

Regards,
Tote

[101RRS]

The tape that is used to hold on the genuine door protection strips is really heavy duty and I have found that most solvents do not work particularly well.

On my D1 I had to remove the strips to put a different type on. I also had great difficulty getting the tape off. I found a wooden scrapper (like a paddle pop stick) good at starting the job at one end. When you had about 1cm of the old tape lifted I found it came off easiest if it was rolled back on it self with a little help with the hard bits from the wooden scrapper.

Cheers

Garry

[Ace]

I have also used Kero before, worked relatively well.

[jerryd]

A stanley knife blade might do the trick, keep it flat on the surface though and maybe use a little oil to assist the blade.

[Presto]

Thanks for your replies guys :)

[Presto]

caramel in colour. About 125mm in dia with a small spigot for mounting in a drill.

Paul, you're a legend!! :D

I found a 'caramel wheel' - $15 at Autobarn - they call it an 'MS Remover'. I had to give it a go asap, so popped it in my battery drill and laid it on the dreaded sticky stuff - it's like magic!! I got carried away with my 'trial' until the battery ran flat in the drill - 10 minutes and I did all panels except the Passenger door!! :p

Another lesson in 'the right tool for the right job'.........

[rijidij]

I've found that aerogard works well ..............

...............Not sure what the magic ingredient is.

Most likely the magic ingredient is the propellent, most likely hydrocarbon. We use 'Shellite' to remove contact glue at work, it's 100% hydrocarbon. I also use it in my Colman camping stove, it's pretty much the same stuff as the Colman stove fuel. It removes most sticky stuff and doesn't damage the paint..... highly flammable though.

Cheers, Murray